“Every year, there’s something a little bit different. It’s not always the same activities, so that’s why people should keep coming back every year,” said Colleen Swain, director of the city’s World Heritage Office. Story by raquelltorrres.
Sebastian, 13, stands along the silhouettes in front of Mission Concepción, lit up to recreate the facade’s original designs during the 2017 World Heritage Festival.Destiny Hernandez closed her eyes as she sang a Nawat hymn about the earth, the creator and medicine working as one to help people daily. As she sang Wednesday at the Alamo, Hernandez did so in honor of her Spanish and indigenous ancestors, who built the Spanish colonial missions in San Antonio.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.took place in 2016. Events at this year’s festival are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Swain said a new addition to this year’s festivities includes the Korean community’s participation in the city’s 40th anniversary celebration of its relationship as a sister city to Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m.
Also on Sept. 8, the public is invited to “The Mission for Water: Building San Antonio’s Acequia System” from 6-7 p.m., which honors how the missions got their water.
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