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Fiesta Street Food
While locals relish every part of Fiesta, perhaps what they enjoy most is the astonishing variety of foods available throughout the 11-day celebration. Fiesta street food is served from mobile carts, booths, caravans and barbeque pits.Everyone has their favorite Fiesta food, and in some cases a Fiesta event is the only time all year they’re able to find it. Start your own tradition and savor some of the tastes you’ll find during Fiesta!
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Alamo Heights Night
Kick off Fiesta as you join 10,000 party goers for this one-night, family friendly bash sponsored by the Alamo Heights Rotary Club to benefit local charities. Held on the University of Incarnate Word campus, “Party Time in 09” (as in zip code 78209), features booths from dozens of local restaurants selling a wide variety of popular foods. Find out why Fresh Horizons Creative Catering’s beef and chicken fajitas are always bestsellers, enjoy chicken lettuce wraps from P.F. Chang’s, go Greek with gyros from Papouli’s, and for a fabulous finish, don’t miss the chocolate-dipped strawberries from Creative Chocolates.
Fiestas Fantasias at Market Square
Nothing says Fiesta more than the sounds and scents that fill historic Market Square. Join San Antonians and visitors alike for the free concerts, with groups playing Tejano, International, Reggaeton, and Norteno music. Get your fill of our locals’ favorite 
The WEBB Party
This is an annual fundraiser for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation at the San Antonio Events Center. The cuisine-tasting gala features exquisite fare from San Antonio’s finest restaurateurs and caterers, a full open bar, live music and DJs, and a silent auction. All proceeds go toward funding San Antonio AIDS Foundation programs, which include short-term transitional housing, HIV testing, education and prevention, in-patient skilled nursing and hospice care.
St. Mary’s University Fiesta Oyster Bake
Celebrating its 94th year, with oysters as far as the eye can see, St. Mary’s University Alumni Association sponsors the Fiesta Oyster Bake and serves more than 100,000 raw, baked or fried oysters. An additional 50 food booths, organized and operated by volunteers, offer fajitas, sausage or chicken on a stick, egg rolls, hamburgers, turkey legs, cheesecake and other Fiesta fare. The wide variety of musical acts performing is outstanding, including Tejano, jazz, rock and R&B. The Fiesta Oyster Bake has been named the "Best Event to Benefit a Charity” by the Texas Festivals and Events Association and the International Festivals and Events Association.
A Taste of New Orleans
The good times roll at the San Antonio Zulu Association’s 
Fiesta Arts Fair
Shopping for art during this event at the Southwest School of Art can make you really, really hungry. Fortunately, booths from La Margarita Restaurant (a Market Square restaurant) are available with gorditas, tacos, roast corn, pralines, paletas (fruity popsicles) 
Sticky Wickets Croquet Tournament
Step back in time about 100 years and marvel at this local display of croquet awesomeness, which benefits the educational programs for at-risk families at Blessed Sacrament Academy. Wickets are not the only draw, as for the first time, local restaurants will be represented with a delicious array of foods. Choose from fare served up by well-loved, unique Southtown restaurants, such as MadHatter's Tea House & Cafe, La Frite Belgian Bistro, the Friendly Spot and Casbeers. Cool off from all that croquet spectating with hand-crafted natural sodas and brews from Blue Star Brewing Company. Live jazz, vintage 
A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA)
More than 85,000 visitors attend NIOSA to partake of the food and drink offered at 250 festive booths in 15 heritage-themed areas. Favorites include shypoke eggs (crispy tortillas topped with melted cheese and a jalapeno slice), Mr. Chicken (fried chicken breast topped with a jalapeno), Maria's tortillas (grilled corn tortillas with cheese and salsa), escargot, fried green tomatoes, cowboy klopse (deep-fried meatballs in jalapeno batter), fat bread (English muffin with sautéed mushrooms and Monterey Jack cheese), shrimp tacos and anticuchos (marinated steak shish-k-bobs). If you’ve never tried a fried frog leg, now’s your chance! Or maybe you’re in the mood for fried raspberry cheesecake? You can find just about anything at NIOSA!
A Taste of the Northside
Everyone looks forward to this popular food and wine-oriented event, now in its 11th year, benefiting theBrighton Center to help support children with delays or disabilities. Held at the Club at Sonterra, admission includes four beer or wine tastings and 10 samples of delectable restaurant-style food. Choose from among 40 wine varietals and select dining choices from more than 40 restaurants. Each restaurant offers up to three specialties. You’ll have a difficult time deciding between the spectacular offerings from Kirby’s Steakhouse, La Madeleine French Bakery and Cafe, SmashBurger, Zio’s Italian Kitchen, Sea Island Shrimp House and Pat O’Brien’s…to name but a few!
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