{"id":190638,"date":"2026-03-04T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190638\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:49:06","slug":"sporty-barbie-merch-truck-cruises-through-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190638\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporty Barbie merch truck cruises through San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collectively, I think we can all agree we need this. <a href=\"https:\/\/saparks.org\/events\/fest-of-tails-dog-and-kite-festival\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fest of Tails<\/a>, San Antonio\u2019s cutest festival, is returning March 14, bringing together adorable pups and whimsical kites to McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltzberger Rd.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event is a celebration of pets, parks, and those few spring days before San Antonio\u2019s weather becomes punishing. While there are plenty of activities for all ages, the Pooch Parade and Costume Contest is the can\u2019t-miss social event of the season, at least for poodles and pugs.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the canine fashion show will feature a St. Patrick\u2019s Day theme. Guests are likely to spot a few fuzzy leprechauns, but \u2014 if they truly have the luck of the Irish \u2014 maybe they\u2019ll spot an English bulldog in Enya drag.<\/p>\n<p>Other activities include:<\/p>\n<p>Ghisallo Cycling\u2019s adventure courseLarge kite displays and kites for saleArtisan market with dog products and treatsFood trucks and carnival gamesPlant and tree giveaway Dog adoptions <\/p>\n<p>While enjoying the festival, pet owners can also check out McAllister Park\u2019s latest improvement, an outdoor fitness station funded by bond monies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fest of Tails is one of our favorite events of the year,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/saparks.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio Parks Foundation<\/a> President &amp; CEO Mary Jane Verette, via a release. \u201cThe festival is a harbinger of spring renewal as we celebrate our love of pets, parks, and the great outdoors. It\u2019s a day full of fun, activity, and connection, and we can\u2019t wait to see everyone at McAllister Park.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Fest of Tails runs from 9 am-2 pm on Saturday, March 14. Admission is free, and all dog breeds are welcome. To register your dog for the Pooch Parade,<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdwJzRHvzRSG7bVGAtiXcofeJY1hxyxRsv5j7_laQY9euSBSA\/viewform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Collectively, I think we can all agree we need this. Fest of Tails, San Antonio\u2019s cutest festival, is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17806,70084,842,3568,82,84,83,808],"class_list":{"0":"post-190638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-barbie","9":"tag-merch","10":"tag-north-side","11":"tag-pop-ups","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","14":"tag-san-antonio-news","15":"tag-shopping"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190638","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=190638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}