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This Thursday a great opportunity to get your marching band fix for the next few months as 36 bands from the San Antonio area come together for a night of great fiesta celebration. Bands will line up in a parade block, march to the center of the track in front of the press box, perform a short show/performance, and continue marching. Halfway through the night, three great bands from the San Antonio will give the honor of performing their award-winning halftime shows, and at the end of the night, all 36 bands will come together to perform something special for the crowd!

 

The performing bands are as follows:

 

2019 Featured Bands


Alamo Heights High School
Earl Warren High School
Luther Burbank High School


2019 Participating Bands


East Central High School
Southside High School
Memorial High School
William H. Taft High School
Ronald Reagan High School
Nixon-Smiley High School
SW Legacy High School
Poteet High School
Antonian College Prep High School
Marion High School
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School
Madison High School
Brackenridge High School
John F. Kennedy High School
Sam Houston High School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Southwest High School
South San Antonio High School
Louis D. Brandeis High School
Edison High School
Douglas MacArthur High School
Somerset High School
McCollum High School
Central Catholic High School
Navarro High School
Harlandale High School
Kenedy High School
John Paul Stevens High School
Poth High School
Lanier High School
Highlands High School
Oliver Wendell Holmes High School
Fox Tech High School

 

 

Our band goes last in the first block before the featured bands perform. Hope to see you there! 

 

The event begins at 6:30 pm.

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This Thursday a great opportunity to get your marching band fix for the next few months as 36 bands from the San Antonio area come together for a night of great fiesta celebration. Bands will line up in a parade block, march to the center of the track in front of the press box, perform a short show/performance, and continue marching. Halfway through the night, three great bands from the San Antonio will give the honor of performing their award-winning halftime shows, and at the end of the night, all 36 bands will come together to perform something special for the crowd!

 

The performing bands are as follows:

 

2019 Featured Bands

 

Alamo Heights High School

Earl Warren High School

Luther Burbank High School

 

2019 Participating Bands

 

East Central High School

Southside High School

Memorial High School

William H. Taft High School

Ronald Reagan High School

Nixon-Smiley High School

SW Legacy High School

Poteet High School

Antonian College Prep High School

Marion High School

Claudia Taylor Johnson High School

Madison High School

Brackenridge High School

John F. Kennedy High School

Sam Houston High School

Thomas Jefferson High School

Southwest High School

South San Antonio High School

Louis D. Brandeis High School

Edison High School

Douglas MacArthur High School

Somerset High School

McCollum High School

Central Catholic High School

Navarro High School

Harlandale High School

Kenedy High School

John Paul Stevens High School

Poth High School

Lanier High School

Highlands High School

Oliver Wendell Holmes High School

Fox Tech High School

 

 

Our band goes last in the first block before the featured bands perform. Hope to see you there! 

 

The event begins at 6:30 pm.

I will be there - CTJ is also in the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday - always a good time - Viva Fiesta

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This Thursday a great opportunity to get your marching band fix for the next few months as 36 bands from the San Antonio area come together for a night of great fiesta celebration. Bands will line up in a parade block, march to the center of the track in front of the press box, perform a short show/performance, and continue marching. Halfway through the night, three great bands from the San Antonio will give the honor of performing their award-winning halftime shows, and at the end of the night, all 36 bands will come together to perform something special for the crowd!

 

The performing bands are as follows:

 

2019 Featured Bands

 

Alamo Heights High School

Earl Warren High School

Luther Burbank High School

 

2019 Participating Bands

 

East Central High School

Southside High School

Memorial High School

William H. Taft High School

Ronald Reagan High School

Nixon-Smiley High School

SW Legacy High School

Poteet High School

Antonian College Prep High School

Marion High School

Claudia Taylor Johnson High School

Madison High School

Brackenridge High School

John F. Kennedy High School

Sam Houston High School

Thomas Jefferson High School

Southwest High School

South San Antonio High School

Louis D. Brandeis High School

Edison High School

Douglas MacArthur High School

Somerset High School

McCollum High School

Central Catholic High School

Navarro High School

Harlandale High School

Kenedy High School

John Paul Stevens High School

Poth High School

Lanier High School

Highlands High School

Oliver Wendell Holmes High School

Fox Tech High School

 

 

Our band goes last in the first block before the featured bands perform. Hope to see you there!

