San Antonio Folklife & Dance Festival will feature a variety of performers at Rolling Oaks Mall

Consider this long-running festival a multicultural dance party with classes and a showcase to boot.

Thrown by the nonprofit Heritage Festivals in celebration of the many ethnicities that settled in Texas and sponsored by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture, this 65th annual event will offer something from nearly every continent.

Expect ethnic dances from Europe, a hip-hop showcase, hula presentations and martial arts stunts as groups such as the Ukrainian Society SA, the Komenka Ethnic Dance and Music Ensemble of New Orleans and McAllen’s Baile Folklorico South Texas College provide lively entertainment.

Classes are scheduled for Our Lady of the Lake University while the performance-centric portion of the festival will take place at Rolling Oaks Mall.

Free, noon-5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Rolling Oaks Mall, 6909 N. Loop 1604 East, safdf.org.

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This article appears in Mar 22 – Apr 4, 2023.