Why you must visit San Antonio Texas during Fiesta Festival for parades, culture and food

Planning a trip to San Antonio, Texas? Find out why you must visit during the multi-day Fiesta San Antonio festival, which fills the city with a kaleidoscope of colour, parades and live music. Dating back to 1891, this 'party with a purpose' features over 100 events, ranging from vibrant river and street parades with decorated floats to buzzing neighbourhood block parties, drawing millions of visitors while raising funds for local nonprofits.

In this immersive, on-location episode, we'll dive into what makes Fiesta San Antonio so special by speaking with the locals who organise and love these events. We'll be on the ground exploring signature, big-ticket events during Fiesta, including NIOSA, a cultural block party, the Battle of Flowers Parade - the founding event of Fiesta and the second-largest daytime parade in the US and the King William Fair, a family-friendly street festival.

We'll also learn more about how San Antonio hosts a vibrant year-round calendar of cultural, culinary, and music festivals that highlight the city's rich Tex-Mex heritage. Top annual celebrations range from massive city-wide parties to more intimate cultural gatherings that you should plan your visit around.

Along the way, we'll be meeting with plenty of locals who live and breathe San Antonio as they tell you the story of one of the USA's fastest-growing cities and why you need to add it to your travel bucket list now.

Huge thanks to Visit San Antonio and TTM World for supporting and collaborating with the Travel Goals Podcast.

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