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.

The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation is the proud Sponsor of 2009 Fiesta Especial

Events Proceeds to Benefit

Scholarships for children to attend
River City Christian School, San Antonio Texas
A school specializing in educating students with learning
and/or emotional differences from Kindergarten through 12th grade