Cities
The Valley is four counties and dozens of towns. People here think in cities, not in radius — so that is how Qué Hay is organized.
Hidalgo County ~892,000
McAllen
The commercial heart of Hidalgo County and the Valley's busiest events city. Its convention center runs 174,000 square feet and it…
Edinburg
The Hidalgo County seat and home to Bert Ogden Arena, the Valley's largest indoor venue, plus the main UTRGV campus. Between arena…
Weslaco
A mid-Valley city between McAllen and Harlingen with a strong base of RV parks and community programming. Weslaco sits close enoug…
Mission
Home of the Texas Citrus Fiesta each January and of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, the World Birding Center headquarters. M…
Pharr
A fast-growing Hidalgo County city built around one of the busiest commercial ports of entry on the border. Roughly 175,000 passen…
San Juan
Home to the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, a national shrine that draws pilgrims from across the country and anchors …
Mercedes
Host of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo each March, one of the largest annual gatherings in the region. The show gr…
Hidalgo
A small border city with an outsized events footprint, thanks to Payne Arena — one of the two arena-tier venues in the Valley and …
Alamo
A Hidalgo County city next to Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, one of the premier birding sites in North America and a steady s…
Donna
A mid-Valley Hidalgo County city with a strong pulga and community-event tradition, plus a growing set of RV parks serving the Win…
Cameron County ~422,000
Brownsville
The seat of Cameron County and home to Charro Days Fiesta, which has run since 1938 and spans two countries. Brownsville's calenda…
Harlingen
A central Cameron County city and one of the Valley's main Winter Texan hubs, with a large concentration of RV parks in and around…
La Feria
A small Cameron County city whose name means 'the fair' — fitting for a place whose community calendar runs on church jamaicas, sc…
Port Isabel
A working port town at the foot of the Queen Isabella Causeway, with a historic lighthouse and a seafood-and-festival calendar tha…
South Padre Island
The Valley's beach destination and its most seasonal events market, running from spring break through the fall fishing tournaments…
Starr County ~64,000
Rio Grande City
The Starr County seat and the upriver anchor of the Valley, with a historic district and a community calendar built around parish …
Roma
A Starr County river town whose historic district is a National Historic Landmark, with nineteenth-century architecture overlookin…
Willacy County ~21,000
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