 

The event begins at 6:30 pm.

Hey, I'm with Brandeis and we got to see you guys. I tried to look for s trombone but had no luck. We got a grant did you guys? Great playing and I hope we get to see each others bands compete more

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What a cool event. How have I not heard of this before? I love San Antonio!

 

How was it, guys?!!

It was a lot of fun. It will be on YouTube in a few days. Here is some information on the band festival.

 

 

The 81st annual Battle of Flowers Band Festival will feature 5,000 area high school band students from 34 area high schools.

 

The Band Festival was made an official part of Fiesta in 1935.

 

This year's featured bands are Alamo Heights High School, Luthur Burbank High School and Earl Warren High School.

 

Additional participating high schools:

Alamo Heights, Antonian, Brackenridge, Central Catholic, Johnson, MacArthur, Warren, East Central, Edison, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Highlands, Kennedy, Stevens, Kenedy, Lanier, Bradeis, Burbank, Madison, Marion, McCollum, Memorial, Navarro, Nixon-Smiley, Holmes, Poteet, Poth, Reagan, Sam Houston, Somerset, South San, Southside, Southwest and SW Legacy

 

Concluding the evening is an amazing sight -- more than 5,000 students will take to the field and join together in a massed band presentation performing a medley of songs, showcasing their music and color guards, in tandem with a fantastic fireworks finale.

 

The purpose of the Band Festival is to encourage interest in the study of music by highlighting local high school bands in a unique venue of cooperation.

 

The Band Festival is a joint venture between the Battle of Flowers Association and a committee of local band directors and music educators, who together create the annual music festival.

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What a cool event. How have I not heard of this before? I love San Antonio!

 

How was it, guys?!!

San Antonio Fiesta last for 2 weeks in April - the "Battle of the Flowers" parade is today - it has been around since 1891. it is a celebration to honor the heroes of the Alamo, Goliad and the battle of San Jacinto. during the 2 weeks of Fiesta there are many events across the city. in many ways, it is a Mardi Gras for families. there are many parades - the river parade (river walk) the "Battle of the Flowers" is today (about 600K attend) it is a school holiday in SA. Fiesta Flambeau is tomorrow - it is a night parade and all the bands wear lights on their hats/uniforms. the Bandfest, done last night, has been going on more that 80 years and is generally done at Alamo Stadium -  the "rockpile" - the 35 plus bands march the track and stop in front of the crowd to perform/dance - 3 bands perform a halftime show.  VIVA FIESTA

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The festival and parade were a blast. Here is the link to the video showing the whole parade from today if you weren't there for yourself.. Madison was literally the caboose so if you fast forward to about 2:32:30 you will see our performance for the crowd. I wish the ksat booth was closer to the beginning of the parade so they can broadcast bands w:hen they have more energy. Most of the underclassmen were exhausted by the time we reached the booth, but they still went all out. I hope you like it.

 

 

It was so cool to be a part of the mass band. You have no idea how hard it is to keep everyone together out on that field. It was so loud I could barely hear the drumline. It was cool to be in the very front row watching the crowd while we were waiting for the mass band, and to hear the herald trumpets doing there thing right next to us. I wish I could do it again, but we only do fiesta stuff every other year and I am a junior, so that's not going to happen. 

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Wow. It was certainly a beautiful day for it too. What an amazing tradition!

 

Some highlights I stopped the video for were...

 

33:30 Texas A&M Marching Band. Impressive for sure!

 

47:30 Queen of the Court of America the Beautiful float. Gorgeous long dress (made from flowers) float!! Followed closely by Thomas Jefferson HS band playing Uptown Funk. Good stuff!

 

49:30. Another amazing dress float. These things are just incredibly beautiful.

 

1.02:45. Another gorgeous float. Yeah, I’m a girl so these massive flowing dress floats really do it for me. :D

 

1.13:10 South San HS dinosaur float. VERY cool. Followed by the amazing Ronald Reagan HS band! Woo hoo! I Didn’t realize that not only did they do the Rose Parade last year, but they will also do the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade THIS year. Wow!

 

1.21:45. Claudia Taylor Johnson HS band followed by the CTJ cheer squad. Impressive group. Also really loved the CTJ “Wild For Wildlife” float. Very nicely done!

 

1.39:50. Another beautiful dress float followed immediately by the Earl Warren HS band. Love those gorgeous purple plumes!

