Weekend Event Guide

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

Explore Alamo City culture and entertainment in the days ahead. Celebrate the San Antonio missions at the World Heritage Festival, or see singer Leon Bridges in concert. Check out the top five things to do in San Antonio this weekend.

Thursday, September 9

World Heritage Festival
Celebrate the San Antonio missions at the sixth annual World Heritage Festival. This year’s festivities are both in-person and virtual and include highlights such as art exhibits, outdoor movie nights, live music, and much more. For a full schedule of events and for ticket information, visit the festival website.

Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club presents Carlos Mencia
Comedian Carlos Mencia is the latest guest performer at Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club. Mencia rose to fame in the L.A. comedy circuit decades ago and has appeared on shows like In Living Color, The Arsenio Hall Show, Moesha, and An Evening at the Improv. Shows are scheduled through September 12.

Friday, September 10

Leon Bridges in concert
Texas singer-songwriter Leon Bridges returns to San Antonio in support of his new album, Gold Diggers Sound. Bridges is best known for dominating R&B and soul charts with top hits like “Coming Home.” A limited number of tickets is still available for this special show at The Aztec Theatre.

Saturday, September 11

Lady A in concert
Country music band Lady A performs at Whitewater Amphitheater for one night only. The country-pop trio comes to San Antonio in support of their new album, What a Song Can Do (Chapter One). Purchase seats on the ticketing website.

Sunday, September 12

Desert Door Texas Sotol present Easteños: True Cowboys of the Wild Horse Desert
See the premiere of Texas short film Easteños: True Cowboys of the Wild Horse Desert at Hotel Emma. This exclusive screening event follows the extraordinary lives of two brothers, cowboys Timo and Miguel Rodriguez, at the historic San Antonio Viejo ranch. Guests will mingle with the East Foundation, Desert Door, the Ocotillo Film teams, as well as the cowboys themselves.

Leon Bridges comes to San Antonio in support of his new album, Gold Digger Sounds.

Austin City Limits Festival ACL 2015 Weekend One Day One Leon Bridges

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Leon Bridges comes to San Antonio in support of his new album, Gold Digger Sounds.

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Texas restaurants' expansion tops week's 5 hottest 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. 7 Mexican chains are taking over the U.S., starting in Texas. The U.S. is set to be on the receiving end of an explosion of Mexican chain restaurants — and Texas, God bless, is doing its part. An eye-opening (and clever) story on Mashed called "Mexican Chain Restaurants You're About To See Everywhere" finds 12 chains all on the verge of expansion. Seven are from Texas.

2. San Antonio is the No. 4 most educated city in the country, says Forbes. Austin and San Antonio don't get all the same opportunities as the even larger cities in Texas, but in a recent study they prove they're prepared. Both made the top 10 in Forbes Advisor's "Most Educated Cities In The U.S." list: San Antonio was No. 4, and Austin was No. 7.

3. Central Texas barbecue joint makes Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurants list. One charming barbecue joint about an hour from San Antonio has done it once again, this time making one of the top editorial lists a U.S. eatery can make: Bon Appétit's 20 Best New Restaurants list. Barbs B Q in Lockhart, 30 miles from Austin, was the only Texas restaurant to clinch a spot.

4. Trinity University grad Alice Walton is now the world's richest woman. Trinity University alum and Walmart heiress Alice Walton has earned the title of world's wealthiest woman. According toForbes, Walton has toppled L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France to become the richest woman on the planet for the first time since 2022.

5. San Antonio celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with 56 mostly free events. People across the country know about Cinco de Mayo, but folks in San Antonio know Dieciséis de Septiembre is where it's at. To celebrate the Mexican independence day — the beginning of Hispanic Heritage month — the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and the Diez y Seis de Septiembre Commission are throwing another month of parties, parades, performances, and more.

Weekend Event Guide

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

Leon Bridges comes to San Antonio in support of his new album, Gold Digger Sounds.

This week's hot headlines

Texas restaurants' expansion tops week's 5 hottest San Antonio stories

Trinity University grad Alice Walton is now the world's richest woman

Sudden shutters and fall festivals spice up San Antonio restaurant news

San Antonio suburb 5th on booming U.S. cities list with homes under $500,000