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This festival is a shared heritage celebration between the two border cities of Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The Charro Days festivals usually have about 50,000 attendees each year. This celebration includes the Sombrero Festival as well as a parade that goes down Elizabeth St. through Historic Downtown Brownsville, TX.
Apr. 22—With Earth Day on Friday, the City of Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department has planned events around our local environment for the community this Saturday. A cleanup event kicks ...
Cowen said the event brings significant benefits to the city and the region, and presents an opportunity for Brownsville and neighboring communities, and businesses, to welcome visitors from ...
Jun. 26—The city of Brownsville held a press conference Wednesday to announce it's rolling out the red carpet for the second consecutive Games of Texas from July 25-28. ... City Manager Helen ...
Brownsville (/ ˈ b r aʊ n z v ɪ l / BROWNZ-vil) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The Sombrero Festival was founded in Brownsville, TX, in 1986 by Danny Loff in order to enhance the spirit of Charro Days and to expand the activities available to the general public. The Sombrero Festival includes a jalapeño -eating contest, 1-mile run/walk and a 5K run/walk, music and dancers, activities, numerous food stands and cooking ...
On Thursday, the event celebrates its first year in Brownsville, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brownsville Events Center, 1 Event Center Blvd. Kristi Collier, president of Welcome Home RGV, which ...
1934 - El Heraldo de Brownsville newspaper begins publication. [13] 1936 - Port of Brownsville opens. [14] 1938 - Matamoros-Brownsville Charro Days Festival begins. [18] 1945 - U.S. Army Fort Brown decommissioned. 1946 - Teatro Victoria in business. [19] 1949 - Charro Drive-In cinema and Majestic Theatre in business. [19] 1950 Texas Southmost ...