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Photos: Blood moon dots San Antonio sky

May 16, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

A total lunar eclipse, aka the red blood moon, hangs above downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday night, May 15, 2022.

A total lunar eclipse, aka a red blood moon, hung above downtown San Antonio on Sunday night.

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Moon, Red blood moon, Thai Lucky, Torch of Friendship, Total lunar eclipse, Tower Life building, Tower of the Americas

Photos: Fiesta Flambeau Parade returns from Covid-related absence

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff 55 Comments

Thousands of people attend the Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Hundreds of thousands of party-goers witnessed the return of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, one of Fiesta’s most attended events, following a two-year absence because of Covid-19.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Flambeau Parade

Photos: Battle of Flowers Parade returns after two-year Covid cancellation

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff 65 Comments

Thousands of people attend the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday, April 8, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

The Battle of Flowers Parade returned to the streets of downtown San Antonio after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Alamo, Battle of Flowers Parade, Crockett Park, Fiesta

Photos: NIOSA expands into Hemisfair

April 7, 2022 By Heron Staff 44 Comments

Eric cracks a cascarón on his wife’s head, Kat, during the second night of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, during Fiesta on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at La Villita in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

A year after a truncated version of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, was held, the popular four-day event returned to La Villita, let’s say, wider than ever.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, La Villita, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Night in Old San Antonio, Fiesta, Hemisfair, La Villita, Maverick Plaza, NIOSA, The Conservation Society of San Antonio

Photos: The irreverent Fiesta Cornyation returns to Empire Theatre

April 6, 2022 By Heron Staff 46 Comments

Fiesta Cornyation returned to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre on Tuesday night, April 5, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas, after a two-year hiatus.

Fiesta Cornyation made a triumphant return Tuesday night to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, and to Fiesta in general, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: BEAT AIDS, Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, Fiesta Cornyation, Jesse Mata, King Anchovy LV, San Antonio AIDS Foundation, Thrive Youth Center

Photos: Thousands return to River Walk for annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade

April 4, 2022 By Heron Staff 62 Comments

More than 50 floats paraded through the River Walk during the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday, April 4, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

Tens of thousands of people descended on the River Walk for Fiesta’s annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday night.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, River Walk, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Walk, Shops at Rivercenter, Texas Cavaliers, Texas Cavaliers River Parade, Torch of Friendship

ICYMI: Native American traditions celebrated at Fiesta’s annual pow wow

April 4, 2022 By Heron Staff 52 Comments

Robby Soto dances to the drums at a Native American Fiesta Pow Wow at Mission County Park #2, San Antonio, Texas.

United San Antonio Pow Wow held its annual Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, an official Fiesta event, Saturday afternoon at Mission County Park #2 on the South Side.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, Fiesta, Mission County Park #2, United San Antonio Pow Wow

Photos: A Taste of New Orleans celebrates 35 years at San Antonio’s Sunken Garden Theater

April 3, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Velma Giles (from left), Taufao Davis and Rhonda Sims dance while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas.

Thousands flocked to the Sunken Garden Theater over the weekend for the 35th edition of A Taste of New Orleans.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Taste of New Orleans, Billy Ray Sheppard, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, Dirty River Jazz Band, Europa, Fiesta, New Orleans, San Antonio Zulu Association, Sunken Garden Theater, The Original Pinettes Brass Band

Photos: WEBB Party returns after two-year Covid hiatus

April 2, 2022 By Heron Staff 51 Comments

Alejo Peña Soto models one of Agosto Cuellar’s designs during a fashion show at the WEBB Party on Friday night, April 1, 2022, at the Aztec Theater in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor

A few hundred packed the Aztec Theater on Friday night for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s (SAAF) annual fundraiser.

Filed Under: Aztec Theatre, Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Aztec Theater, SAAF, San Antonio AIDS Foundation, WEBB Party

Photos: Fiesta is back!

April 2, 2022 By Heron Staff 61 Comments

John-Paul Calvo and Uriel Diaz pose for a photo during Fiesta Fiesta at Hemisfair, San Antonio, TX, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo by Chris Stokes | Heron contributor

Thousands of people gathered for Fiesta Fiesta, the official start of San Antonio’s 11-day party with a purpose at Hemisfair on Thursday night.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Hemisfair, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Fiesta, Hemisfair

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