SAN ANTONIO – Battle of Flowers, one of probably the most well-known flower parades in the rustic, will go back all over Fiesta season in 2024 however officers have introduced that the parade will be transferring again an hour in comparison to the ultimate couple of years.
The 2024 parade will happen at 10:30 a.m. on April 26, Fiesta officers showed to Thursday.
“This gives our participants, vendors, volunteers and supporters some additional time to prepare for our parade,” a Fiesta spokesperson stated. “This change will allow the thousands of kids who have participated in the Battle of Flowers Band Festival the night before some additional time to rest and to regroup.”
The Battle of Flowers Parade is the oldest match and biggest parade of Fiesta San Antonio. It’s additionally the one parade in the U.S. produced fully by way of ladies.
The first Battle of Flowers Parade came about in 1891 by way of a gaggle of San Antonio voters who had been taking a look to honor the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles adorned with contemporary plant life and floats sporting kids dressed as plant life, consistent with the Fiesta website.
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