SAN ANTONIO – The Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau parades have been canceled in 2021 due to concerns over COVID-19, parade officials announced Monday.
The cancellations come on the same day that Fiesta San Antonio officials announced that other Fiesta 2021 events are being postponed until June.
“It is with great sorrow that we announce the CANCELATION of the Battle Of Flowers® Parade and Fiesta Flambeau® Parade by the City of San Antonio for 2021,” officials said in a Facebook post. “Thank you for your purchase of tickets to our parades. Because of the ongoing pandemic, and the extraordinary safety precautions in planning these events, The Battle of Flowers® Association and The Fiesta Flambeau® Parade Association were forced to cancel their respective parades in 2020. Part of safe planning is re-evaluating whether or not to hold both parades that draw well over one million spectators to the streets of San Antonio for the traditional day and night parades during Fi