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Celebrate National Park(ing) Day in San Antonio

Come see how the city converts its streets + parking spaces into vibrant green oases.

SATXtoday: downtown San Antonio

Join Centro San Antonio for National Park(ing) Day.

Photo by Frederick Gonzales

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Centro San Antonio is partnering with the 80/20 Foundation to celebrate National Park(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 20 from noon to 4 p.m. Park(ing) Day began in 2005 when a San Francisco-based art studio set up a park for two hours in a metered space.

Since then, this one-day-only international event encourages local businesses to convert city streets + parking spaces into vibrant green places for art, play, and community engagement in 162 cities + 35 countries.

Participants and theme

This year’s theme is Parking Reform Activism, which aims to highlight the need for street reclamation in a post-pandemic world. The event will happen along Houston Street (from Alamo to Flores) and North Main (from Houston to Travis) in downtown.

Here are this year’s participants:

    • 18/8 Fine Men’s
    • 300 Main
    • Able City
    • Activate SA & Strong Towns San Antonio
    • Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
    • Athletic Constellation
    • Barrio Muertos
    • Bexar County & EWRI
    • Centro San Antonio - Art Everywhere
    • Centro San Antonio & VIA Metropolitan Transit
    • Chak Therapy
    • Cherice Cochrane Org
    • Chick-fil-A
    • Colton Valentine
    • Common Desk
    • COSA - Center City Development & Operations
    • COSA - Office of Sustainability
    • International Interior Design Assoc. San Antonio
    • Joeris General Contractors
    • La Plantaqueria
    • Lake Flato Architects
    • Mission Vineyard Church
    • Nomad Studios
    • Nourish Healing Collective
    • Pac A Pit
    • San Antonio River Authority
    • San Antonio Zoo
    • Sojourn Trading Co
    • Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
    • Visit San Antonio
    • WGInc

    Keep an eye out for the 2024 winner of the coveted Golden Parking Meter.

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