One of the biggest annual events in San Antonio is the celebration of Fiesta. The history of the celebration dates back to 1890’s when the first parade was held to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers. Today it’s the largest parade in Fiesta. It’s second in size nationally only to the Tournament of Roses Parade.
Over the years many events have been added to the parade and Fiesta now stretches for almost two weeks in April each year and include a carnival, balls, and coronations of “royalty. Over the early years Fiesta royalty included King Cotton, King Selamat (tamales spelled backwards), King Omala (Alamo spelled backwards) and King Antonio.
I attended my first Fiesta parade yesterday; the King Williams Parade and Fair. Here are a few images from the parade. You can see all the images including those I took while walking around the food and art vendor area after the parade here on my Shutterdo Flickr account album. Don’t miss the hats!!
