Centro San Antonio to announce Fiesta’s major downtown expansion

Centro San Antonio will unveil plans Friday for a major expansion of its Fiesta programming ahead of Fiesta 2027.

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Centro has called the announcement “a significant milestone” in its effort to spread Fiesta celebrations across downtown.

The news comes nearly two months after the Conservation Society of San Antonio suspended A Night in Old San Antonio for next year. The society said it wanted to re-evaluate the festival and improve the experience. NIOSA was previously held in La Villita.

Speakers are expected to include Trish DeBerry, Centro’s president and CEO; Jim Mery, president of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission; and Shanon Miller, the city’s chief downtown officer.

More Fiesta coverage on KSAT:

• Conservation Society members call NIOSA suspension ‘sad’, ‘disheartening’, ‘frustrating’