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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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Rey Feo Augie Cortez, Jr. gestures to the crowd during the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday, April 4, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Clyde and Elle Johnson watch 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Two Texas Cavaliers greet each other during the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday, April 4, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor 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. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor

📸: Kaylee Greenlee Beal | @kgreenleephoto | Heron contributor

Tens of thousands of people descended on the River Walk for Fiesta’s annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday night. Though the annual festive flotilla was held last year in June, more than a year removed from the start of Covid, this one felt like it was back in full force as more than 50 parade entries made their way through the heart of downtown past such landmarks are the Arneson River Theater, where the usual throng cheered throughout the night, past the Torch of Friendship, through to the Shops at Rivercenter’s lagoon and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, back past the torch, before finishing through to the more touristy parts of the channel. The river parade is one of the largest Fiesta events held each year. Led by a new King Antonio, who presides over not just the Texas Cavaliers group, but all of Fiesta, the Cavaliers raise money each year for its Charitable Foundation, which was founded in 1989. — Heron staff

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Kaylee Greenlee Beal is a freelance photojournalist based in San Antonio. She graduated from Baylor University in May 2020 with a major in journalism and minor in political science. Follow her on Twitter at @kayleegreenlee or on Instagram at @kgreenleephoto.

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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

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