Otaku Anime and Food Festival throwing Lunar New Year celebration this weekend in San Antonio

The traveling Otaku Anime and Food Festival is returning to the Alamo City this weekend for its Lunar New Year celebration. 

The gathering will take place this Saturday and Sunday in the parking lot of the Wonderland of the Americas, at 4522 Fredericksburg Road. It will run noon-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday, and admission and parking are free both days.

This Otaku installment will feature more than 100 anime and food vendors as well as sumo wrestling and live entertainment to usher in the Year of the Snake.

Though the event is Japan-centric, its food offerings include more than just Japanese cuisine. As usual, there will also be vendors offering Vietnamese and Thai street food, Filipino favorites, Taiwanese boba tea and flavors from Mexico and Latin America.

In its Instagram post announcing the event, Otaku recommends bringing cash, arriving early and carpooling. More details are available in the event’s Facebook event.

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This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2025.