A member of the Rey Feo Consejo hands out a medal from the organization's car Saturday during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report
Lights, confetti and music — oh, my! The Fiesta Flambeau Parade, billed as the highlight of the annual 11-day party that is Fiesta, celebrated its 75th Diamond Jubilee on Saturday. The illuminated night parade, held on the eve of Fiesta’s final day, draws more than 750,000 spectators along its 2.6 mile route, with some 1.5 million people expected to watch the spectacle on television.
A marching band lights up the Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportThe crowd along the parade route cheers during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportGirls on La Reina de la Feria de las Flores float wave at spectators. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportA boy at the Fiesta Flambeau Parade receives a medal from the Texas Cavaliers. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportA marching band steps on confetti that Fiesta Flambeau Parade spectators had thrown as the parade made its way through downtown. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportRey Feo LXXIV, Larry Kurth, waves at spectators during the parade. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportMayor Ron Nirenberg waves at the crowd. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportA marching band plays during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio ReportA baby manages to sleep in mom’s arms during the festivities. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report
