May 11 Saturday
The third annual Your Best Life Festival will feature over 50 agencies and businesses with health and wellness information and services for all ages. Attendees will learn about community resources, insurance, mental health, nutrition, physical fitness, safety and more. Kids will enjoy free fun activities, including a bounce house, games, face painting and balloon twisting. Adults can take part in free chair massages and fitness activities. The free event will be on May 11, 2024, 10 am to 3 pm, in the Seguin Coliseum (950 S Austin St, Seguin, Texas, 78155). Find details at NAMIGuadalupeCounty.org/festival.
Discover what it takes to become a space explorer and an Earth defender!
Experience life as an astronaut through hands-on activities, see real NASA artifacts and learn how scientists are defending the planet from catastrophic asteroid impacts in Surviving Space: Astronauts & Asteroids.
Night of Artists draws artists, collectors and art enthusiasts to the Briscoe for two days of unforgettable festivities on the San Antonio River Walk and kicks off one of the premier Western art exhibitions and sales in the world. Beyond the opening celebration, Night of Artists is a public exhibition and sale that spans six weeks at the Briscoe, March 24 – May 5.
From scenic landscapes, stunning wildlife and classic cowboys to inspired Native Americans and dazzling vaqueros, the wide range of artworks reflects the vast beauty of the American West – and features something for every art enthusiast. Participating artists this year include Billy Schenck, Don Oelze, Z.S. Liang, John Coleman, C. Michael Dudash, George Hallmark, Kim Wiggins, Jeremy Lipking, Bonnie Marris, Michael Ome Untiedt, Teresa Elliot, Jan Mapes, Kevin Red Star and Walter Matia.
Notable new artists and artists returning to the exhibition this year include Brandon Bailey, G. Russell Case, David Griffin, Jennifer Johnson, Huihan Liu, James Morgan, Ed Natiya, Scott Tallman Powers and Morgan Weistling.
Revival of the old National Train Day and later know as the South Texas Rail Fest, event that was held down at Sunset Station till 2019. The San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum(SARHM) is reviving the event at their location in Elmendorf, know as the Elmendorf Heritage & Railroad Museum, SARHM is looking to make this the location for the event for years to come!
This year we will have the Model A and Model T groups there with vehicles on display, various railroad inspection cars, the former Southern Pacific Railroad business car SP 127 “Alamo”, food vendors, and more! Come join us!
The Arbutus Place shares our food blessings. Too many to list. Free to all. New and more convenient location. Park in the Newcome parking lot. The building is in front of you.
Join Green Spaces Alliance staff at SARA's offices to hear from Lee Marlowe, SARA's Sustainable Landscape Ecologist, on Low Impact Development. We will tour SARA's offices to see their rain gardens, native plantings, and stormwater cisterns. Take home ideas of how you can implement low impact development in your garden or yard.
Sign up soon! Spaces are limited.
Heartfulness guided relaxation enables a calming and relaxing effect on the body to reduce stress, restlessness, and anxiety issues. Following relaxation, we offer Heartfulness guided meditation that enables one to center themselves and connect to one’s own inherent positive nature. Over years of research and observations, Heartfulness Institute has seen immense growth in resiliency in several individuals and thereby communities. Free sessions, no registration required. Ages 15 and above only.
The 9th Annual Pan-African Cultural Festival is a free community celebration to promote unity and culture in the African World Community. Come enjoy engaging conversation, and meet brothers and sisters from the Caribbean, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana and Mexico.
The day will feature African drumming and dancing, an African fashion show, Capoeira demonstration, poetry, storytelling, children activities, a Pan African panel discussion and more.
Come experience this cultural celebration of Black Pride & Unity
What to expect?
A moderated community conversation with local community members of the Diaspora in the meeting room of the Carver Branch Library @ 10:30am;
Harambe! Let the outdoor festivities begin: There will be music, local small business owners selling food and drink, African clothing and accessories, a great selection of African/American books for adults, youth and children, hair and skin care products, and more!
Come out and bring your whole family to enjoy empowering and uplifting cultural entertainment, local talent and fellowship!
Come dressed in your best African inspired clothing and accessories and let’s discuss how we can strengthen and unify the Diaspora.
This event is free to the general public.
Click the Link to Register:
PanAfricanFest2024
In observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month , the one day performance, entertainment, and food event will celebrate the diverse Asian diaspora represented in South Texas and San Antonio . Come and enjoy one of San Antonio 's premier family-friendly events, with hand-on activities and opportunities to learn through experience.
For the past half-century, our mission has been to inspire heartfelt giving. Wondering why you should consider donating blood? Well, your generous gift has the power to transform the lives of cancer and transplant patients, trauma victims, newborns, mothers, and countless other individuals seeking medical care in hospitals and clinics within your community. Today, let's come together and bring hope to South Texas. Join us for the South Texas Blood & Tissue blood drive and make a difference. Remember, when you give, they live.