Texas, USA: Mayor of McAllen Proclaims Shen Yun Performing Arts Day

(Minghui.org) Mayor Javier Villalobos of McAllen, Texas issued a proclamation on September 24, 2025, proclaiming February 21, 2026, to be Shen Yun Performing Arts Day.

In the upcoming 2026 season, Shen Yun will present two performances at the McAllen Performing Arts Center on February 21 and 22. This will mark the tenth anniversary of Shen Yun’s performances in McAllen.

Proclamation by Javier Villalobos, Mayor of McAllen, Texas

The proclamation reads as follows:

WHEREAS, Shen Yun made its performing debut in McAllen in 2017. Ever since then, Shen Yun has come down to the Rio Grande Valley every year with an All-new program. Shen Yun performances not only have inspired the valley people, but have beautified our communities; and Shen Yun will come to McAllen in the 2026 season, which marks the 10th anniversary of the beautiful performance shining on our city’s stage; and

WHEREAS, for the past two decades, Shen Yun has captivated audiences across the globe with breathtaking performances that bring to life the essence of 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture; and

WHEREAS, Shen Yun performances inspire, educate, uplift, and touch audiences from all walks of life, while promoting universal values–honor, loyalty, kindness, tolerance, and filial piety–that deeply resonate in today’s world; and

WHEREAS, due to the Chinese communist regime’s nature, an atheist dictatorship, being frightened by the traditional culture and values Shen Yun presents, it launched a transnational repression against Shen Yun; and

WHEREAS, the Chinese Communist regime’s repression tactics include: pressure on theaters, bomb threats, disinformation campaigns, and lawfare; and despite the repression and intimidation by the Chinese Communist Party, Shen Yun artists have courageously persevered in their mission. Through their courage, kindness, and forbearance, Shen Yun artists continue to share beauty, hope, and inspiration, and their resilience serves as a treasured example to all of humankind;

NOW THEREFORE, I, Javier Villalobos, Mayor of the City of McAllen, Texas by virtue of the authority vested in me and on behalf of the City Commission, do hereby proclaim February 21, 2026, as:

“Shen Yun Performing Arts Day”