SAN ANTONIO – There will not be a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Market Square this year, according to the City of San Antonio, nor was there ever one planned.
The clarification comes after a confusing series of updates to a Facebook post made by the city regarding the event. In the original Sunday post, the city promoted an event officials are now saying was never scheduled in the first place.
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In a Monday afternoon statement to KSAT, the Center City Development & Operations Department said the event was erroneously included in an event calendar.
“There is not a major Cinco de Mayo event at Market Square every year because the annual calendar for Fiesta varies widely,” a city spokesperson told KSAT. “And some years that major community celebration ends close to Cinco de Mayo.”
Fiesta de Los Reyes was held at Market Square this year between April 17-26.
The city updated the Sunday post twice on Monday morning.
The first Monday update said the event had been canceled.
A second Monday update to the post said the event was not canceled but replaced by a piñata drop that took place Sunday afternoon.
“CCDO held a family‑friendly piñata candy drop on Sunday, May 3rd,“ the statement read, ”which was well attended.”
While there is no major event planned, the statement said that the community is still invited to celebrate by visiting restaurants and businesses in Market Square.
Anyone looking for more places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo can do so with KSAT’s list of restaurants and businesses offering deals on Tuesday.
Read the full statement from the Center City Development & Operations Department below:
“The Cinco de Mayo event was not canceled, it just was not part of this year’s planned events at Market Square – the event was included on an event calendar in error.
“There is not a major Cinco de Mayo event at Market Square every year because the annual calendar for Fiesta varies widely, and some years that major community celebration ends close to Cinco de Mayo.
“We love that the community recognizes that Market Square is the perfect place to celebrate, and all are invited to visit the wonderful restaurants and businesses that make Market Square special on Cinco de Mayo.
“CCDO held a family‑friendly piñata candy drop on Sunday, May 3rd which was well attended. We will continue to promote Market Square and the area businesses with all of our ongoing special activations."
Kelly Saunders, Center City Development & Operations Department spokesperson
This story has been updated with additional details as the story developed.
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