{"id":172978,"date":"2026-02-20T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/172978\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:04:07","slug":"district-5-councilwoman-tapped-to-lead-sixth-annual-fiesta-bike-ride-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/172978\/","title":{"rendered":"District 5 Councilwoman tapped to lead sixth annual Fiesta Bike Ride in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 ActivateSA, a San Antonio-based nonprofit advocating for active transportation measures, is partnering with the City Council District 5 office for its annual Fiesta Bike Ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The ride, in its sixth year, features a local city council member serving as grand marshal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo will lead the five-mile ride through the West Side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The ride begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, according to ActivateSA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/activatesa.org\/FiestaBikeParade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe Fiesta Bike Ride is a great reminder that our streets are spaces for community, connection, and celebration,\u201d Castillo said in a Tuesday email to KSAT. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cEvents like this bring families, neighbors, and riders of all ages together while highlighting the importance of safe, accessible streets for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The public riding on Avenue B in downtown San Antonio during the fifth annual Fiesta Bike Ride. (Courtesy of ActivateSA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The public is welcome to decorate themselves or their bikes to celebrate Fiesta and local bike culture. A location for this year\u2019s ride has not yet been announced. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cEvery year, the Fiesta Bike Parade brings a burst of color and energy to our streets,\u201d ActivateSA Executive Director Joey Pawlik said in an email to KSAT. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance for San Antonians to celebrate Fiesta in motion\u2014pedaling together toward a more vibrant and connected city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Fiesta Bike Ride happens the day before another annual bike event: S\u00edclov\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Every year, S\u00edclov\u00eda will again turn a portion of Broadway Street into a corridor for cyclists and pedestrians. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Details about programming and a map are forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This year\u2019s Siclovia will coincide with the YMCA of Greater San Antonio\u2019s 150th anniversary. The group helps put on Siclovia each year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Read more:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 ActivateSA, a San Antonio-based nonprofit advocating for active transportation measures, is partnering with the City&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[43059,7185,1006,82,84,83,69875,69,840],"class_list":{"0":"post-172978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-district-5","9":"tag-fiesta","10":"tag-outdoors","11":"tag-san-antonio","12":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","13":"tag-san-antonio-news","14":"tag-siclovia","15":"tag-things-to-do","16":"tag-transportation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}