 

1.44:20. You gotta check out the La Familia Cortez float. Impressive family and float! Need to try one of their restaurants next time I’m down there. This float is followed by Brandeis HS band playing one of my favorite songs by Chicago, “September.” Good stuff Brandeis.

 

1.59:30 May be my favorite dress float. The train on the third dress has a piano keyboard down the back of it. Stunning! This float is followed by the Harlandale HS band and they also have a really good float right after the band has passed by.

 

2.05:30. The highly entertaining Sam Houston HS band. Loved watching these guys! They were followed by a delicious looking HEB ice cream float. Mmmmm.

 

2.16:00 The JP Stevens HS band. I have a soft spot for this band (long story). They played Santana’s Oye Como Va, another personal favorite of mine. Great job Stevens! Evidently they won the People’s Choice award the night before at the band festival.

 

2.19:40 McCollom HS band. Very entertaining group. Loved their bright fiesta style plumes!

 

2.32:00. A very lovely butterfly float followed by the James Madison HS band rocking those fabulous orange plumes that I love and doing a super job playing Camila Cabello’s Havana. (You guys were fantastic Cody! Didn’t seem tired at all to me!)

 

That was a very enjoyable parade. How lucky you guys in San Antonio are to experience this every year!

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Wow. It was certainly a beautiful day for it too. What an amazing tradition!

 

Some highlights I stopped the video for were...

 

33:30 Texas A&M Marching Band. Impressive for sure!

 

47:30 Queen of the Court of America the Beautiful float. Gorgeous long dress (made from flowers) float!! Followed closely by Thomas Jefferson HS band playing Uptown Funk. Good stuff!

 

49:30. Another amazing dress float. These things are just incredibly beautiful.

 

1.02:45. Another gorgeous float. Yeah, I’m a girl so these massive flowing dress floats really do it for me. :D

 

1.13:10 South San HS dinosaur float. VERY cool. Followed by the amazing Ronald Reagan HS band! Woo hoo! I Didn’t realize that not only did they do the Rose Parade last year, but they will also do the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade THIS year. Wow!

 

1.21:45. Claudia Taylor Johnson HS band followed by the CTJ cheer squad. Impressive group. Also really loved the CTJ “Wild For Wildlife” float. Very nicely done!

 

1.39:50. Another beautiful dress float followed immediately by the Earl Warren HS band. Love those gorgeous purple plumes!

 

1.44:20. You gotta check out the La Familia Cortez float. Impressive family and float! Need to try one of their restaurants next time I’m down there. This float is followed by Brandeis HS band playing one of my favorite songs by Chicago, “September.” Good stuff Brandeis.

 

1.59:30 May be my favorite dress float. The train on the third dress has a piano keyboard down the back of it. Stunning! This float is followed by the Harlandale HS band and they also have a really good float right after the band has passed by.

 

2.05:30. The highly entertaining Sam Houston HS band. Loved watching these guys! They were followed by a delicious looking HEB ice cream float. Mmmmm.

 

2.16:00 The JP Stevens HS band. I have a soft spot for this band (long story). They played Santana’s Oye Como Va, another personal favorite of mine. Great job Stevens! Evidently they won the People’s Choice award the night before at the band festival.

 

2.19:40 McCollom HS band. Very entertaining group. Loved their bright fiesta style plumes!

 

2.32:00. A very lovely butterfly float followed by the James Madison HS band rocking those fabulous orange plumes that I love and doing a super job playing Camila Cabello’s Havana. (You guys were fantastic Cody! Didn’t seem tired at all to me!)

 

That was a very enjoyable parade. How lucky you guys in San Antonio are to experience this every year!

Wow nice review! I'm from Brandeis (if you didn't know btw) and the parade was lots of fun. I was also just wondering what is your soft spot for Stevens HS? They are kinda are competition even though we beat them at area.

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Wow nice review! I'm from Brandeis (if you didn't know btw) and the parade was lots of fun. I was also just wondering what is your soft spot for Stevens HS? They are kinda are competition even though we beat them at area.

Thanks! I really enjoyed watching the parade even if it was a YouTube video. Sometimes it is nicer to watch those things that way, though. You get close up camera shots and interesting information from the commentators. I remember how much I enjoyed marching in several parades every year back in Memphis when I was in high school, but the Fiesta celebration is just really amazing! You are lucky to be apart of it.

