Bert Ogden and Fiesta Dealerships Kick Off Fiesta Edinburg’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Edinburg – The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Bert Ogden and Fiesta Dealerships as a title sponsor for Fiesta Edinburg’s 50th Anniversary! Bert Ogden Auto Group presented a check for $15,000 to Chamber Board of Directors on Monday, January 22nd. The annual event will be held on February 22 -25, 2018 at the Edinburg Municipal Park. “We are very excited to partner up again with Bert Ogden Auto Group for our 50th annual Fiesta Edinburg”, said Letty Gonzalez Edinburg Chamber President. “Bert Ogden is family to Edinburg and we are glad the Fiesta tradition continues.”

The 2018 festival will feature Grammy award winners INTOCABLE on February 23rd and LA MAFIA on February 24th. Fiesta Edinburg is the Edinburg Chamber’s largest celebration. Besides being a fun, quality of life event for the city of Edinburg and the Rio Grande Valley, Fiesta Edinburg also symbolizes an important moment in Edinburg’s history. Fiesta Edinburg is known as a big celebration that was created to commemorate Edinburg’s County Seat. Fiesta Edinburg is celebrating 50 years of family fun and entertainment! Major attractions such as the Heart of America Carnival, regional food, arts/crafts plus top-notch entertainment are a large draw to the community festival.

Don’t miss this year’s Fiesta Parade as we celebrate fifty years “Traveling in time”. We encourage participants to decorate their floats celebrating the past 5 decades dating back to 1968 (60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s). The parade will take place on Saturday, February 24th at 10:00am beginning at E.C.I.S.D. Cats Stadium and ending at the Hidalgo County Courthouse parking lot (Town Square). Competitive participants will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd! Fiesta Edinburg is a rain or shine event, and we encourage you to pack up your blankets, chairs and umbrellas to enjoy an entire day of fun under the sun for the entire family. Thank you to Bert Ogden and Fiesta Dealerships for their generous sponsorship. For more information on Fiesta Edinburg, please call the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce at 956-383-4974 or go online to www.edinburg.com.

Pictured is Fiesta Edinburg’s 2018 Title Sponsor presenting a check to Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on Monday, January 22nd at the Historical Southern Pacific Depot. Front Row L to R: Lee Castro (Legacy Chapels- Chamber Director), Elva Jackson Garza (Edwards Abstract & Title Co.- Chamber Director), Letty Gonzalez (Edinburg Chamber of Commerce President), Robert Lucio (Bert Ogden Auto Group – C.O.O), Marsha Green (Bert Ogden Auto Group – Marketing Director), Agustin Lozano (Public Relations Manager), Mr. Robert C. Vacker (President and C.E.O), Alex Rios (Kids’ Kollege Learning Center- Chairman of the Board), Jacob De Leon (Memorial Funeral Home- Immediate Past Chair) and J..J. Flores (Chorizo De San Manuel- Chamber Director). Back Row: Sergio Gonzalez (Rosie’s Flower Shop- Chamber Director), Mario Lizcano (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance- Chamber Director), Greg Martin (Martin Farm & Ranch Supply Inc.), and Rey Garza (H.E.B. #2- Chamber Director). Fiesta Edinburg will run February 22nd – 25th at Edinburg Municipal Park.