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Fiesta San Antonio (or simply Fiesta) is an annual event in which the citizens of San Antonio, Texas, celebrate their city's diverse history, heritage, and culture for 10 days in April. Fiesta honors the memory of the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Counties Bexar County Government - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area - City 412. ...
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Combatants Mexico Republic of Texas Commanders Antonio López de Santa Anna{POW} Manuel Fernandez Castrillon†Juan Almonte{POW} Sam Houston{wounded} Strength about 1,400 800 Casualties 630 killed, 208 wounded, 730 captured 9 killed, 26 wounded For other battles of the same name, see San Jacinto. ...
Fiesta is the city's biggest festival. More than three million people take part in Fiesta. They can choose from 100 events that contain something to please every age range, pocketbook, and taste.
History
Fiesta has been a tradition in the Alamo City since April 1891, when local women decorated their carriages with live flowers, met in front of the Alamo and threw the blossoms at one another—the first Battle of Flowers. Within a few years, the Battle of Flowers Parade (still one of Fiesta's most popular events) was joined by balls, coronations of local "royalty", a carnival, and many other activities.
Events Today more than 90 local nonprofit groups, members of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission, stage 100 events over 10 days with the help of some 75,000 volunteers.
Fiesta events include three major parades—two along Broadway and past the Alamo, and one on the San Antonio River's River Walk, where the floats actually "float". The River Walk at St. ...
San Antonians and visitors can attend fancy balls, a queen's coronation, a satirical review, or a carnival. They can choose from Louisiana's cuisine at Taste of New Orleans, all kinds of oysters at the St. Mary's University Oyster Bake, or the multicultural offerings of Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA). San Antonians also can enjoy in the coronation of King Antonio and El Rey Feo. St. ...
Musical options range from Tejano to jazz to Mariachi to rock ’n’ roll to Big Band to classical to traditional radio-friendly pop. History buffs can remember the Alamo at the Pilgrimage to the Alamo or This Hallowed Ground. Sporting events include races, soccer, rugby, and lacrosse. A Tejano (Spanish for Texan; archaic spelling texano) is a person of Hispanic descent born and living in the U.S. state of Texas. ...
Mariachi is a type of musical group, originally from Mexico. ...
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from 1935 until the late 1940s. ...
Fiesta San Antonio Commission Overseeing this massive effort is a single nonprofit organization—the Fiesta San Antonio Commission. Only members of the Fiesta commission may claim the "official" designation during Fiesta week. The sponsoring organizations must meet the commission's criteria before receiving approval and being invited to join. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...
The commission is governed by an all-volunteer board of community leaders and representatives from its nonprofit participating member organizations. This dedicated group works year 'round, coordinating the thousands of details and day-to-day tasks essential to plan this huge citywide event. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The commission also serves as a liaison between those nonprofit members, local military activities, and the City of San Antonio. City services are essential to the conduct of Fiesta.
The Fiesta Commission returns more than $1 million to the community each year.
- It gives allocations to Fiesta events that are not financially self-supporting.
- It provides bleachers for seating sales to the Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau parade associations.
- It licenses more than 100 nonprofit groups (church groups, youth groups, civic organizations) to sell street chairs along the parade routes.
- It gives scholarships to art students attending San Antonio colleges.
The commission receives no government funding. Its income comes from corporate partnerships, sales in The Fiesta Store, membership dues, and proceeds from the Fiesta Carnival.
External links | | San Antonio, Texas | | Attractions | The Alamo • Arneson River Theater • Fiesta San Antonio • HemisFair '68 • Institute of Texan Cultures • Japanese Tea Gardens • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park • The River Walk • San Antonio Zoo • Texas Transportation Museum • Tower of the Americas • San Antonio Botanical Garden Image File history File links San_Antonio_Texas_Flag. ...
Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Counties Bexar County Government - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area - City 412. ...
Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
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The Arneson River theater routinely features local acts that draw large crowds throughout the year. ...
HemisFair 68 was the first officially designated worlds fair (or international exposition) held in the Southwest United States. ...
The Institute of Texan Cultures is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in central San Antonio, Texas. ...
The San Antonio Japanese Tea Gardens (also known as the Sunken Gardens) is a registered Texas historical landmark in San Antonio, Texas. ...
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas. ...
The River Walk at St. ...
The San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in San Antonio, Texas, United States. ...
Texas Transportation Museums logo Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Texas Transportation Museum (TTM) is an all volunteer organization that collects, preserves and displays transportation equipment and related items. ...
Downtown San Antonio features the historic San Fernando Cathedral, the Tower Life Building and the Tower of The Americas. ...
