Charro Days

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The annual Charro Days and Sombrero Festival are underway in Brownsville.  It is estimated at least 60,000 people are expected to attend the Charro Day parades and Sombrero Festival over the weekend, which is a great economic boost for local businesses.   “We know especially up and down Elizabeth Street, it’s a great boom for them,” […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 86th annual Charro Days festivities continue Friday evening with the Illuminated Night Parade. Celebration floats paraded along West Elizabeth and 1st Street in Downtown Brownsville in part of the Charro Days Fiesta. The week-long celebration will finish with the Color Guard Parade, Grand International Parade and the Charro Days Costume […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville’s very own Nestor Andress will debut his new country song dedicated to the city that raised him Friday at Sombrero Fest. ‘Down in the Valley’ was written by Andress with the intent of solidifying the culture and geography that comes with Brownsville. “My goal was to allow the listener to […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District will hold its 2023 Children’s Charro Days Parade on Thursday. The parade is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on Elizabeth Street in Brownsville. The parade will feature “folkloric dances from Mexico, colorful costumes, floats, bands and much more,” according to the BISD website. The parade […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With the annual Charro Day Festival just days away, local vendors are bringing out the well-known, colorful, embroidered designs that stand out during the three-day celebration. During the festivities it is common to wear traditional dresses or outfits from different parts of Mexico or from the Tejano culture. Designs such as […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio Grande Valley native Cleiri will get her chance to reintroduce herself as a solo artist this Thursday at Sombrero Fest. “This will be my coming out, basically, to Brownsville, to my people here in Brownsville, it’s gonna be my coming out show,” Cleiri said. “The biggest stage I’ve had here […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District kicked off the annual Charro Days Festival with its 2023 Fiesta Folklorica event. The event began Monday night at Sam’s Stadium and featured tradition Mexican folklorico dances performed by BISD school students. The event also featured a pre-fiesta entertainment by the Hanna Early College High School […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — When Charro Days 2023 kicks off Feb. 18, the festival will be unfolding without a Mr. Amigo, officials said. This year, the Mr. Amigo Association–which is a separate entity than they one that organizes Charro Days– has moved its celebration, visits and events to later in the year, to coincide with […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The headliners for Sombrero Fest 2023 have officially been announced — and popular Mexican artists Alicia Villarreal, Lupillo Rivera and Grupo Duelo will be taking the main stage at Washington Park this upcoming Charro Days. Popular Norteño Banda, Grupo Duelo, will kickstart Sombrero Fest at the main stage at 10:30 p.m. […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sombrero Festival announced the absence of Grupo Frontera during this year’s Charro Days festivities. According to a release sent from the festival, Grupo Frontera, an up-and-coming band from the Rio Grande Valley, has been invited to perform at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards. The awards will be held Feb. 23 in […]