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Photos: Texas Cavaliers River Parade lights up San Antonio once again

Texas Public Radio | By Jia Chen
Published April 4, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
El Rey Feo and friends happily signals to the crowd.
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El Rey Feo and friends happily signals to the crowd.
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A Texas Outdoor Art float arrives in style.
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A Texas Outdoor Art float arrives in style.
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The City Council float passes through with cheers and waves.
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The City Council float passes through with cheers and waves.
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg rides in the City Council float and waves.
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg rides in the City Council float and waves.
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce greets onlookers with waves.
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce greets onlookers with waves.
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Texas A&M rides along the river with glowing lights.
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Texas A&M rides along the river with glowing lights.
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Attendee Rose Pimentel awaits the next float.
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Attendee Rose Pimentel awaits the next float.
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Snack Pak 4 Kids SA lights up the river with lights in their Texas Farm and Ranch float.
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Snack Pak 4 Kids SA lights up the river with lights in their Texas Farm and Ranch float.
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Cheers erupts from the crowds as Fiesta Royalty passed through.
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Cheers erupts from the crowds as Fiesta Royalty passed through.
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University of the Incarnate Word presents their Homecoming Court.
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University of the Incarnate Word presents their Homecoming Court.
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Thousands of attendees flock to the San Antonio Riverwalk to see the parade.
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Thousands of attendees flock to the San Antonio Riverwalk to see the parade.
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The 2022 Texas Cavaliers River Parade has over 50 floats.
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The 2022 Texas Cavaliers River Parade has over 50 floats.
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The Texas Cavaliers Parade staff lines up the floats.
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The Texas Cavaliers Parade staff lines up the floats.
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Thousands of San Antonians turned out Monday night for the Texas Cavaliers River Parade.

This year’s theme was Texas al fresco celebrating everything Texas outdoors. It featured more than 50 floats.

Texas Public Radio is supported by contributors to the Arts & Culture News Desk including The Guillermo Nicolas & Jim Foster Art Fund, Patricia Pratchett, and the V.H. McNutt Memorial Foundation.

Rose Pimentel came to the river parade with more than a dozen members of her family.

“I really love the river parade because you can have assigned seats. I love the floats. I love everything about Fiesta because I love color. It’s so colorful and people are so happy all the time,” she said. “And after COVID, of course we didn’t get to come, but now we get to enjoy it again, which I really love.”

For Robert Duffner, it’s been almost two decades since he’s experienced the river parade.

“I’m originally from San Antonio. I just moved back a year ago after 18 years in California. I wanted to reconnect with my roots and participate in Fiesta and what better way than the river parade,” Duffner said.

Yvonne Hernandez and Cassandra Farias are two friends who have been coming to the river parade together for 46 years, since they were in 5th grade.

“The only time that you won’t see us here is if we are no longer here. Because otherwise we will attend no matter what, every year, rain or shine, in the heat or in the shade, whatever," said Hernandez and Farias. "We came here at 4 o'clock to stake out our spot."

Organizers said more than a quarter million people watched the parade.

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Jia Chen
Jia Chen is a freelance journalist and photographer for Texas Public Radio. She began with TPR working as the Bexar County selected Summer Arts Intern in 2021. Her coverage includes arts & culture, technology, politics, and more. She holds a BA in Communication from University of Texas at San Antonio and has lived in San Antonio for over 20 years.
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