ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Cinco De Mayo
  514 West Commerce • San Antonio, TX 78207
  Market Square downtown
  210-207-8600
  Cinco De Mayo is one of the more celebrated Mexican holidays in the city.

• Hauntings History of San Antonio Ghost Hunt
  138 Waxwood Lane • San Antonio, TX 78216
  210-348-6640
  Join internationally recognized ghost hunter Martin Leal on the most popular ghost tour in Texas for over 8 years.

• New World Wine & Food Festival
  210-822-9555
  The New World Wine and Food Festival is an independent, not-for-profit organization that was organized to "promote San Antonio as a premier wine and food destination and a culinary and cultural gateway to Mexico and Latin America." "The Festival features both local and internationally known chefs and winemakers creating an educational event designed to introduce residents and visitors to the vast diversity of Mexican, Latin American and Spanish cuisines and wines, as well as showcases the broad spectrum of Texas agricultural products."

Cinema

• Cinemark Movies 9
  4100 South New Braunfels • San Antonio, TX 78223
  210-532-8886
  Office phone: 210-532-9129

• Cinemark Movies 16
  5063 Northwest Loop 410 • San Antonio, TX 78229
  210-523-1294
  Office phone: 210-522-9660

• Regal Alamo Quarry 14
  255 East Basse Road • San Antonio, TX 78209
  210-333-3456
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Regal Cielo Vista 18
  2828 Cinema Ridge • San Antonio, TX 78238
  210-680-7469
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Regal Fiesta 16 Theatres
  12631 Vance Jackson • San Antonio, TX 78230
  210-333-3456
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Regal Northwoods 14
  17640 Henderson Pass • San Antonio, TX 78232
  210-333-3456
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Night Life

• Rosario's
  910 South Alamo Street • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-223-1806
  A favorite local spot, Rosario's is packed every night with people enjoying authentic Mexican food and drinks.

• Zinc: Wine, Champagne & Spirits
  207 North Presa Street • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-224-2900 or 210-224-1313 (Office)
  Located in historic downtown San Antonio near the Riverwalk, Zinc is well-known for its extensive selection of international wines, champagne and domestic varietals. Guests can also enjoy fine import cigars, vintage ports, specialty cocktails, and wine-friendly cuisine.

Concerts & Performances

• San Antonio Symphony
  222 East Houston Street • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-554-1000
  The San Antonio Symphony offers magnificent Classical and Pops concerts in the beautiful Majestic Theatre. Offering over one hundred concerts a year, the usual year will see about thirty two Classical performances, twenty five Pops concerts, eight 'special attractions' concerts, twenty four youth concerts, five interactive Family Classics concerts, and a number of community concerts. The organization also offers educational programs to the public.

• Majestic Theatre
  224 East Houston Street • San Antonio, TX 78205
  Located in Downtown San Antonio
  210-226-3333 (Box Office)
  Designed and built in 1929, by John Eberson for Karl Hoblitzelle's Interstate Theatres, the Mediterranean-style Majestic was for many years the largest theatre in Texas and the second largest motion picture theatre in the country. The historic Majestic Theatre, located in the Majestic Tower, sits 2,311 people and is the home of the San Antonio Symphony and Broadway in San Antonio. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and features several performances each year.

Plays & Productions

• Arneson River Theatre
  On River Walk near Presa, in La Villita • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-207-8610
  This outdoor theatre is host to a wide variety of performances and events, including ballet, musicals, opera, Tejano, Country and Western, Jazz, Rock and more. The theatre is located in the downtown Riverwalk district of the city.

• Carver Community Cultural Center
  226 North Hackberry • San Antonio, TX 78202
  210-207-7211
  With an emphasis placed on African-American heritage and accomplishments, this cultural centre, a part of the Carver Complex, also celebrates the diverse cultures of the community, nation and world through the presentation of artistic exhibitions and performances, educational programs, and community outreach activities.

• Cockrell Theatre For The Performing Arts
  Riverwalk, east bank-- near Market & Bowie Streets • San Antonio, TX 78205
  Convention Center on the Riverwalk
  210-207-8500
  This large modernistic auditouium is host to the performing arts, such as ballet, opera, drama and symphony concerts, but is also an ideal place to gather for those who wish to hold large meetings that incorporate multi-media presentations. The theatre is located on the Riverwalk, near the Convention Centre.

Festivals & Fairs

• Great Country River Festival
  Arneson River Theater and River Walk • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-227-4262
  Put on your cowboy hat and faded blue jeans, and mosey over to the River Walk for this weekend country and western music festival.

• Tejano Conjunto Festival
  Various parks • San Antonio, TX 78207
  210-271-3151
  That lively blend of Mexican and German music so special to South Texas, Conjunto, blares forth for several days at this music festival.

• Texas Folklife Festival
  HemisFair Park • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-458-2300
  The Texas Folklife Festival, held annually on the ground of the Institute of Texan Cultures, gives every ethnic group in Texas a chance to show off the things of which it is most proud.

• Greek Funstival
  2504 North Saint Mary's Street • San Antonio, TX 78212
  210-735-5051
  The annual Greek Funstival gathers most of the area's Greeks and would-be Greeks for a weekend of dancing, eating, and retsina drinking.

• Oktoberfest
  422 Pereida near South Alamo • San Antonio, TX 78210
  210-222-1521
  In October, just when it is most comfortable to sit out in the evening, the Beethoven Mannerchor and Damenchor sponsor an Oktoberfest.

• Fiesta San Antonio, The
  2611 Broadway • San Antonio, TX 78215-1022
  210-227-5191, 1-877-723-4378
  This is "one of the world's most unique and fun parties which celebrates San Antonio's many cultures and perpetuates the history of Texas and the memory of those men, women and events that led to her independence;" the annual ten-day, city-wide celebration, held each April, offers blues and jazz band concerts, fairs, fashion shows, parades, art shows, a golf tournament, tours of historic areas, flower shows, a river-fest and much more.
  Sponsored By: The San Antonio Commission

Tours

• Yellow Rose Carriage
  300 Austin Street • San Antonio, TX 78202
  210-225-6490
  Yellow Rose Carriage offers tours of San Antonio in elegant horse-drawn carriages.

• Incredible Journeys - Hot Air Balloons
  P.O. Box 691312 • San Antonio, TX 78269
  210-349-6991
  This outfit offers hot air balloon rides over San Antonio and surrounding areas. Come fly with them for an incredible adventure tour.

• Texas Trolley
  Alamo Visitor Center • San Antonio, TX 78205
  210-225-8587
  One can get off and get back on at any of seven historic locations that are trolley stops, on this sixty minute tour of the historic downtown area via trolley.