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What To Do In San Antonio |
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San Antonio is unique. For decades, in fact, much civic energy has been dedicated to making certain that San Antonio gets discovered, and as a result the city is now a favorite tourist and convention destination.
Fiesta is a San Antonio celebration in which schools close and city employees get the day off for the Battle of Flowers parade. Local officials say that more than 3.5 million people participate, from the volunteers who stage events to the tourists who attend the parades. That is far different from the first Battle of Flowers Parade in 1891, when a women's charitable organization rode past the Alamo in horse-drawn carriages. There is no shortage of fake royalty as various private organizations crown various monarchs, including King Antonio, who presides over the River Parade, and El Rey Feo, the Ugly King, at the Fiesta Flambeau. |
