Hidalgo County, Texas
Events in McAllen
The commercial heart of Hidalgo County and the Valley's busiest events city. Its convention center runs 174,000 square feet and its performing arts center draws touring productions, while downtown's Cine El Rey has been putting on shows since the 1940s.
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What to look for in McAllen
Qué Hay organizes events by the categories people here actually use.
McAllen is where the Valley goes when it wants a room with a roof on it. The convention center runs 174,000 square feet with a 3,500-seat arena. The Performing Arts Center takes touring productions. The result is a range unusual for a city this size: an arena-scale touring act, a folklife festival, and a Tuesday night with forty people in it, all in one week.
McAllen, Mission, Pharr and Edinburg function as one continuous city for events — nobody here thinks twice about crossing a city line for a show. The detail that gives McAllen away is that its audience splits cleanly down the middle on the same Thursday: a touring norteño act at one venue, a hundred Winter Texans at a travel show a few blocks away, and neither group aware the other exists.
Venues and places
- McAllen Convention Center
- McAllen Performing Arts Center
- Cine El Rey
At a glance
| County | Hidalgo |
|---|---|
| Population band | 100,000+ |
| Nearest major venues | McAllen Convention Center · McAllen Performing Arts Center · Cine El Rey |
| Strongest categories | Live music · Arts & culture · Food & drink · Free · Family |
| Peak months | January (Winter Texan peak, travel show) · December |
| Nearby cities | Mission · Pharr · Edinburg · San Juan · Alamo · Weslaco |
Annual events
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