BROWNSVILLE — The Grand International Parade was in full swing Saturday afternoon on Elizabeth Street.

With hundreds of brightly decorated floats, dancers, marching bands, vehicles and performers — and a lot of fingers crossed by the Charro Days Fiesta who continued monitoring the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city up to kickoff day on Feb. 19 — the event filled Elizabeth Street with spectators eager to see and enjoy the parade.

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Spectators fill the sidewalk as riders on horseback ride up the street Saturday afternoon at the Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Smoke fills the air as SpaceX’s Starbase float passes by Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Parade Marshall Actor Roy Frank “RJ” Mitte III waves at the crowd from the back of a convertible Saturday afternoon for Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A man rides on top of a bull Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Bundled up against the cold weather, spectators watch the parade from the back of a pickup truck Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Mexican Consul Juan Carlos Cue Vega waves an American flag from the back of a convertible Saturday afternoon at the Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A official Charro Days Fiesta float moves up the street Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Attendee Milani Morales waits on the sidewalk for the start of the parade Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr. Amigo Bianca Marroquín waves at the crowd Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
The Stillman Middle School marching band plays as they march together Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A rider with Chachalaca carries the Texas flag as he rides a horse up the street Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A brass band plays and dances in the street Saturday afternoon at Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Dancers from Rivera Early College High School perform Saturday afternoon for Charro Days Fiesta’s Grand International Parade on Elizabeth Street.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
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