BROWNSVILLE — Fiesta Folklorica, the Brownsville Independent School District’s beloved annual festival of folkloric dance and Mexican music, kicked off at Sams Memorial Stadium on Monday.

Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Breeden Elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Castañeda Elementary students dance the traditional El Pájaro Campana from Tabasco, Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) BECHS students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Breeden Elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Breeden Elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Breeden Elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Grupo Folklorico Tizatlan dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Grupo Folklorico Tizatlan dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Castañeda Elementary students dance the traditional El Pájaro Campana from Tabasco, Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville, Texas during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Morningside Elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) BECHS students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) elementary students dance traditional dances from Mexico Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville during the annual Charro Days Festival BISD Fiesta Folklorica. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)