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Fiesta San Antonio

One of the biggest city festivals in United States, Fiesta San Antonio takes place this year from April 18 - 27, 2008.  San Antonio's 10 day city-wide multicultural celebration features over 100 different events that include music, art, food, dance, parades and fun of all kinds.  No matter what kind of event or celebration you like, you will find it at Fiesta San Antonio. 
Our Featured Fiesta San Antonio Event

The Texas Cavaliers River ParadeThe Texas Cavaliers River Parade

Don't miss the Texas Cavaliers River Parade along the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk on Monday April 21 at 7:30 pm.  This signature Fiesta San Antonio event features beautifully decorated floats carrying celebrities, Fiesta Royalty and many other San Antonio groups and organizations.  For more information and tickets, click here. 

Fiesta San Antonio Events by Date


Schedule of Events - Friday, April 18

*Free Admission for Fiesta spectators

TIME

Event/Place
*9am - 10am Fiesta® San Antonio Official Opening Ceremony
Alamo Plaza
10am - 5pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
*10am - 5pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
10am - 10pm Fiesta Especial
River City Christian School, 5810 Blanco Road
*10am - Mid Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 West Commerce
*11am - 3pm Fiesta UTSA
UTSA Sombrilla, 1604 Campus
4pm - 11pm A Taste Of New Orleans
Sunken Garden Theater, Brackenridge Park
4pm - midnight Fiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
5pm - 11pm Fiesta Oyster Bake - The Heartbeat Of Fiesta
St. Mary’s University Campus, One Camino Santa Maria
5:30pm - 2am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston and N. Frio Streets
6:30pm-midnight La Noche del Rey/El Rey Feo LX Reception
AT&T Commuinity Center at San Fernando, 231 W. Comerce
 
7pm - 11pm San Antonio AIDS Foundation WEBB Party
San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave.
7pm - Mid Fiesta Jamboree - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Doubletree Hotel, 37 NE Loop 410
8pm - Mid Incognito: Fiesta’s Masked Ball
La Villita Assembly Hall

Schedule of Events - Saturday, April 19

*Free Admission for Fiesta spectators
* 7:30 am-3 pm 10K Walk: Caminada de Fiesta
Army Medical Museum, Fort Sam Houston
* 8 am-1 pm Fiesta Mission 10K and Kids’ Runs
Mission County Park No. 2, 6030 Padre
* 8 am-4 pm Texas Corvette Association Car Show
Main Plaza, Boerne
* 8 am-8 pm San Antonio Women’s Fiesta Soccer Tournament
488 E. FM Rd. 78, Cibolo
8:30 am-2 pm Battle ALS With Flowers
Sunset Station, 1174 E. Commerce
* 9 am-noon Walk Across Texas
San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston
* 9 am-12:30 pm Fiesta Blast Model Rocketry Meet
Tom C. Clark High School, 5150 DeZavala Rd.
* 9 am-1 pm Zeta Phi Beta Fiesta Intra-City Track Meet
Fox Tech Stadium, 727 Quincy
* 9 am-4 pm Fiesta International Lacrosse Tournament
St. Mary’s Hall, 9401 Starcrest
9 am-5 pm Fiesta Bird Mart
Live Oak Civic Center, 8101 Pat Booker Rd.
* 9 am-5 pm Fiesta Rugby Tournament
Brooks Field Park, 3606 Goliad Rd.
* 10-11 am San Jacinto Memorial Ceremony
The Alamo
10 am-3 pm Fiesta Olé Style Show & Luncheon
Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Rd.
* 10 am-4 pm Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow
Mission County Park No. 1, 6030 Padre
* 10 am-4 pm Earth Day
Woodlawn Lake
* 10 am-4 pm Paseo del Rio Children’s Festival
River Walk
* 10 am-4 pm San Antonio State School’s Fiesta Festival
San Antonio State School,
6711 S. New Braunfels Ave.
10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
* 10 am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
10 am-6 pm Fiesta Arts Fair
Southwest School of Art and Craft, 300 Augusta
* 10 am-6 pm Fiesta de los Niños
Port San Antonio, Hwy. 90 South on 36th St.
(new event!)
* 10 am-10 pm Fiesta Especial
River City Christian School, 5810 Blanco Rd.
* 11 am-midnightFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
* 10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
11 am-5 pm Sculptors Dominion Exhibit
Villa del Carmen, 11354 Vance Jackson Rd.
11 am-5 pm Monticello Park Historic District Tour of Homes
Monticello Park Historic District
11 am-11 pm A Taste of New Orleans
Sunken Garden Theater, Brackenridge Park
11 am-11 pm Fiesta Oyster Bake
St. Mary’s University Campus,
One Camino Santa Maria
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
* noon-11 pm Piñatas in the Barrio
Avenida Plaza Guadalupe, 1327 Guadalupe St.
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston &
N. Frio Sts.
6 pm-midnight Colores de Fiesta Gala
Crown Plaza Riverwalk, 111 E. Pecan
6:30-11 pm All-American Canteen
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center,
Mission Room, 200 E. Market St
* 7:30-8:30 pm Investiture of King Antonio LXXXVI
Alamo Plaza
* 7:45-midnight Patriotic & Historical Ball
Villita Assembly Hall, 408 Villita St
(Free, but ticket controlled)

