When is fiesta in san antonio in 2018

What began as one parade in , has morphed into 11 days of city-wide events, parades, and concerts. Besides visiting all of the local food vendors, the most popular tradition of Fiesta is collecting unique medals from all the events.

Fiesta is run by the Fiesta SA Commission and about 75, volunteers. The event attracts around 3 million participants and gives back to non-profits in the community. Fiesta truly is a party with a purpose. Top Menu. You Bet Your Asada! Mariachi Madness.

Botanica Music Festival. Take this event with you. Mar 03 PLUS, the View more. View less. More specifically, the memory of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto are commemorated as thousands of people gather for parades, carnivals, art fairs, street fairs, and live music.

The events are designed and developed by local non-profits who use the fiesta as means of fundraising toward their community goals. This year the festival promises to be larger than life as San Antonio is presently celebrating its th anniversary. But they also are densely crowded events. Nirenberg, County Judge Nelson Wolff and health authorities have been advising residents to avoid crowded places during the daily COVID briefings as the number of local cases and hospitalizations have skyrocketed in recent weeks.

Rohr-Allegrini said the groups that traditionally hold their events indoors will be at a financial disadvantage, including the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, which may lose its deposit money for canceling its event again at the Aztec Theatre. In October, the Conservation Society of San Antonio planned to host a smaller-scale version of its popular four-day outdoor fundraising event, Night in Old San Antonio.

The society intended to sell 1, tickets for the Nov. The pandemic has worsened since then. To date, Metro Health has recorded more than , cases in Bexar County.