Overview
- The four-night festival, now in its 78th year, is underway at La Villita as part of Fiesta San Antonio.
- Several popular areas moved after a developer bought the La Villita Assembly Building, with Sauerkraut Bend, Irish Flats and the Mexican Market among the relocations.
- KSAT planned a livestream of the opening-night festivities so people can watch from home.
- Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the gate.
- Bongo-K-Bobs shows the scale of volunteer power at NIOSA, with up to 480 helpers making 10,000 to 12,000 skewers and the booth typically selling about 11,500 kebabs.