Weekend Event Guide

Here are the top 5 things to do in San Antonio this weekend

Soak up spring all around town at the top five things to do in San Antonio this weekend. Rock out in tribute to Queen at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, or adopt a new four-legged family member at the National Puppy Day Celebration. For a full list of events, visit our calendar.

Thursday, March 21

One Night of Queen
Rock out to the timeless music of Queen for one magically memorable evening at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Gary Mullen and his band, The Works, will perform a spectacular live tribute to the rock legends with all the Freddie Mercury-esque pomp and showmanship fans can handle. Select tickets are still available.

Pink in concert with Julia Michaels
Pink is set to hit the AT&T Center stage for a high-energy performance featuring songs from her latest album, Beautiful Trauma. In addition to her newest work, fans can expect to hear a few of the “Just Give me a Reason” performer’s most famous chart-topping tracks, too. Singer Julia Michaels will join the stalwart pop star as the opening act.

Saturday, March 23

The Shops at La Cantera presents National Puppy Day Celebration
Things get ferociously cute at The Shops at La Cantera. National Puppy Day festivities include pet fashion, adoptions, puppy brunch, giveaways, tons of treats, and more. Get a front row seat to the fashion show action, and watch pups wag down the runway with their human models in new spring styles also available for purchase. Admission is free.

The Boston Pops Orchestra in concert
One of the most beloved orchestras in the country will 'pop' into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this weekend. Known as “America’s Orchestra,” the Boston Pops will perform a set spanning more than a century of music. Music fans of all ages are invited to experience this sound of our nation by way of a timeless genre. Tickets still available.

Sunday, March 24

A Conversation with Lou Diamond Phillips and La Bamba screening
Hollywood icon Lou Diamond Phillips visits the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts for an exclusive screening of the 1987 film La Bamba. Guests can stick around to enjoy a moderated discussion with Phillips following the movie. A select number of tickets to the intimate evening are still available.

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips sits down for a discussion about 1987 film La Bamba at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this Sunday.

Photo courtesy of UT Arlington Maverick Speakers Series

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips sits down for a discussion about 1987 film La Bamba at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this Sunday.

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This week's hot headlines

Utopia brand wins big in this week's 5 hottest San Antonio headlines

Maria Flores of Hess Street Foods wins first place in H-E-B's Quest for Texas Best

Photo courtesy of H-E-B

Maria Flores of Hess Street Foods shows off her winning products.

Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.

1. Utopia chorizo seasoning wins first place and $20,000 in H-E-B competition. Texas' favorite grocery chain H-E-B has completed its search for the next crop of Texas-made products to hit the shelves, and one Utopia brand in the top 10 came out victorious. Austin's Birria Queen has won the grand prize in the Quest for Texas Best, earning $25,000 for its birria seasoning bombs; and Utopia's Hess Street Foods won first place and $20,000 for its chorizo seasoning paste.

A rooftop pool 21 stories up completes the new InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel. Photo courtesy of InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel

2. New San Antonio hotel with 4 bar and dining concepts opens downtown. The highly anticipated InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk is now open. Previously the Wyndham San Antonio River Walk, this hotel was sold and dramatically updated to include 390 rooms and four new bar and dining concepts. This transformation has been in the works for at least three years.

3. Pub grub gets elevated in new effort at embattled Stone Oak spot. Stone Oak has a new culinary hotspot that’s elevating pub fare in a tricky location that's seen multiple restaurants open and close in quick succession. Stacey Robinson, owner of Stone Terrace Gastropub, said the team hopes combining an upscale menu with an easygoing atmosphere will go over well with folks seeking a well-rounded experience.

4. Acclaimed family-owned Turkish restaurant makes San Antonio debut. A new Turkish restaurant has debuted in San Antonio with all your skewers and more. Called Selda Mediterranean Kitchen, it's a family-owned concept from Dallas, opening its first location outside DFW in San Antonio, at 9955 W I-10 Frontage Rd. right off I-10.

Woodbine Bar at The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Woodbine Bar is the newest feature of The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Photo courtesy of The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

5. Swanky San Antonio resort shakes up nightlife with sleek new bar. A week after revealing swanky updates to its flagship Antlers Lodge, the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa followed up with the opening of a brand-new bar. Continuing its summer revamp, the hotel debuted its newest amenity, Woodbine Bar, on August 7.