Community Calendar

Illuminate your hopes for the year ahead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden’s enchanting Wish: Water Lanterns in the Garden. Gather with family and friends for an unforgettable evening filled with light, love, and inspiration.

Set after Lunar New Year, this luminous celebration invites guests of all ages to embrace new beginnings and send heartfelt wishes for joy, health, and happiness floating across the Garden’s serene ponds. Inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese floating and hanging lanterns, the night will shimmer with thousands of glowing lights, live music, and softly lit pathways lined with luminarias.

Savor delicious food and beverages, stroll through the radiant gardens, and be part of a magical moment that celebrates community, connection, and the promise of a bright year to come.

Ticket Pricing:
Adult – $18.00
Children (age 3-13) – $15.00
Children (0—3) – FREE

Onsite Guaranteed Parking – $20.00 (we will sell that amount minus the 12 spots for ADA)

Member Pricing: $5.00 discount on all ticket options, excluding parking passes.

*Each paid ticket includes one (1) Lantern | no outside lanterns will be allowed in.

Join San Antonio Parks & Recreation and get ready to discover the mysterious world of owls as we embark on a thrilling adventure through the night. Our expert guides will lead you on a prowl to spot these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

This free event is open to all ages!

Limited spots available!

Please wear weather-appropriate clothing, sturdy closed-toed shoes and bug repellent.

Limited spots, please register at the link!

If you register and decide not to attend, contact Rubi.Jaimes@SanAntonio.gov so your spot can be opened up. Thanks!

In 2026, we are honored to celebrate AVA, America’s Walking Club’s 50th Anniversary, recognizing fifty years of promoting fitness, fellowship, and lifelong adventure. The celebration begins on February 20, 2026, in Fredericksburg, Texas, with a welcoming Opening Ceremony and Friendship Walk to kick off this unforgettable weekend.

🥾 Day 1 (February 20): 50th Anniversary Walk in Fredericksburg, Texas. Opening Ceremony will start at 9am under the Adelsverein covered pavilion at the Marktplatz.
🥾 Day 2 (February 21): Choose between a 5k, 10k, Half and Full Marathon Walk through the heart of San Antonio, followed by a fun social gathering on South Alamo Street with free goodies from The Jewel and Churrostar.
🥾 Day 3 (February 22): Choose between a 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon Walk with the finish line and closing ceremony happening at the Beethoven Maennerchor.

You can go to one, two, or all three days!

"Abundant Nature" is an Art Exhibit by Stefani Job Spears in the Molly Shafer Gallery at the King William Association. Stefani Job Spears holds a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. She has been teaching Visual Arts throughout the state for thirty years. As an artist-in-residence for the Texas Commission on the Arts, Spears developed curriculum and fine art standards for public schools. In addition, Spears has taught Art, developed events and programs for the Southwest School of Art and Saint Mary's Hall. Her innovative art works frequently cross media boundaries, combining handmade paper, printmaking, oils and watercolors that reflect her love of nature and landscapes. Free and open to the public of all ages.

Opening Reception: January 28, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talks & Exhibition Preview: 1/27: 6:30-8:00 pm

Fronterizx: Art by M. Jenea Sanchez and Gabriela Muñoz with Jenelle Esparza focuses on twenty-first century shared and socially-engaged art practices. This exhibition features work created by the Fronterizx Collective founded by Sanchez and Muñoz during their first collaboration in 2009 on the Arizona/Mexico borderline in a project titled La Tapiz Fronteriza de La Virgen de Guadalupe and includes contemporary artworks such as the video Caldo de Pollo and the photographic series Living Altar. In addition, this exhibition features a new collaborative project between Esparza and Fronterizx. This is the first exhibition in Texas of the Fronterizx Collective, as well as the artists’ first collaboration with San Antonio-based artist Jenelle Esparza.

Fronterizx Collective is driven by the artists’ lived experiences as women of color working in the interstitial space of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Fronterizx is committed to the representation and implication of brown female bodies from their own lived experiences situated within the Sonora and Chihuahua desert ecologies. Their projects, installations, and exhibitions have appeared on the U.S.-Mexico borderline and museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wheelwright Museum, and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. In 2023 they were awarded the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award by the Phoenix Art Museum and a 2024 USA Artist Fellowship. 

Sanchez was born and raised in the Arizona and Sonora frontera and Muñoz migrated through the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to Phoenix. Esparza is a Corpus Christi and South Texas native. Esparza, Sanchez, and Muñoz were introduced as recipients of the 2024 US Latinx Fellowship.

Join us every Saturday morning for Story Hour where are very own Ms Leslie will read to your little ones, followed by a craft activity.

Ages 3-8. Parents must stay with kiddos during Story Hour.

Opening Reception: January 23, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talks: February 28, 1 - 3 pm

Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman

This exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives, Lawrence and Lester bring critical attention to the possibilities of imagination to transform expectations that structure standard knowledge systems. Lester’s works often have a foundation in considerations of the natural world whereas Lawrence’s works often develop in consideration of challenges to narratives that influence subjectivity and social engagement. The exhibition features mixed-media two- and three-dimensional works and installation.

Are you ready to ramp up your garden?

Join us to learn about how to safely save your seeds while adding new ones to your collection. Attendees are encouraged (but not required) to bring seeds and extra seedlings to trade with other garden enthusiasts! We especially encourage sharing seeds from native and drought-tolerant plants.

Join us for an enchanting afternoon of jazz music featuring the talented local singer DevSoul as we come together to celebrate and honor Black History Month. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience soulful melodies and rich heritage!

Music of irony and restraint—shaped by censorship, fear, and unbreakable spirit.

Gubaidulina: Piano Quintet
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57