Fiesta San Antonio
Annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fiesta San Antonio (or simply "Fiesta") is an annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas, and is the city's signature event (along with some events held in the following surrounding cities: Boerne, Schertz, Windcrest, Balcones Heights, and Alamo Heights) since 1891. The festival, also known as the Battle of Flowers, commemorates of the Battle of the Alamo, which took place in San Antonio, and the Battle of San Jacinto, which led to Texas' independence from Mexico in April 1836.
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Fiesta is the city's biggest festival, with an economic impact of $340 million for the city.[1] More than three million people take part,[2] in more than 100 events that take place all over the city and beyond.[2]