Dancers enjoy the music at last year’s Tejano Conjunto Festival. Credit: Jaime Monzon

The 43rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival will celebrate South Texas’ indigenous — and imminently danceable — musical form May 15-18 at Rosedale Park.

Performers at this year’s festival include Conjunto Hall of Famers Ruben De La Cruz and Ruben Garza, Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs and influential singer-songwriter Linda Escobar, known as the “Queen of Conjunto Music.”

This year’s festival will kick off Thursday, May 15, with a seniors conjunto dance at El Progreso Hall, 1306 Guadalupe St., from 10 a.m. to noon. The dance is free for those 55 and older.

At 7 p.m. the same day, the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore, 1300 Guadalupe St., will present a free exhibition titled Archiving and Documenting Our Cultura.

Here’s the complete lineup for the Rosedale Park performances:

Friday, May 16:

6 p.m. — Los Fantasmas del Valle

7 p.m. — Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto Siempre

8 p.m. — Los Alacranes De Davi Flores

9 p.m. — Boni Mauricio

10 p.m. — Santiago Garza y La Naturaleza

11 p.m. — Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers

Saturday, May 17:

Noon — Los Fresnos Elementary

12:30 p.m. — PSJA Poderosos

1 p.m. — Roma Middle School

1:30 p.m. — Roma High School

2 p.m. — Mambito y Los Champs

3 p.m. — Jesse Perez y Sus Compadres Alegres

4 p.m. — Cindy Ramos y Su Conjunto

5 p.m. — Gilberto Perez Jr. y Sus Compadres

6 p.m. — The Delta Boyz

7 p.m. — Los Cucuys de Rodny Rodriguez

8 p.m. — Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Diaz

9 p.m. — Lazaro Perez

10 p.m. — Los Garcia Bros.

11 p.m. — Ruben De La Cruz y Su Conjunto

Sunday, May 18:

Noon — Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center students

12:45 p.m. — Conjunto Heritage Taller

1:10 p.m. — Southside High School

1:30 p.m. — Edison High School

2 p.m. — Ramon Lucio y Dominante

3 p.m. — Linda Escobar

4 p.m. — Los Tellez

5 p.m. — Conjunto Senzzile

6 p.m. — Los Arcos Hermanos Pena

7 p.m. — Texmaniacs

8 p.m. — Ruben Garza y Su Conjunto

9 p.m. — Jaime De Anda

$15-$50, Various times, Thursday-Sunday, May 15-18, Rosedale Park, 303 Dartmouth St., guadalupeculturalarts.org.

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This article appears in May 14-27, 2025.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...