Fiesta San Antonio - Fiesta San Antonio Commission

Fiesta San Antonio Commission

Overseeing this massive effort is a single nonprofit organization—the Fiesta San Antonio Commission. The sponsoring organizations must meet the commission's criteria before receiving approval and being invited to join.

The commission is governed by an all-volunteer board of community leaders and representatives from its nonprofit participating member organizations. This dedicated group works year 'round, coordinating the thousands of details and day-to-day tasks essential to plan this huge citywide event.

The commission also serves as a liaison between those nonprofit members, local military activities, and the City of San Antonio. City services are essential to the conduct of Fiesta.

The Fiesta Commission returns more than $1 million to the community each year.

• It gives allocations to Fiesta events that are not financially self-supporting.
• It provides bleachers for seating sales to the Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau parade associations.
• It licenses more than 100 nonprofit groups (church groups, youth groups, civic organizations) to sell street chairs along the parade routes.

The commission receives no government funding. Its income comes from corporate partnerships, sales in The Fiesta Store, membership dues and proceeds from the Fiesta Carnival.