We can sell you the entire seat, but you'll only need the edge!

The 11-day Fiesta San Antonio celebration is home to some of the largest parades in the state. To help local non-profit organizations raise revenues from the massive crowds that gather to watch the parade, the Fiesta Commission allows these groups to rent parade route folding chairs to create viewing areas.

"Walk your parade route and figure how many chairs will fit in each block. We limit to three rows of chairs that start from the street curb (row 3) and set up two other rows closer to the parade," said Fiesta Commission Executive Director Chuck Blische.

Nonprofits sell seats for $10 each and pay the Fiesta Commission a $2 per chair licensing fee. Each non-profit is assigned a specific area in which they rent the chairs and perform set-up and take-down. In San Antonio's case, the price of chair is set by city ordinance.

"We print and distribute parade tickets. People really appreciate having a place to sit during the parade that they can just leave behind," said Blische.

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