SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) comes with food, music and decades-old traditions. One of them can be easy to miss: hand-painted signs. <\/p>\n
Melissa Johnson is one of the many volunteers helping with a behind-the-scenes project for NIOSA. For the past six months, she has painted signs by hand, which help the event maintain its colorful spirit and authentic vibe. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel very privileged and grateful to be a part of it,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI think this is just such a big part of Fiesta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson said it\u2019s rewarding to contribute something visitors will notice overhead \u2014 even if they don\u2019t realize who made it.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust to have a little small piece of that \u2026 and just to know that I did that,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
She said she wants more people to join in, learn from the longtime volunteers and keep the tradition going. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so much to learn from these people that have been doing it for so long,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI think that\u2019s important for the younger generation that\u2019s coming up to really understand and be part of those traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The handmade signs will be on display throughout NIOSA, which begins Tuesday and runs through Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
More recent Fiesta 2026 coverage on KSAT: <\/p>\n
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