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Fiesta Especial is a two-day, one of a kind Official Fiesta San Antonio Event specifically designed for the special needs community of San Antonio. This safe, drug, tobacco and alcohol free event provides an opportunity for the children of San Antonio with physical, intellectual, and developmental differences to celebrate Fiesta with their families and friends. Local school districts, group homes for the disabled, children's homes and special education programs from across South Texas bring their children to this event as a field trip to participate in San Antonio’s largest cultural celebration. We anticipate up to 1, 000 children to attend the Celebration Outreach Day on Friday, April 17 from 10 AM to 10 PM, and another 3,000 children and families to attend on Saturday, April 18 from 10 AM to 10 PM. For the first time, many of the children attending Fiesta Especial will be taken out of their wheelchairs to ride carnival rides selected with their needs in mind. In addition, the children and families enjoy local entertainment, to include music, dance, and puppet performances, while sampling cultural food, carnival games with fun prizes, street performers, face painting and caricature artists. Guest are given the opportunity to enter and win a special drawing for a car provided by World Car San Antonio. Free books will be distributed to the children by the Kingdom Resources organization to promote literacy. Local partners in the care and education of our community’s special needs children will setup booths to distribute educational material and answer questions. There is a comprehensive risk assessment and plan available for review. Event Liability insurance is shared with San Antonio Fiesta Commission. ![]() |
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Entry fee of $10 at the gate. This includes unlimited carnival rides. All food, games and crafts are available by ticket purchase only. Children under 2 admitted free.
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Community Organizations Participating in
Celebration Outreach Day April 17, 2009 Boysville Joni and Friends Center for the Disabilities San Antonio Baptist Children’s Home The Association of Retarded Citizens, The ARC of Texas Any Baby Can SAMM Shelter, San Antonio Urban Ministries Children from the Southwest Mental Health Center, UTHSCSA Children from Local Group Homes Alamo Heights Independent School District Edgewood Independent School District Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Harlandale Independent School District Northeast Independent School District Northside Independent School District San Antonio Independent School District Judson Independent School District Southside Independent School District East Central Independent School District Comal Independent School District The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation is the proud Sponsor of 2009 Fiesta Especial Events Proceeds to Benefit
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