Battle Of Flowers Parade

Battle of Flowers Parade is one of the oldest tradition and cultural happening of the city of San Antonio. The event takes place year after year as a part of a much more grander event, Fiesta San Antonio. Fiesta San Antonio is one of the biggest festivals of the country, and it is the largest happening of its kind in the city. With the number of visitors increasing every year, Fiesta is known for attracting well over three million people every year. The festival is held every year during the spring season, and it has been a San Antonio tradition ever since the late 19^th century. Although originally the event started off as an event to commemorate the sacrifices laid forward by the locals during the battles of San Jacinto and the city of Alamo; but in later years, it went on to become a full-fledged festival of its kind. So if you’re from San Antonio, Battle of Flowers Parade tickets are must buy for you; and as for the people of the surrounding regions, come to see why this is one of the biggest celebrations of the country.
 
Annually, Fiesta San Antonio hosts more than 100 events, in which the attendees can participate. Out of those 100, Battle of Flowers Parade happens to be the biggest and the oldest one. Attracting well over 350,000 people each time, Battle of Flowers Parade is undoubtedly the major attraction of the fiesta. The event is hosted and produced by volunteers, all of whom happen to be women. All of those ladies wear a special uniform on the day of the parade which consists of yellow hats and yellow colored dresses. The ladies host the parade with much needed assistance of the Texas Army National Guard. Even though the event has grown into a major fiesta, it still manages to keep its original purpose alive, which was to honor to heroes who gave up everything during the battles.

The starting of the parade is an incredible sight in itself. As the crowd gathers and grows keen to see the parade being kicked off, vanguards and R.O.T.C. units perform drills to keep the excitement of the viewers up. Soon after the viewers hear the unavoidable sounds of the sirens and get a sight of the flag bearers, they know that it’s about time the parade kicked off. As soon as the Battle of Flowers Parade sets its course, it’s nothing less than a spectacle to see the participants of the parade dressed up in colorful costumes and uniforms. The spectators of the parade are further treated with a huge convoy that features antique cars, intricately decorated horse carriages, gigantic helium balloons and a lot more. Apart from that, the parade also features live music by some of the finest military, college, and high school bands which come from different surrounding regions. In every edition of the parade, nine public schools are given an individual float in the high school section by the Battle of Flowers Association. In that float, the school can bring its own band along with cheerleaders, band leaders and pep squad. A certain number of bleachers are also allotted to the supporters of each of those schools.  
 
Battle of Flowers Parade also has a tradition where a queen is crowned. This tradition started way back in1895, and has been in effect ever since. Later in 1909, the tradition was further elaborated with apart from a queen, twenty four duchesses and a princess was also started being crowned. Out of the twenty four duchesses that are crowned at the parade, twelve are chosen from the city of San Antonio, while the rest of them are chosen from out of the town.
 
In a nutshell, Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta San Antonio, as a whole, is an annual celebration worth going to. So whether you’re from the city or from the surrounding regions, you can certainly rely upon us for Battle of Flowers Parade tickets.