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128th Battle of Flowers Parade draws hundreds of thousands to downtown

April 27, 2019 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

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A Fiesta duchess shows her shoes during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Noah Alcala Bach | Heron contributor Cadets enrolled at San Antonio Academy of Texas stand at their post in front of the Alamo during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron A charro with Asociacion de Charros San Antonio performs during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron Caroline Elizabeth Green, Duchess of Epic Journeys; Gabriella Quinn Guttersen, Duches of the Dreams of Limitless Possibilities; Alegra Lamar Volpe, Duchess of Splendors of the New World participate in the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron Students at Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson High School perform during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron The Sam Houston High School Hurricane Band performs during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron The San Antonio Lutheran Coronation float makes its way down West Commerce Street during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron The Trinity University tiger mascot makes its way into Alamo Plaza Friday during the Battle of Flowers Parade. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron Jonathan Hernandez, 6, has a message for parade-goers at the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Kara Hawley | Heron contributor The Claudia Taylor Johnson High School band is showered with confetti during the Battle of Flowers Parade Friday. Photo by Kara Hawley | Heron contributor Sailors in the U.S. Navy are showered with confetti on Broadway during the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Kara Hawley | Heron contributor The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band marches in the 128th Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday. Photo by Kara Hawley | Heron contributor

The weather could not have been better for the 128th annual Battle of Flowers Parade, which began next to the Pearl and before making its way down Broadway, in front of the Alamo, and down Commerce Street. The parade, Fiesta’s signature event, typically draws upwards of 300,000 people to downtown.

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