Laser Light Show to Highlight 2011 New Year's Eve Bash

Confetti and a laser light show will light up the night sky over downtown McAllen at the 2011 New Year's Eve Bash and Ball Drop.

The laser light show, produced by Laser Spectacles, Inc., is similar to a fireworks display. The 30 minute show, synced to recorded music, will kick off with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' version of Auld Lang Syne.

Live Entertainment (15th and Beaumont)

Several live bands will perform on stage, from 7 pm to 12 am, at 15th and Beaumont, next to the downtown parking garage.

• Highway 7 (Country)
• Chris Rivera (Rock)
• Marshall Law (Country)
• In N Out (Rock)
• Los Frijoles Romanticos (Latin Rock)

Children's Corner at 12th & Broadway

Food and novelty booths at 16th & Beaumont

Beer garden on 16th near Chicago

Valet parking at 12th & Beaumont

Children’s Corner at 12th & Broadway

Free Shuttle Service

McAllen Express Transit (MET) will provide free shuttle service to and from the 2011 New Year's Eve Bash and Ball Drop, beginning at 6 pm Friday, December 31 through 4 am Saturday, Jan 1.

To board a Park N Ride Shuttle, park at the McAllen Civic Center, on 10th and Expressway or at the new McAllen Convention Center, off of Ware Road and Expressway 83. Buses will depart from each location every 5 minutes.

Passengers who board the Park N Ride Shuttle at the Civic Center will be dropped off at Broadway and Business 83.

Passengers who board the Park N Ride Shuttle at the McAllen Convention Center will be dropped off on Bicentennial and Beaumont.

Passengers wanting to return to their vehicles will need to board the Park N Ride Shuttle in the SAME place they were dropped off.

Cab Service

Cabs will be on the northwest end of 16th St. at Business 83 and wrap around the parking garage at 16th & Austin.

For more information about the 2011 New Year's Eve Bash and Ball Drop and the downtown Entertainment District, visitwww.ExploreMcAllen.com