Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com.
MUSIC
Weekly
Disco Alfresco, presented by the Brackenridge Park Conservancy and SoundCream Airstream DJs, features local and visiting DJs playing different genres of music each Thursday night in June and July for visitors to enjoy dancing and community spirit. Attendees may bring their own cooler of beverages. Parking is free. 7-10 p.m. Admission: $5. Sunken Garden Theatre, 3903 N. St. Mary’s St.
July 10
Castle Hills Community Organization will present Concert in The Commons with the acoustic duo Colton’s Kin. Attendees may bring their lawn chair or blanket, as well as beverages. 8-10 p.m. Admission is free. The Commons (next to City Hall), 209 Lemonwood Drive, Castle Hills
July 10-19
The 30th Cactus Pear Music Festival will offer six free classical music concerts, starting July 10 at the Uptown Blanco Ballroom in Blanco, with the remaining shows at the University of the Incarnate Word’s Diane Bennack Concert Hall, and Carver Center’s Jo Long Theatre.
The festival was founded in 1996 by violinist Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, San Antonio Symphony’s then-concertmaster who recalls enjoying a cactus pear margarita on the River Walk and thinking of a way for symphony musicians to stage classical music performances during the summer offseason.
CPMF also is designed to help make classical music more accessible to people who may not otherwise get to enjoy it live. Additionally, the festival offers a summer young artists’ education program that culminates in a July 17 concert.
STAGE
Weekly
Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages 21-over allowed. Seating is first-come, first-served. 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. 1920 Fredericksburg Road
Now through July 11
Overtime Theater presents performances of the dark comedy “Romeo Chang,” which is about a mother-to-do who discovers she is dying from Stage 4 cancer and seeks out help from a qi-gong master named Romeo Chang to keep her alive long enough to have her baby. Check here for showtimes and tickets. (General admission: $20; discounts available for students, seniors, military, teachers and Alamo City Arts Coalition members). 4335 Vance Jackson Road, Suite 103-104
Now through July 26
San Pedro Playhouse hosts performances of the renowned musical “Evita,” which chronicles the rise of Eva Perón from a poor, ambitious teenager to the powerful First Lady of Argentina. Shows 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., and 2 p.m. through July 26. Tickets: $35-$60. 800 W. Ashby Place
Now through Aug. 2
The Magik Theatre hosts performances of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” based on Eric Carle’s beloved story about a caterpillar’s journey from hatching to metamorphosis into a butterfly. Tickets start at $26. Check here for times and other details. 420 S. Alamo St.
CINEMA
July 9-12
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 1300 Guadalupe St.m will host the 47th annual CineFestival, with screenings of Chicanx, Latinx, and international Latin American feature, short and documentary films. This year’s event opens at 6:30 p.m. July 9 with “MEXICANAMERICAN,” a documentary directed by Eddie Sanchez, who blends present-day interviews and the VHS home movies his family sent across the border, exploring his family’s struggle to reconcile two cultures between two generations.
The closing festivities at 6 p.m. July 12 will include the premiere of “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,” a documentary about the life and career of the pioneering Chicano filmmaker. All screenings at Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St. Check the event website for individual tickets and passes.More than 50% of the festival screenings are free, but audiences will need to book a free ticket to attend.
July 10
Bexar County continues its Friday Night Flicks series with a free, family friendly screening of “How to Train Your Dragon.” Movie start time is estimated at 8:30 p.m. Attendees may bring a blanket or lawn chair. Concessions will be available on site. Comanche Park, 2600 Rigsby Ave.
WELLNESS
Weekly
Wellness at The Tobin is a weekly series of fitness and exercise classes designed to nurture the body and mind. Classes are held from 10-11 a.m. Saturdays at the Will Naylor Riverwalk Plaza. Dress and equip yourselves accordingly. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle.
LITERARY
July 11
Evgeny Trufkin will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “American Culture and Normalized Pathology,” which explores how individuals can aim for a mentally and physically healthier life by “opting out” of a toxic culture that seemingly normalizes sickness, obesity, and drug dependency. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free. Twig Book Shop, 303 Pearl Pkwy.
July 11
The Boerne Bookshop hosts Author Alley, a multi-author mini-book fair each second Saturday. Noon-3 p.m. Admission is free. 153 S. Main St., Suite 120, Boerne
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
Now through Aug. 16
The Witte Museum is hosting “The Robot Zoo,” an installation that turns familiar creatures such as a chameleon, a platypus and a housefly into larger-than-life mechanical marvels, showing how nature works through engineering. Entry with museum admission. 3801 Broadway St.
