🎄✨ The South Pole Illuminated Festival is back — bigger, brighter & full of holiday magic! ✨🎅
📅 Nov. 28 – Dec. 28, 2025
🎇 Official Tree Lighting: Friday, Nov. 28
🎟️ https://bit.ly/Southpolefest
🕐 Hours:
Wed–Thu–Sun: 5:30–9:30PM
Fri–Sat: 5:30–10:30PM
💰 Admission:
Kids under 6 — FREE
Wed, Thu & Sun → Adults $15 | Kids (7–12) $10
Fri & Sat → Adults $18 | Kids $10
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✨ Don’t miss:
⛸️ NEW! “H-E-B on Ice: A South Pole Holiday Experience” — a REAL ICE skating rink indoors, surrounded by dazzling McAllen Holiday Parade floats!
🐑 Holiday Petting Zoo
🎡 Giant Ferris Wheel — Sponsored by Sames Lincoln McAllen
🎠 Merry-Go-Round & Rollercoaster
🎅 Photos with Santa in his festive village
🚗 Driscoll Electric Parade → Fri–Sun @ 8:30PM
🍫 Cocoa, s’mores, treats & eats at the South Pole Food Court
🛍️ Artisan Vendor Market
🎬 Nightly Holiday Movies: Elf, Christmas with the Kranks, The Nightmare Before Christmas
🎆 Weekend Fireworks — presented by McAllen International Airport
🌟 All-new handcrafted lanterns by Magical Winter Lights
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Thank you to our amazing sponsors:
H-E-B Helping Here, Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, Driscoll Health Plan, Sames Lincoln McAllen, Lone Star National Bank, McAllen International Airport, Reliant, Metro McAllen
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