May 15 Friday
📸 Discover. Capture. Share the Beauty of the River Basin.From flowing creeks and rivers to native plants, wildlife, and outdoor adventures, the San Antonio River Basin is full of photo-worthy moments. Show us your unique perspective in the 9th Annual River Clicks Photo Contest!
🌟 This year’s Special Category highlights Student photographers, celebrating the creativity and unique perspectives of our community’s youth. With continued growth in student participation over the years, the San Antonio River Authority is proud to recognize and encourage young photographers through this featured category.
🌿 The San Antonio River Authority invites you to explore the natural beauty of the entire San Antonio River Basin and share your photos with us!
Photo Categories:🌊 Creeks & Rivers🦃 Animals (native wildlife)🌿 Plants (native vegetation)🐞 Insects & Pollinators🏃➡️ Recreation😸 Pets🍁 Seasonal Variation⭐ Special Category - Student Category (under 18)
Photos must be taken within Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, or Goliad County.Winners will be announced prior to a reception at the Witte Museum in Fall 2026. More details will be given to all finalists.
📷 Limit: 1 photo per category.👨👩👧 Student entries require parent/guardian consent and a waiver.📅 The contest is open March 1st - May 31st🔗 www.sariverauthority.org/photocontest/
May 16 Saturday
Catch the Fun with River Rodeo!A community-wide fishing challenge hosted by the San Antonio River Authority and San Antonio River Foundation in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Fin Addict Angler Foundation. The event invites anglers tolog their catches, compete on live leaderboards, win prizes, and support real fisheries science while enjoying outdoor river adventures.
How to Register: Log catches using MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas https://www.anglersatlas.com/event/888/2026-river-rodeo
River Rodeo combines outdoor recreation with citizen science by allowing anglers to log species, size, and general location data to support fisheries research and river management. Participants can track progress on live leaderboards, compete in multiple categories, and remain eligible for prizes and raffles throughout the challenge.
Visit our website for a full list of event rules.
Help us take back the phrase “litter bug” by doing something good for birds and wildlife. Join us each third Saturday for a community litter pick-up to help keep Mitchell Lake Audubon Center safe and welcoming for the wildlife that call it home. No experience necessary and all supplies are provided. Participants must be at least 8 years of age, and those under 16 must be accompanied with an adult at all times.
Get outside on the weekend to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and enjoy free entry all day at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. Take home native plant educational material to learn what plants would work best in your space to benefit birds on their migration journey.
The show opens March 22, 2026 through May 27, 2026, and presents creative pinhole portraits of San Antonio Artist immersed in their artform.
The opening exhibit of Eric O’Connell’s pinhole photography invites viewers into a living moment where time, movement, and memory converge. Through long exposures that compress minutes into a single frame, O’Connell reveals portraits that are both sharp and softly obscured, capturing not just a subject’s image but the interaction, motion, and atmosphere surrounding them.
Ghostly blurs, shifting shadows, and layered spaces create a sense of transparency and connection, allowing creativity, place, and presence to merge into one unified view. This exhibit asks audiences to slow down and consider the fleeting, often overlooked relationships between time, the artist, and the world they inhabit.
Join San Antonio Parks & Recreation to learn more about wildlife in our community! Visit tables hosted by the Natural Areas Education Team for engaging activities about the amazing plants and animals that make San Antonio Home!
This free event is open to all ages!
WHAT: A captivating large-scale immersive art experience, Otherwild, will transform the San Antonio Botanical Garden this spring into a vibrant world where wonder takes root and the sky comes alive.
Debuting Saturday, March 7, the exhibition features colorful visionary installations by artist Patrick Shearn and his internationally renowned studio, Poetic Kinetics, which is recognized for large-scale public art that inspires awe, movement, and creative exploration.
Otherwild invites visitors to step into a whimsical, nature-inspired environment where art and landscape merge. The installation will unfold into two distinct parts:
● Flora Borealis - a custom Skynet installation of ultra-lightweight, kinetic elements that float with the breeze, contrasting the SABG’s natural landscape
● Enchanted Trees - a sculptural grove of ten imaginary species, each with its own personality, crafted from reflective, movement-responsive materials that interact with sunlight and wind.
Otherwild is included with standard admission. To learn more and purchase tickets, please visit www.sabgtx.org
WHEN: March 7 - July 7, 2026
WHERE: San Antonio Botanical Garden 555 Funston Place San Antonio, Texas 78209
Otherwild is included with standard admission. Daily admission to the San Antonio Botanical Garden is $18-22 adults; $16-20 military; $13-15 children aged 3-13; $3 Museums for All (with SNAP or WIC EBT card and valid ID).
As the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) celebrates 30 years of stewardship on June 28th, we invite residents, students, businesses, and organizations from Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Medina, and Uvalde counties to help us look to the future by showcasing how you're managing the drought. Whether you're collecting rainwater, composting, using drip irrigation, or embracing native plants—we want to see it!
Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 EAA Calendar, celebrating innovation, resilience, and the community’s shared commitment to protecting the aquifer.
Edwards Aquifer Authority is a Texan by Nature conservation partner.
Join Villa Finale and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for a hands‑on, interactive workshop focused on an essential—but often overlooked—aspect of caring for older homes: wood window repair. Meet skilled window artisans and explore tools and techniques, including glass repair, deglazing and reglazing, and wood repair. Whether you’re an experienced homeowner or simply curious about preservation skills, this event offers practical guidance and up‑close learning. Light refreshments will be served, and attendees are welcome to come and go during the three‑hour event. Part of San Antonio’s Preservation Month.