Are you ready to show off your Fiesta pride?
San Antonio is trying something new for 2021 since there will not be a Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta Flambeau Parade — a PORCH PARADE!
The safe, virtual event is a city-wide decorating competition for homes, schools and businesses.
The event, which runs from April 23 to May 24, is a collaboration between the Battle of Flowers Association and San Antonio Fiesta Flambeau Parade Association, Inc., and is meant to encourage and support the spirit of Fiesta, safely. It marks the first time the two parade organizations have partnered.
KSAT joins the groups in calling on you to deck out your home, business or classroom with Fiesta colors and decor, and submit it on KSAT.com to enter to win prizes and, most importantly, Fiesta bragging rights. A total of 7 winners will be chosen.
The contest will culminate with a KSAT 12 Porch Parade Special that airs Friday, June 18 at 8 p.m., where the winners will be announced. The on-air special will feature a parade of decorated local homes, interviews with some of the winners, a celebration of Fiesta’s past and musical acts including Ava Max, A-J-R and the Black-eyed Peas. All performances and the Porch Parade will be seen on KSAT12, KSAT.com and all streaming devices where you can watch KSAT12.
KSAT will also broadcast “Fiesta Fiesta” on June 17 at 8 p.m. and the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on June 21 at 7 p.m.
“San Antonio deserves this huge Fiesta celebration and we’re so happy and proud to be the team to bring it to all of South Texas,” said KSAT 12 VP/GM Phil Lane.
“We’ve partnered with the Battle of Flowers Parade and the Fiesta Flambeau Parade to celebrate with a Porch Parade blowout never before seen in South Texas,” said Lane. “With help from “iHeart Radio’s 96.1 Now and Russell Rush,” they have been able to secure some amazing talent to help us celebrate Fiesta and we think the local audience will be thrilled.”
Porch parade basics
Decorate your front porch, apartment balcony or entire front yard depicting what the Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau Parades mean to you and your family.
Another way to put it: turn your porch, yard or balcony into a virtual parade float.
Businesses may also enter by decorating your storefront, lobby or showroom with your concept of a parade float.
And schools may enter, too. Show parade pride at your school’s entry, main hall or anywhere the spirit moves you.
How to enter the contest by submitting photos or a video
Take a maximum of three photos or short video (one minute or less) of your virtual parade float and submit it in the links above during the contest period Friday, April 23 to Monday, May 24.
Entries will be judged on the best use of lights, the best use of color, the best memory of a San Antonio street parade and most Puro San Antonio.
Selected contest entries in each category will appear in some of KSAT 12’s promotional spots and entertainment shows leading up to a one-hour television special that will air on KSAT 12 on Friday, June 18, 2021.
Your residence, business or school may be featured on the one-hour special showcasing the winners of the first City-Wide Porch Parade presented by The Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau Parades, the oldest and largest street parades highlighting San Antonio’s Fiesta celebration.
All winners will be announced on Friday, June 18 during the Fiesta special.
Who can enter
The contest is open to all persons who are legal residents of the city of San Antonio and Bexar County, who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry (school administrators or teachers may enter for school student groups).
Limit one person per household, school or business. There are three categories, residential, business and schools.
Residential category: 4 individual winners, 1 grand prize winner
The residential category will be judged in each of the following categories:
1. Best use of lights
2. Best use of color
3. Best memory of a San Antonio street parade
4. Most Puro San Antonio
One (1) Grand Prize Winner, the best residential entry depicting the spirit of Fiesta’s Street Parades will receive:
A $1,000 Visa gift card presented by Toyota; two-night stay for two at the new Estancia Del Norte, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel; one breakfast for two, one lunch for two and one dinner for two in the first-ever restaurant by famed caterer Don Strange of Texas, located in the new Estancia Del Norte; $100 gift certificate from AMOLS’ Party & Fiesta Favors; four tickets to attend the 2022 Fiesta Flambeau Parade as special guests of the Fiesta Flambeau Association; four tickets to the 2022 Battle of Flowers Parade as special guests of the Battle of Flowers Association; and a gift bag of Battle of Flowers® Parade and Fiesta Flambeau Parade souvenirs including Fiesta medals.
Four (4) individual winners, one for each category from all of the residential entries best depicting one of the categories will receive:
An overnight stay for two at the new Estancia Del Norte, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel; dinner for two in the first-ever restaurant by famed caterer Don Strange of Texas, located in the new Estancia Del Norte; $50 gift certificate from AMOLS’ Party & Fiesta Favors; and a gift bag of Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta Flambeau Parade souvenirs, including Fiesta medals.
Business category: Grand prize winner (1)
One grand prize winner will receive a four-hour, private conference room for up to 20 business associates provided by the new Estancia Del Norte, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel, opening in the spring of 2021; continental breakfast for up to 20 business associates provided by the first-ever restaurant by famed caterer Don Strange of Texas, located in the new Estancia Del Norte; a $100 gift certificate from AMOLS’ Party & Fiesta Favors; 10 tickets to the 2022 Fiesta Flambeau Parade as special guests of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade Association, Inc.; 10 tickets to the 2022 Battle of Flowers Parade as special guests of the Battle of Flowers Association and a gift bag of Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta Flambeau Parade souvenirs, including Fiesta medals.
Schools category: Grand prize winner (1)
One school will receive a $5,000 City-Wide Porch Parade Education Award presented by the Battle of Flowers Association and the Fiesta Flambeau® Parade Association, Inc., for the purpose of continued arts initiatives and arts education of students in San Antonio and Bexar County and a $500 gift certificate from AMOLS’ Fiesta & Party Favors.
The famed San Antonio artist Sienna Dunis will conduct a one-hour ceramics demonstration at your school with a group of 24 students to be selected by the administration. Each student will design a 12″ by 12″ tile depicting their imaginative interpretation of the Battle of Flowers® and Fiesta Flambeau® Parades. The tiles will be fired by the artist and installed in a location of your choice to be enjoyed by your school for years to come.
Start thinking about how you want to decorate your home, business or school classroom, and encourage your family and friends to join in on the Fiesta celebration!
If you have any questions about the contest, please email porchparade@ksat.com.