Schedule of Events - Sunday, April 20

* 8-9 am Fiesta Mariachi Mass
San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza
* 8 am-8 pm San Antonio Women’s Fiesta Soccer Tournament
488 FM Rd. 78, Cibolo
9 am-1 pm Champagne and Diamonds Brunch
El Tropicano Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave.
 
* 10 am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
 * 10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
 * 10:45am-3:45 pm Fiesta Nueva
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 502 E. Nueva
(new event!)
 11 am-5 pm Fiesta Arts Fair
Southwest School of Art and Craft, 300 Augusta
 11 am-11 pm Mission San José Spring Fiesta
Mission County Park, 6030 Padre Dr.
 
 11 am-5 pm Sculptors Dominion Exhibit
Villa del Carmen, 11354 Vance Jackson Rd.
 * 11 am-6 pm Sticky Wickets Croquet Tournament
Red Berry Mansion on the Lake, 856 Gembler Rd.
 * 11 am-8 pm Fiesta de la Familia
St. Gregory Catholic Church, 700 Dewhurst
 11 am-11 pm A Taste of New Orleans
Sunken Garden Theater, Brackenridge Park
noon-5 pmFiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
noon-5 pmMiss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
noon-8 pmA Day in Old Mexico & Charreada (Charreada at 3 p.m.)
Charro Ranch, 6126 Padre Dr.
* 12noon-10pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
* 1-3 pmExploring Mexican Body Painting with Renowned Photographer George O. Jackson
San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave.
* 1-4 pm Family Funday Sunday
Tom C. Clark High School, 5150 De Zavala Rd.
* 1-10 pm Fort Sam Houston Fiesta Ceremony and Fireworks Extravaganza
Fort Sam Houston, MacArthur Field
* 3-5 pm Fiesta Teenage Coronation
San Pedro Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston & N. Frio Sts.

Schedule of Events - Monday, April 21

10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
* 10am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
* 10am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
10 am-1:30 pm Cutting Edge Fiesta Fashion Show
Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie
10:30 am-2 pm Fiesta Luncheon, Hat Contest & Style Show
Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie
* 11 am-noon Air Force at the Alamo
Alamo Plaza
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
* 4-5 pm Pilgrimage to the Alamo
Alamo Plaza
* 5 pm - 11pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston &
N. Frio Sts.
7:30-9:30 pm Texas Cavaliers River Parade
River Walk

Schedule of Events - Tuesday, April 22

* 9:15 am-12:30 pm Children’s Texas History Forum
Alamo Hall
* 10 am-5 pm Fiesta River Art Show
River Walk
* 10 am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
* 10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
* 5 pm - 10 pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston &
N. Frio Sts.
5:30-10:30 pm A Night in Old San Antonio® (NIOSA)
La Villita
* 6-9 pm Multicultural Conference
San Antonio College, Loftin Student Center,
1300 San Pedro Ave.
* 7-9 pm Fiesta in Blue (Air Force Musical Extravaganza)
Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium,
715 Stadium Drive (Free, but ticket controlled)
* 7-10 pm Mariachi Festival
River Walk, River Bend & extension of Paseo del Rio
8 & 10:30 pm Cornyation
Charlene McCombs Empire Theatre,
226 N. St. Mary’s St.

