Weekend Event Guide

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

Get your fill of tasty tacos, groove to live music, and shop the best of Texas art at happenings all around the Alamo City. Check out the top five things to do in San Antonio this weekend.

Thursday, July 15

San Antonio Food & Wine Alliance presents Taco Rumble
San Antonio and Austin chefs go head-to-head during the inaugural Taco Rumble. The culinary competition is hosted by the San Antonio Food & Wine Alliance and will feature a menu of delicious and unique tacos prepared using techniques and flavors ranging from traditional to new-school. In addition to tons of tacos, guests will also be able to wash the eats down with a selection of alcoholic beverages, including Milagro Tequila, Pearl, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bribón Tequila, Dandy Rosé, Lone Star Seltzer, and much more.

Friday, July 16

Prophets & Outlaws in concert with Vandoliers Trio
Texas music group Prophets & Outlaws performs live at Gruene Hall. The band comes to New Braunfels in support of their 2019 album, Dreamer. Vandoliers Trio will join Prophets & Outlaws as a special guest. Select tickets are still available.

27th Annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival
The 27th annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival will include an opening performance by San Antonio’s own Joe Posada and national headliners Nils and Johnny Britt. Visit the festival website for more information.

The Overtime Theater presents Flash!!!
Sci-fi production Flash!!! raises the curtain on opening weekend at The Overtime Theater. This futuristic comedy follows two adventurous space friends across the galaxy for a story that all ages will enjoy. Purchase tickets and view showtimes on The Overtime Theater website. Performances run through July 24.

Saturday, July 17

Vogt Auction Galleries presents Texas & Western Art Auction
Add a piece of acclaimed Western art to your collection when you participate in the Vogt Auction Galleries auction. Works from artists including Julian Onderdonk, Helen Hunter, and Carl Rice Embrey will be on auction, as will be a collection of bronzes and early Texas pottery. The event will be held both in person and online.

Johnny Britt headlines the 27th Annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival.

Photo courtesy of Johnny Britt

Johnny Britt headlines the 27th Annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival.

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This week's hot headlines

Big Lots store closure tops this week's most-read San Antonio stories

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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. San Antonio store loses big in Big Lots bankruptcy. In sad news for bargain hunters, Ohio-based discount chain Big Lots has confirmed it is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is closing down locations. How many total it will be, they do not yet know. But they've already earmarked approximately 344 store closures, and San Antonio is among the cities getting hit.

2. Home of Shiner Bock breaks ground on cocktail lounge and restaurant. Although Spoetzl Brewery is best known for its regionally iconic beer Shiner Bock, its new distillery has opened up a whole new world of drinking possibilities. One of those is a new cocktail lounge and restaurant on the Spoetzl Brewery property, which will soon be drawing folks from both sides of the beer and spirits aisle. Construction started September 6 with a groundbreaking ceremony.

3. Barbecue fest near San Antonio draws pitmasters from around the world. Something very hot is coming to the Lone Star State. San Antonio-area pitmaster Al Frugoni is bringing together more than 90 barbecue-lovers — both pitmasters and content creators — for an "Open Fire Meat Up" on October 26 in Hondo, about 40 miles west of the Alamo City.

4. Spooky San Antonio baker competes on Food Network Halloween show. Food Network is featuring a San Antonian in this season's Halloween Baking Championship. Manny Martinez is a "Cake Master" based out of San Antonio, where he specializes in realistic and gruesome cakes and chocolate sculptures. He started out in the field of special effects makeup, and these days, he makes spooky and scary treats for his pop-up bakery, The Grim Bakers.

5. San Antonio chef revives Italian deli as quick-serve food truck. Beloved Italian eatery Fratello’s is once again serving in Alamo City. Though the original brick-and-mortar is long gone, much of the menu lives on through a new food truck, Fratello’s To-Go.

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