Friday is the day — students will be out of school, downtown streets will be full of shouts to “show me your shoes,” and everyone will be crossing their fingers for the rain to stay away.
Why it matters: The Battle of Flowers Parade draws what feels like the whole city of San Antonio to a small section of downtown for Fiesta’s final weekend.
- Well, maybe not quite that many. But more roughly 350,000 people are expected to gather.
Here’s what you need to know to navigate the Friday morning parade and the nighttime Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday.
When to go
Friday, Battle of Flowers: The vanguard will kick things off at 9:55am, followed by a 10:30am parade start time.
Saturday, Flambeau: The vanguard gets going at 7:15pm, with the parade starting at 7:45pm…