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Tag: Fiesta Commission

Fiesta generates heaps of trash and litter that gets left behind every year.
Posted inOpinion

Why can’t San Antonio clean up its act?

Avatar photo by Robert Rivard April 21, 2022April 20, 2022

Opinion: How can San Antonio brand itself as a 21st century “smart city” when it appears unable to address its chronic litter problem, including the blind eye it turns each Fiesta?

Visitors to the San Antonio River Walk dine outside in March.
Posted inBusiness & Development

City could lift restrictions on River Walk events within weeks

Avatar photo by Waylon Cunningham April 21, 2021April 21, 2021
2020 Fiesta Teen Queen Hannah Geppert's train is displayed at the Witte Museum. Geppert made the train with her mother and grandmother, who encouraged her to join the Woman's Club of San Antonio.
Posted inArts & Culture

Witte’s ‘love letter to Fiesta’ spotlights pageantry San Antonians are missing this month

Avatar photo by Nicholas Frank April 14, 2021April 14, 2021
A vendor sells balloons and light sticks during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade in 2019. Fiesta is responsible for an annual economic impact of more than $300 million.
Posted inArts & Culture

‘Whatever it takes’: New commission director vows to help Fiesta recovery after pandemic cancellation

Avatar photo by Nicholas Frank August 3, 2020August 10, 2020
A young girl reuses piles of confetti to surprise unsuspecting passersby. Photo by Iris Dimmick.
Posted inArts & Culture

Fiesta Canceled

Avatar photo by Nicholas Frank July 10, 2020July 11, 2020
Groups of people take a break from the crowd to sit and enjoy the cuisines from around the world. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
Posted inArts & Culture

A ‘Very Different’ NIOSA and Fiesta in November, if It Happens at All

Avatar photo by Nicholas Frank July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
The fate of Fiesta this year has yet to be determined amid the ongoing pandemic.
Posted inArts & Culture

Spring Without Cascarones: Fiesta’s Absence a Rare Thing for San Antonio

Avatar photo by Steve Bennett April 16, 2020April 16, 2020
The Crown: The Order of the Alamo Nelson Puett Foundation float.
Posted inArts & Culture

Fiesta Shifted to November as City of San Antonio Bans Large Gatherings

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Iris Dimmick and Shari Biediger March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
Pedestrians line up to watch the parade.
Posted inArts & Culture

Coronavirus Prompts Fiesta Commission to Vote on Fate of 2020 Celebrations

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick March 12, 2020March 18, 2020
(From left) Emma, 10, Zoie, 10, and Valerie, 10, smash cascarones on their own heads during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade.
Posted inArts & Culture

Local Nonprofits Gear Up for Funding Efforts During Fiesta Festivities

Avatar photo by Jackie Wang March 27, 2019

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