The San Antonio Botanical Garden (33 acres) is a non-profit botanical garden located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, Texas. ...
| | Entertainment | Alamodome • AT&T Center • Fiesta Noche del Rio • Freeman Coliseum • Nelson W. Wolff Stadium • San Antonio Missions (Baseball) • San Antonio Rampage • San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo • San Antonio Spurs • SeaWorld • Fiesta Texas • Splashtown The Alamodome is a multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, at a cost of $186 million. ...
The AT&T Center is an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was completed in 2002 as the SBC Center at a cost of $186 million, financed by a local sales tax. ...
The 2007 season Fiesta Noche del Rio is a seasonal outdoor performance which features the songs and dances of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Texas. ...
The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum, built in 1949, has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. ...
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium is a stadium in San Antonio, Texas. ...
League Texas League Division South Division Year founded 1968 Major League affiliation San Diego Padres Home ballpark Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium Previous home ballparks City San Antonio, Texas Current uniform colors white, gold and black Previous uniform colors Logo design The wordmark Missions in white with black drop shadow. ...
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ...
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, USA is one of the largest Livestock Shows & Rodeos in the country. ...
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 250-acre marine-life theme park located in the Westover Hills area of San Antonio, Texas. ...
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a 200-acre theme park located at 29. ...
Splashtown San Antonio is a water park located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
| | Companies | AT&T • Clear Channel • Frost Bank • H-E-B • San Antonio Express-News • Tesoro • USAA • Valero • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas • CSRHC AT&T Inc. ...
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Frost National Bank (DBA Frost Bank) is a nationally chartered bank founded in 1869 that is based in San Antonio. ...
H.E. Butt Grocery Company (abbreviated H-E-B) is a privately held San Antonio, Texas-based supermarket chain with over 300 stores throughout Texas and northern Mexico. ...
The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. ...
Tesoro Corporation NYSE: TSO is a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with 2004 annual revenues of $12. ...
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Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas with approximately 22,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $80 billion. ...
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is a truck factory near San Antonio, Texas. ...
Being a Catholic institution, CSRHC is affiliated with the University of the Incarnate Word at San Antonio. ...
| | Military | Brooks City-Base • BAMC • Fort Sam Houston • Lackland Air Force Base • Randolph Air Force Base Brooks City-Base is a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, that was established in 1918. ...
Brooke Army Medical Center is a University of Texas Health Science Center teaching hospital in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. ...
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ...
Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...
| | Research & Education | San Antonio Public Library • South Texas Medical Center • St. Mary's University • Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research • Southwest Research Institute • Trinity University • UTSA • UT Health Science Center • UIW • OLLU • SAC • CTRC • Texas A&M University–San Antonio • CCRI • TNI • University Hospital The San Antonio Public Library is a collection of a Central Library and 24 branch libraries (as of the fall of 2007) that serve the City of San Antonio. ...
The South Texas Medical Center is a conglomerate of numerous major hospitals, clinics, and research and higher educational institutions, located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
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Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) is a large private research institute located in San Antonio Texas. ...
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization. ...
Trinity University is an independent, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences university in San Antonio, Texas. ...
UTSA is San Antonios largest university. ...
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is the largest comprehensive health sciences university in southern Texas. ...
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is located in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Our Lady of the Lake University was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, a religious order begun in 18th century Lorraine, France. ...
San Antonio College is a college of the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, TX. San Antonio College was established as University Junior College in September 1925, under the auspices of the University of Texas. ...
Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) is one of the nation’s leading academic research and treatment centers. ...
Texas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university in San Antonio, Texas, USA that is expected to open in the fall of 2009. ...
CCRI is a part of the UTHSCSA. The Childrens Cancer Research Institute is a research center in San Antonio, Texas. ...
CCRI is a part of the UTHSCSA. The Texas Neuroscience Institute is a research and neurological clinical center in San Antonio, Texas. ...
University Hospital is one of the nations top ranking hospitals. ...
| | Other | Bexar County Courthouse • North Star Mall • Pearl Brewery • Rivercenter • San Antonio Convention Center • San Antonio International Airport • San Antonio Springs • The Shops at La Cantera • VIA Facade view from west Another view The Bexar County Courthouse is an historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas. ...
A pair of Texas-sized cowboy boots near the Saks Fifth Avenue greets drivers along Loop 410. ...
The Pearl Brewing Company also known as the Pearl Brewery (Pearl) was an American brewery, established in 1883 in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Rivercenter is a shopping mall located in downtown San Antonio, Texas along the River Walk. ...
The Tower of the Americas is seen in the background. ...
San Antonio International Airport (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT) is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas. ...
San Antonio Springs is the name of a cluster of springs in Bexar County, Texas. ...
The Shops at La Cantera is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall located in northwest San Antonio near the Loop 1604 and I-10 Interchange. ...
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