Halloween parade · San Antonio · All ages
Day of the Dead San Antonio River Parade
San Antonio, TX · 0 miles out
Halloween parade · San Antonio
Day of the Dead San Antonio River Parade
Downtown San Antonio River Walk (route starts near Lexington Ave by the Tobin Center)
Fri Oct 23, 2026; parade starts 7pm near Lexington Ave (Tobin Center)
Ticketed seating (ages 2+ need a ticket); free standing-room area from E Commerce St to the end of the route
All ages
The event
Illuminated barges decorated with altars, catrinas and costumed performers float down the River Walk for this Día de los Muertos parade. It opens the city's peak weekend of Day of the Dead events downtown.
- When
- Fri Oct 23, 2026; parade starts 7pm near Lexington Ave (Tobin Center)
- Price
- Ticketed seating (ages 2+ need a ticket); free standing-room area from E Commerce St to the end of the route
- Place
- Downtown San Antonio River Walk (route starts near Lexington Ave by the Tobin Center)
- Age
- All ages Family event; the Twisted Tea activation zone on the Crockett St Bridge is 21+.
- Phone
- (210) 244-2044
- Usual season
- Usually the last weekend of October, or Halloween night.
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