Now through Sept. 7
The San Antonio Zoo is hosting Zoorassic Park, a display of 22 animatronic dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus Rex, a velociraptor, and a triceratops. Visitors can learn about the prehistoric creatures, how they moved and ate, and even get a photo op with them. Entry with zoo admission. 3903 N. St. Mary’s St.
Now through Sept. 7
The DoSeum hosts “Dinosaurs in Motion,” which features 14 life-size, interactive dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled metal. Visitors are invited to engage directly with the mechanics behind each piece using levers, pulleys and remote controls to set the massive kinetic sculptures in motion. Here, guests, especially youngsters, can learn how to channel their curiosity and creativity. Entry with museum admission. 2800 Broadway St.
Now through Sept. 27
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory co-presents Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience, which offers a VR journey through the cosmos. Visitors can feel like they are using the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory to look deep into space and encounter extreme exoplanets and galaxies, and explore the vastness of the universe. Guests can order tickets by date and time. Admission: $24 general; discounts available for children, students, seniors and groups. The Shops at Rivercenter (lower level on the Alamo side below H&M), 849 E. Commerce St.
ART EXHIBITS/SHOWS
Now through July 11
Bihl Haus Arts is hosting “Posing Stories,” an exhibit of artist Pearla Sanchez’s new works that are inspired by the hundreds of sketches that she has created over the years. Admission is free. 2803 Fredericksburg Road
Now through July 18
Centro Cultural Aztlan is hosting the exhibition, “Infinity Square,” featuring works by local artists Louis Vega Treviño and Ben Mata. Their works examine and illustrate the use of color, balance, rhythm, and geometry. Admission is free. 1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103
Now through July 19
ArtPace is hosting individual exhibits of works from artists currently participating in ArtPace’s 2026 International Artists-In-Residence program: Việt Lê, Mel Chin, Violette Bule, and Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander. Admission is free. 445 N. Main Ave.
Now through July 31
El Esplendor Del Arte Chicano, a show featuring a selection of art works from the personal collection of Ricardo and Harriett Romo, is extended through July 30. Art show proceeds benefit local nonprofit SAY Si. 1310 S. Brazos St. Host venue open noon-6 p.m. Mon.-Thu.
Now through July 31
Alamo Colleges District hosts “From the West Side to the World: Un Homenaje a Flaco Jiménez,” an exhibit honoring the life and legacy of Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, the legendary accordionist who helped to shape the growth and evolution of conjunto music and Tejano culture, and share those aspects with the wider world while keeping true to his West Side origins. The reception includes guest speakers and a performance by Los Texmaniacs. The exhibit is open to all and runs through July 31. Admission is free. Alamo Colleges District ACCESS Building Common Ground Gallery, 2222 N. Alamo St.
Now through Aug. 9
McNay Art Museum is hosting “Garden Party: Nature on Paper,” an exhibition that explores how humans live with and shape the natural world. The display features prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and sculpture from the McNay’s permanent collection. Entry with museum admission. 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave.
Now through Aug. 7
San Antonio Art League and Museum hosts a new exhibit, “Summer Reflections,” which features original works by eight local artists that use color, light and imagery to capture the summer season’s warmth, vitality and energy. Admission is free. 130 King William St.
Now through Aug. 30
Ruby City is hosting “Sensing Meaning, Abstract Painting,” a selection of 20-plus artists’ works from the mid-20th century through today that explore the art of abstraction. The exhibition runs through Aug. 30. Admission is free. 150 Camp St.
Now through Aug. 30
“A Postmodernist Says ¿Que?” is an exhibition that explores the Latinx experience framed within various realms of humor as a way for individuals and groups to connect to and understand each other. Admission is free. Centro de Artes, 101 S. Santa Rosa St.
Now through Sept. 24
Visitors may watch local artist Rubio, Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival’s first artist-in-residence, live-paint at Luminaria’s newly opened headquarters during regular studio hours 5-9 p.m. Thu.-Fri., and 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun. now through Sept. 24. His art is available for purchase. The 2026 edition of Luminaria is planned for Nov. 14 along West Houston Street downtown. 207 E. Travis St.