 

Ok, my semi long story about Stevens. Since you asked. ;) Back story first of all, because it factors in. My daughter was in the Leander band from 2013-2017. In 2013, at the very first BOA Austin ever, Leander got completely drenched in the rain just before or just as they were taking the field. The event was completely cancelled after that so Leander didn’t get to perform. In 2015, Leander was unable to perform at BOA San Antonio due to the tornadoes and flooding that occurred that Friday and Saturday. Weather had stopped us again. In 2016, at BOA Austin again, the rains and thunderstorms struck once again, just before Leander was scheduled to perform. But this time, JP Stevens was the band actually on the field when the deluge ensued. Leander was at the gate waiting to go on next. We parents sat in our cars for the next hour or two waiting to see if we would yet again be unable to compete due to weather, but my daughter told me that the Leander band was doing a bit of bonding with the kids from Stevens while they waited. And when the sun broke through the clouds, and the siren telling us that the lightning was gone had sounded, we were so excited to head back into the stadium to finish watching the contest. And my daughter told me that the Leander and Stevens band kids cheered each other on as they were the first two bands on after the storms had subsided. I thought that was really cool that they did that, and it was such a relief to be able to compete after the stuff Leander had been through, so yeah.... I have a soft spot for Stevens because of that experience between them and Leander. I’m kind of mushy like that. :D

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Hey, I'm with Brandeis and we got to see you guys. I tried to look for s trombone but had no luck. We got a grant did you guys? Great playing and I hope we get to see each others bands compete more

I did happen to see you all by the way while we were waiting to perform in the mass band. Y'all sounded great! Did you see what we did for our little "performance?" Also, I don't believe that we got a grant, but I don't know. Do you know how much the grant is worth?

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Thank you, Leandermomma. I hope you liked the dance that we did to Old Town Road, by the way. Also, I have a surprise for you come may 17th. Pm me if you want to try and guess what it is.

Went back and watched you guys again. Loved the dance...so fun! but I really loved the music. You guys sounded awesome! Even the commentators loved it. :)

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I did happen to see you all by the way while we were waiting to perform in the mass band. Y'all sounded great! Did you see what we did for our little "performance?" Also, I don't believe that we got a grant, but I don't know. Do you know how much the grant is worth?

Cool! Thanks! I didn't get to see what you guys did but, I did see your colorgaurd with cowboy hats on. They announced the grant winners right before mass band and I dont know how much they were worth (probably not much). It was so much fun,I hope we get to compete with you guys next year!

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Cool! Thanks! I didn't get to see what you guys did but, I did see your colorgaurd with cowboy hats on. They announced the grant winners right before mass band and I dont know how much they were worth (probably not much). It was so much fun,I hope we get to compete with you guys next year!

 

Oh wait, if I am thinking about the same time you are then we did get one. 

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Went back and watched you guys again. Loved the dance...so fun! but I really loved the music. You guys sounded awesome! Even the commentators loved it. :)

 

Thank you, and I heard that. The guy especially loved it and seemed to know at least a little bit about what he was talking about, which I thought was really cool! I wonder if he or a family member were ever in band. The dance was really fun to do when you got into it.

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Thank you, and I heard that. The guy especially loved it and seemed to know at least a little bit about what he was talking about, which I thought was really cool! I wonder if he or a family member were ever in band. The dance was really fun to do when you got into it.

Is there video of the 5,000 mass band event playing on the field together?

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Is there video of the 5,000 mass band event playing on the field together?

the 2019 video has not been posted yet

 

here is one from 2016 to give you and idea of what it looks like

 

sorry - the link did not come across

 

google "Fiesta Bandfest Mass Band Video"

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It’s on YouTube- ksat 12 Battle of the bands- it’s titled WATCH: Battle of Flowers Band festival It’s this years. Johnson is at 0:42:30 and Reagan at 1:43:13. The mass bands is the last part. You may have to scroll down as last year’s might pop up first. Look for the pink title screen

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It’s on YouTube- ksat 12 Battle of the bands- it’s titled WATCH: Battle of Flowers Band festival It’s this years. Johnson is at 0:42:30 and Reagan at 1:43:13. The mass bands is the last part. You may have to scroll down as last year’s might pop up first. Look for the pink title screen

Thanks. I was struggling to find it.

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