Events
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Mixer
Legacy Event Center 4610 S. Jackson Road, Edinburg, TX, United StatesThe RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Mixer on Dec. 5 at Legacy Event Center. Show off your ugliest Christmas sweater and bring a toy to be donated to Sara's Hope annual Toy Drive. Each toy donation is an entry for a door prize drawing. Door prizes and business cards are highly encouraged.
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Networking Lunch Mob
TBAJoin the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly networking lunch on Dec. 7. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions.
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Winter Texan Reception
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds 1000 North Texas Ave., Mercedes, TX, United StatesThe Mercedes Chamber of Commerce hosts a Winter Texan Welcome Back Reception on Dec. 7 at the Youth Center at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds. Winter Texans are invited to attend and enjoy refreshments and entertainment to welcome them back to the Valley and Mercedes.
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SPI Coffee And Conversation
Join the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Dec. 8 for "Coffee and Conversation" at Padre Island Brewing Co. Find out why animal shelters are so important to the community. Jackie Conrad, FOAR executive director, shares the important services FOAR provides for residents and tourists.
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Mercedes Annual Christmas Lighted Parade
Mercedes 6th Street, Mercedes, TX, United StatesThe Mercedes Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Lighted Christmas Parade on Dec. 9 with the theme "A Sweet Christmas on Candy Cane Lane.” The parade begins at 7 p.m. on Sixth Street and will travel north on Texas Avenue into the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds. Contact the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce for information.
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Small Business Holiday Marketplace
Brownsville Events Center 1 Events Center Blvd., Brownsville, TX, United StatesThe Brownsville Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville hosts the Small Business Holiday Marketplace on Dec. 10. The shopping day provides the perfect opportunity to support local small businesses. This year, the Small Business Holiday Marketplace will take place at the Brownsville Events Center parking lot. It is the perfect place to get all your holiday shopping done in one place and find truly unique gifts…
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A Very Whoville Membership Holiday Mixer
Brownsville Market Square Event Hall 1150 Market Square St., Brownsville, TX, United StatesThe Brownsville Chamber of Commerce presents a Very Whoville Membership Holiday Mixer on Dec. 14. There will be Whoville punch to warm the heart along with a Who-feast, which is something the Grinch can't stand in the least. Help the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce support the Brownsville Police Department's "Christmas for Kids" project by raising donations and toys to share the Holiday spirit with children in the community. If you can't…
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Christmas Movie/Toy Drive
H-E-B Park 1616 South Raul Longoria Road, Edinburg, TX, United StatesThe Mercedes Police Department hosts a toy drive on Dec. 16 while the Mercedes Chamber presents a Christmas movie to the public. The event takes place at H-E-B Park (Mercedes Civic Center) from 5-10 p.m.
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Gardening for Wildlife
Quinta Mazatlan 600 Sunset Drive, McAllen, TX, United StatesGardening for Wildlife, presented by the Center for Urban Ecology, introduces how and why guests can use plants for beautiful and wildlife-friendly gardens on Jan. 7. From 2-3 p.m. at Quinta Mazatlan. learn more about the native plants of the Rio Grande Valley, which ones attract different animals, and why they are important to wildlife while also benefiting people. There are more than 1,200 plants considered native to the Rio…
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New Years Eve Balloon Drop
Children's Museum of Brownsville 501 E Ringgold Street #5 Dean Porter, Brownsville, TX, United StatesCelebrate the new year at the Children’s Museum of Brownsville on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. Welcome the new year with the annual New Years Eve Balloon Drop along with an afternoon full of excitement, fun and lots of balloons. Admission is $9 per person.
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Weslaco Networking Lunch Mob
TBAJoin the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly networking lunch on Jan. 4. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions.
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Texas 88th Legislative Send-Off Reception
UTRGV CIC 307 E. Railroad Street, Weslaco, TX, United StatesMeet and greet RGV state legislators before the 88th legislative session on Jan. 5 at the UTRGV CIC. This event is free to attend.