Schedule of Events - Wednesday, April 23

* 9 am-2 pm Multicultural Conference
San Antonio College, Visual Arts & Technology Center, 1300 San Pedro Ave.
* 9 am-3 pm Senior Fiesta
Crossroads Mall
* 9:30-10:30 am Lackland Fiesta Military Parade
Lackland AFB Parade Grounds
10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
* 10 am-5 pm Fiesta River Art Show
River Walk
* 10 am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
* 10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
* 1-4 pm Fiesta Flower Show
Woman’s Club of San Antonio, 1717 San Pedro
* 4-5 pm The Alamo: These Sacred Walls
Alamo Hall
* 5 pm - 10 pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
5 pm-midnight Fiesta Gartenfest
Beethoven Garten, 422 Pereida St.
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston & N. Frio Sts.
5:30-10:30 pm A Night in Old San Antonio® (NIOSA)
La Villita
5:30-10:30 pm A Taste of the Northside
Canyon Springs Golf Club, 24405 Wilderness Oak
* 7-9 pm Fiesta in Blue (Air Force Musical Extravaganza)
Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium
715 Stadium Drive (Free, but ticket controlled)
* 7-10 pm Mariachi Festival
River Walk, River Bend & extension of Paseo del Rio
8-10 pm Coronation of the Queen of the Order of the Alamo
Municipal Auditorium
100 Auditorium Circle
8 & 10:30 pm Cornyation
Charlene McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary’s St.

Schedule of Events - Thursday, April 24

* 9 am-2 pm Multicultural Conference
San Antonio College, Visual Arts & Technology Center, 1300 San Pedro Ave.
* 9 am-5 pm San Antonio Cactus & Xerophyte
Society State Show & Sale

San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave.
* 10 am-4 pm Fiesta Flower Show
Woman’s Club of San Antonio, 1717 San Pedro
10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
* 10 am-5 pm Fiesta River Art Show
River Walk
* 10 am-5 pm Randolph Art League Exhibit & Sale
Alamo Plaza
* 10 am-6 pm St. Philip’s College Culture Fest & Rib Cook-off
St. Philip’s College, 1801 Martin Luther King Drive
* 10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St
* 11 am-1 pm Navy Day at the Alamo
Alamo Plaza
* 11 am-8 pm
 
Palo Alto College PACFest
1400 W. Villaret Blvd.
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
* noon-midnight 10th St. River Festival
10th St. & Ave. B
* 4-5 pm Marines at the Alamo
Alamo Plaza
* 5 pm - 10 pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
* 5-9 pm Family Fiesta
Colonial Hills United Methodist Church,
5247 Vance Jackson
5 pm-midnight Fiesta Gartenfest
Beethoven Garten, 422 Pereida St.
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston & N. Frio Sts.
5:30-10:30 pm A Night in Old San Antonio® (NIOSA)
La Villita
* 6 pm-midnight Fiesta San Fernando
San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza
6:30-10 pm Navy Fiesta Reception
Fort Sam Houston Golf Clubhouse,
2901 Harry Wurzbach Hwy.
7-9:15 pm Battle of Flowers® Band Festival
Alamo Stadium
* 7-10 pm Mariachi Festival
River Walk, River Bend & extension of Paseo del Rio
8 &10:30 pm Cornyation
Charlene McCombs Empire Theatre,
226 N. St. Mary’s St.

