The start of Fiesta® ticket sales has become a local media event. By the time the door opens for 2012 sales, 10 a.m. March 30, up to 200 people may be in line at The Fiesta® Store, 2611 Broadway. In order to accommodate and insure the safety of our guests, the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission [...]
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Fiesta ticket sales start at Fiesta® Store March 30
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Congratulations to the new Miss Fiesta® 2012 and her court
Monday, March 5th, 2012To cheers from a packed Charline McCombs Empire Theatre Saturday night, Katie Marie Rivera received the crown and scepter of Miss Fiesta® San Antonio for 2012. Rivera will be joined throughout her reign by First Princess Miranda Gonzaba and Second Princess Selina Affram. Rivera is 21-year-old student at the University of the Incarnate Word. Gonzaba [...]
Show support for Fiesta® fitness with bumper sticker
Friday, March 2nd, 2012Kick off your Fiesta® fitness campaign at Siclovia Sunday–and pick up a bumper sticker to show your support. The Fiesta® San Antonio Commission is providing 1,000 stickers proclaiming “We’re getting fit for Fiesta®! Are you?” Allied Advertising donated the printing. “We really appreciate Allied’s generous support of our Fit Fiesta® initiative,” said Evangelina G. Flores, [...]
Boston Ballet soloist to help with Dance Kaleidoscope
Friday, February 24th, 2012A solo dancer with the Boston Ballet is doing double duty during a San Antonio visit to choreograph an official Fiesta event. Yo-el Cassell, the Boston Ballet’s outreach specialist, is to offer Master Classes to Sunshine Cottage students in grades 3, 4 and 5 during his weekend trip. He will also work with the San [...]
Take your child to workshop ‘Fit for a Princess’
Monday, February 20th, 2012Update! All the slots for the March 15 workshop & March 17 fashion show/coronation have been filled. The Cherice Cochrane Mentoring Foundation thanks you for your support! Little girls ages 4 through 10 can learn self esteem March 15 and be crowned princesses March 17 at a Fit for a Princess event presented by [...]
Check your street chair ticket sellers carefully
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012Thousands of San Antonians are buying street chair tickets for the Battle of Flowers® and Fiesta Flambeau® parades–but not all of those tickets are legitimate. More than 100 small local nonprofit groups–Scout troops, PTAs, civic clubs and more–are authorized to sell the tickets. They’ve paid license fees to the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission. It’s a [...]
Watch the crowning of Fiesta 2012 Charro Queen Feb. 11
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012The 2012 Charro Queen will receive her crown—or sombrero—Feb. 11. Kellie Ramos will be honored at a fundraising gala for the Asociación de Charros de San Antonio. The event takes place at the AT&T Community Center at San Fernando. Tickets are $75. The Taft High School student served for two years as princess when her [...]
Join Rey Feo at Candlelight Ball March 9
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Join Richard Ojeda, el Rey Feo LXIV, and his royal court March 9 for the Candlelight Ball. Enjoy dinner, dancing and more from 6:30 to midnight at La Villita Assembly Hall. Tickets are $150 each for the fundraiser. Tables of 10 run from $1,500 to $5,000. For more information or to buy tickets, call Debbie Gonzaba [...]
Foundation seeks youths to apply for Mr. Teen San Antonio
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012The Cherice Cochane Mentoring for Success Foundation is offering young men the chance to become “Mr. Teen San Antonio.” The application deadline is March 1. The contest is open to all high school boys in 9th through 12th grades. Teens should have exceptional conduct, be single and never married or the parent of a child, [...]
Don’t miss the party–get the free mobile Fiesta website for your phone
Friday, January 20th, 2012Fiesta fans can get up-to-date information on events, Fiesta news and more on their smartphones with the official Fiesta mobile website. So tell your family, friends and co-workers to text FIESTA to 45384 to access the free site. Bibisi Corp., a mobile marketing firm, created the site for the Fiesta Commission a year ago. Almost [...]
