An official Fiesta® San Antonio event, Cornyation is one of the most popular events of Fiesta Week. Cornyation can be traced back to as early as 1951. It was originally staged by SALT (San Antonio Little Theater) at the Arneson River Theater as part of A Night in Old San Antonio®. The show's irreverent pokes at politicians, the prominent and the not-so-prominent caused its demise as part of NIOSA in 1964. It was moved and performed once more in 1965. The show was revived in 1979 for one year as part of NIOSA and then in 1982 Bob Jolly and Ray Chavez revived the current version which has remained uninterrupted for 26 years!

Since becoming a non-profit organization, Cornyation has donated over $500,000 (that's over half a million dollars, people!) to local charities. Last year's beneficiaries include SAAF (San Antonio AIDS Foundation), Beat AIDS (Black Effort Against the Threat of AIDS), Help Action Care (HAC), and Jennifer's Camp (AARC).

Please remember that Cornyation is a charitable event. Everyone involved in the show participates and gives their time entirely on a volunteer basis. CornyAngels and Corporate Sponsorships are made available so that we can raise more money for the charities that we care about. It is not a way to pay more money for preferential treatment. It is a way for you to generously donate money to the charities we support, and in return we show our gratitude with advanced seat reservations .

Our motto remains "Cornyation - the raunchiest, cheapest event of Fiesta” (Ray Chavez)