 

Schedule of Events - Friday, April 25

* 9 am-5 pm San Antonio Cactus & Xerophyte
Society State Show & Sale

San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave.
10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
*10am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
11:50 am Battle of Flowers® Parade Vanguard
Parade Route
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
*noon-midnight 10th St. River Festival
10th St. & Ave. B
*noon-midnight Fiesta San Fernando
San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza
12:45-4 pm Battle of Flowers® Parade
Parade Route
* 1-10 pm Fiesta World Class Jazz Concert
St. Mary’s University, One Camino Santa Maria
* 10am - midnightFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
5 pm-midnight Fiesta Gartenfest
Beethoven Garten, 422 Pereida St.
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston &
N. Frio Sts.
5:30-10:30 pm A Night in Old San Antonio® (NIOSA)
La Villita
7-9:30 pm Dance Kaleidoscope
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry
* 7-10 pm Fiesta Square & Round Dance
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center,
Mission Room, 200 E. Market St
* 7-10 pm Mariachi Festival
River Walk, River Bend & extension of Paseo del Rio
7:30-9:30 pm Fiesta Under the Stars
UTSA Sombrilla, University of Texas
at San Antonio, 1604 Campus

Schedule of Events - Saturday, April 26

8am-noon Fiesta Pooch Parade
Alamo Heights Swimming Pool, 250 Viesca
*8 am-5 pm Fiesta Jazz Band Festival
St. Mary’s University, One Camino Santa Maria
*9 am-3 pm Delta Sigma Theta Growing Up Female Workshop
Phillis Wheatley Middle School, 415 Gabriel St.
*9 am-5 pm San Antonio Cactus & Xerophyte Society State Show & Sale
San Antonio Garden Center
3310 N. New Braunfels Ave.
10 am-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
10 am-6 pm King William Fair & Parade
King William Historic District
* 10am - midnightFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
*10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
11 am-5 pm Sculptors Dominion Exhibit
Villa del Carmen, 11354 Vance Jackson Rd.
noon-5 pm Miss Margaret’s Victorian House Tour
409 E. Guenther St., King William District
noon-7 pm Fiesta Gartenfest
Beethoven Garten, 422 Pereida St.
*noon-midnight 10th St. River Festival
10th St. & Ave. B
*noon-1 am Fiesta San Fernando
San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza
1:30-4 pm Dance Kaleidoscope
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry
5 pm-2 am Tejano Explosion
Cattleman’s Square, corner of W. Houston & N. Frio Sts.
5:30-7 pm Consejo Reception
Marriott Plaza Hotel, 555 South Alamo St.
6-8 pm Mr. Teen San Antonio Scholarship
and Awards Banquet

Randolph Air Force Base Enlisted Club, Bldg. 1039
* 6:40-8 pm Fiesta Fandango 2.6-Mile Run
Parade Route
7 pm Fiesta Flambeau® Parade Vanguard
Parade Route
7:45-10:30 pm Fiesta Flambeau® Parade
Parade Route

Schedule of Events - Sunday, April 27

* 10am - 10 pmFiesta Carnival
Alamodome, 100 Montana, Parking Lot C
*10 am-midnight Fiestas Fantasías at Market Square
Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
11 am-5 pm Sculptors Dominion Exhibit
Villa del Carmen, 11354 Vance Jackson Rd.
noon-5 pm Fiesta Dances! Ballets, Polkas and Bailes
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway
noon-8 pm A Day in Old Mexico & Charreada (Charreada at 3 p.m.)
Charro Ranch, 6126 Padre Dr.
noon-8 pm Fiesta Blues Heritage Series
Sunset Station, 1174 E. Commerce St.
*noon-8 pm Fiesta San Fernando
San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza
noon-9:30 pm St. Luke’s Fiesta Finale
St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 4603 Manitou St.
*noon-midnight 10th St. River Festival
10th St. & Ave. B
*1-2 pm All Veterans Memorial Service
Veterans Square, Auditorium Circle,
Jefferson Street at East Martin
*2-6 pm Conference on Healthy Choices
St. Philip’s College, 1801 Martin Luther King Drive
*4-5 pm Music from St. Mark’s: Celebrating
our Music & Heritage

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 315 E. Pecan St.
*4-6 pm Praise Dance Celebration
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry
*4-6:30 pm Reina de la Feria de las Flores Reception
The Dominion Country Club, One Dominion Drive
 
6-8:30 p.m Miss San Antonio Scholarship Pageant
Charlene McCombs Empire Theatre,
226 N. St. Mary’s St.

 


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