City of La Feria Announces Winners of Annual Christmas Decorating Contests

by Cayetano Garza Jr./LFN

The holidays are a special time in the City of La Feria. Each year residents and business people decorate their homes and storefronts in an effort to bring the spirit of the season to the town. Visitors are encouraged to drive around the city to see the seasonal displays that have been created for everyone’s enjoyment.

The La Feria Events Committee and the City of La Feria sponsor several contests at this time of the year, including the Home & Yard Decorating Contest and the Winter Visitor Park Decorating Contest as well as a contest for the best large painted Christmas cards created by the students of La Feria School District, usually on display at the City of La Feria Municipal Complex along Business 83. The Business Window Decorating Contest, sponsored by the La Feria Chamber of Commerce, is also held during this time.

This year’s winners were announced at the Winter Festival that immediately follows the Annual Lighted Christmas Parade, along with announcing the winners of the Lighted Parade itself.

Floats registered with the city were competing for cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd as well as trophies awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place walkers/marchers. There will be a new category this year for 1st, 2nd and 3rd best marching band.

Now in its 20th year, this year’s parade theme was “Home for Christmas”, held this past Saturday, December 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm, on Main Street.

At press time the City released to us the winners of the Home & Yard Decorating Contest as well as the Winter Visitor Park Decorating Contest.

The winners of the Home & Yard Contest are: 1st Place – 409 W. Magnolia Ave.; 2nd Place – 509 Mustang; and 3rd Place – 27312 S. White Ranch Rd.

The winners of the Winter Visitor Park Contest are: 1st Place VIP MH & RV Park; 2nd Place Yellow Rose MH & RV Park; and 3rd Place La Feria MH & RV Park.