Now through Oct. 26
San Antonio Museum of Art hosts “Canvas to Clay: Georgia O’Keeffe and Maria Martinez to Mata Ortiz and Tonalá.” Featuring paintings by O’Keeffe and ceramic vessels by Martinez, including works from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, and Tonalá, Jalisco, this exhibit explores both artists’ cultural and natural inspirations, which transcend the U.S./Mexico border. Free with museum admission. 200 E. Jones Ave.
Now through Jan. 4, 2027
Briscoe Western Art Museum is hosting “Selena Forever/Siempre Selena,” an exhibit featuring San Antonio photographer John Dyer’s images that celebrate the life and career of the late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. The photos were captured during Selena’s rise to international stardom in the early 1990s, and offer an intimate look at the artist who transformed Tejano music, giving it another layer of visibility for established and new fans. The Briscoe will offer a screening of the feature biopic “Selena” July 19. Entry with museum admission. 210 W. Market St.
Now through Jan. 9, 2027
The Witte Museum is hosting “The Witte Museum: 100 Years,” an exhibition that shows visitors how the institution has interpreted and shared the story of Texas through natural history specimens, cultural artifacts, Texas art, and global collections. Admission by museum entry fee. 3801 Broadway St.
Now through Jan. 15. 2027
The exhibit “Built on Legacy: Artists of San Antonio” features paintings, prints, installations, and more from 23 artists, living and deceased, reflecting San Antonio’s artistic community over the last 50 years. Admission is free. Centro de Artes Culture Commons gallery, 115 Plaza de Armas
Now through May 30, 2027
Institute of Texan Cultures hosts “Pure Conjunto: Border(less) Sound,” an exhibit of photos, instruments, posters and other artifacts that demonstrate the power of Conjunto music, and how it was shaped by German and Eastern European immigrants, and influenced by Tejano communities drawing on Indigenous, Spanish, and Mexican traditions. Free with museum admission. 111 W. Houston St., Suite 121.
July 10
The Beacon at Midtown will host an opening reception 7-10 p.m. for The Printmakers’ Process, an exhibit of drawings, matrices, misprints, and other works by Celeste de Luna. The pieces demonstrate how printmaking is often misunderstood, and how objects present potential despite being overlooked and discarded. Admission is free. 1136 W. Woodlawn Ave.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Weekly
The city of San Antonio presents Downtown Thursday, a series of family friendly, public block parties that serve as a way for residents and visitors to experience different parts of downtown. Programming after 5 p.m. includes music, art, culture, complimentary light bites and beverages, kids’ activities and more. The Local SATX micro‑transit service will also offer transportation from other downtown locations to the event each time. Free parking will be available in the City Tower Garage, 60 N. Flores St. after 5 p.m.
July 10
Second Chances Thrift Shop will host a yard sale with proceeds benefiting the Helotes Humane Society. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is free. 10671 Shaenfield Road
July 10
Pearl debuts a 18-hole, San Antonio-inspired mini golf course, Pearl Putt, to the public at 10 a.m. The golf course features local landmarks, such as the Alamo and the Tower of the Americas, and symbols of Pearl’s brewing heritage, such as Pearl’s famed smokestack, and the former Pearl Brewery brewhouse, now Hotel Emma. Located at 1100 Springs Plaza, Pearl Putt will be open 10 a.m.-11 a.m. daily. Tickets can be bought on site or via Google Maps or Apple Maps at $12 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and younger.
July 11
San Antonio’s French Festival, a celebration of Bastille Day, will feature the Petanque “Bocci” tournament, or bocce ball competition involving more than 20 teams from around Texas. Visitors can also enjoy $5 beer and wine and $5 small bites from local vendors including Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, Sur La Table, Luciano Ristorante and Pizzeria, and Brasserie Tardif. There will also be a classic car display, and live music during the afternoon. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission is free. Main Street at The Shops at La Cantera
July 11
Community members are invited to a “Seeds with SOL” movement therapy event where they can use guided yoga, breathwork, mindfulness, reflection and plants to connect with each other, and make affirmations to nurture their mind, body and soul. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Admission is free. Converse City Park, 307 School St.
July 11
Second annual New Braunfels Coffee Festival, a family friendly event, features 70+ coffee roasters and vendors, artisan makers, food trucks, coffee demonstrations, and live entertainment. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission: $10 general, free for children. 13 Trees Coffee Haus and Roastery, 1420 W. Klein Road, New Braunfels
