Cornyation skits are limited to four minutes each with a maximum of 10 people on stage at the same time.

Chris Sauter and Rick Frederick take us behind the scenes of Cornyation

The married San Antonio creatives talk about the hard work and zaniness that goes into staging Fiesta’s most irreverent tradition.

by Bryan Rindfuss April 17, 2026April 21, 2026

Things to Do

All the folks we saw having fun at Fiesta San Antonio’s official opening party

Fiesta Fiesta, the official kickoff to San Antonio’s annual citywide party, returned to Travis park on Thursday.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

DeAnna Keesee is NIOSA’s treasurer and a longtime fixture in the event.

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Diving into NIOSA, one of Fiesta’s best-loved food events, with organizer DeAnna Keesee

Night In Old San Antonio draws thousands of revelers annually while raising money for the SA Conservation Society.

by Katherine Stinson April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

NIOSA attendees enjoy great food and great times.

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Whether or not you’re a Fiesta San Antonio first-timer, you can’t miss with these events

These gatherings are some of the essential ones to hit as SA’s citywide party gets underway this Thursday.

by Katherine Stinson April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

“San Antonio, unfortunately, had to bear the brunt of my film schedule,” Fortune Feimster told the Current.

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Comedian Fortune Feimster talks laughs, logistics ahead of stop in San Antonio

The stand-up and actor’s Takin’ Care of Biscuits tour hits the Empire Theatre stage on Friday, April 17.

by Kiko Martinez April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

San Antonio News

JBSA-Randolph looking for lifeguards ahead of summer season

A total of 14 lifeguard positions still need to be filled at JBSA-Randolph before the summer season begins.

McKinley Thompson April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

Flavor

San Antonio’s La Panadería will give away free conchas after every Spurs playoff victory

The offer will cover every playoff round as long as the Spurs remain in the Race for Seis.

by Michael Karlis April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

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San Antonio Zoo welcomes year-old giraffe to its growing herd

Visitors can catch a glimpse of Jasiri at the zoo’s giraffe barn.

McKinley Thompson April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Visitors to a previous San Antonio Book Festival browse the many tomes on offer.

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The San Antonio Book Festival to open its latest chapter this Saturday

Featured authors include MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts, Emmy Award-winning actor and SA native Jeff Hiller, National Book Award Finalist Megha Majumdar and more.

by Anjali Gupta April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The exhibition explores tragedy and sentimentality through objects and artifacts left behind in a disaster.

Visual Art

Visual artist Karen Mahaffy’s ‘Deluge’ examines last summer’s tragic Texas floods

The exhibition is on display through Sunday, April 26, at San Antonio’s Playhouse Gallery.

by Anjali Gupta April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

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Everyone we saw celebrating at San Antonio drag icon Kristi Waters’ rooftop birthday soiree

Detox from RuPaul’s Drag Race was among the guests at the River Walk bash presented by the Real Estate Dolls.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

Families prepare for Easter Sunday in a San Antonio park.

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Curfews on San Antonio parks lift Thursday night in preparation for Easter holiday

The city lifts its curfews so Alamo City families can continue their annual Easter holiday tradition of camping out overnight.

by Samara GerstleApril 2, 2026April 2, 2026

Mel Chin’s Hauntology of Their Labor examines how those who leave a work environment don't fully disappear.

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Artpace’s latest International Artists-in-Residence installations examine immigration, labor, more

The San Antonio residency program’s latest grouping of artists is Violette Bule (Houston), Mel Chin (Burnsville, North Carolina) and Việt Lê (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).

by Anjali Gupta April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

The touring theatrical production Serial Killer Speakeasy combines true crime with cocktails.

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Touring show Serial Killer Speakeasy comes to San Antonio this Friday

The 21-and-up event mixes cocktails and true crime.

by Anjali Gupta March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Texas News

Fully intact cannonball from Battle of the Alamo unearthed in San Antonio

The most recent discovery comes after shot fragments were found outside the Alamo Church by archeologists last year.

McKinley Thompson March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

San Antonio News

USA Today readers rank San Antonio Zoo the nation’s seventh-best

It’s the fourth time in the past three years that the local zoo has made a national Top 10 list.

by Michael Karlis March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Heather Raffo, who was born in the Midwest to an Iraqi immigrant father, gained global recognition for her play 9 Parts of Desire, which examines the lives of a diverse group of Iraqi women.

Theater

Playwright Heather Raffo debuts production at Carver Center on relocation and survival

Tomorrow Will Be Sunday is part of a larger “Migration Cycle” of plays the acclaimed Iraqi American writer is developing across multiple cities.

by Sanford Nowlin March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

The Sound of Music is coming to San Antonio Oct. 6-11.

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Broadway in San Antonio’s 2026-2027 season to bring classics, plenty of debuts

The newly unveiled season includes The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Wicked, Buena Vista Social Club and Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, among others.

by Sanford Nowlin March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

VIA Metropolitan Transit wants customer feedback on planned changes to its bus routes.

San Antonio News

VIA offering Park & Ride service to Zach Bryan’s San Antonio show on Saturday

Bus services to the Alamodome will start at at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

by McKinley Thompson March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

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SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody brings gory, unhinged fun to San Antonio

The blood-soaked parody will run through April 12 at the Josephine Theatre.

by Anjali Gupta March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

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Chris Sauter and Rick Frederick take us behind the scenes of Cornyation

All the folks we saw having fun at Fiesta San Antonio’s official opening party

Diving into NIOSA, one of Fiesta’s best-loved food events, with organizer DeAnna Keesee

Whether or not you’re a Fiesta San Antonio first-timer, you can’t miss with these events

Comedian Fortune Feimster talks laughs, logistics ahead of stop in San Antonio

JBSA-Randolph looking for lifeguards ahead of summer season

San Antonio’s La Panadería will give away free conchas after every Spurs playoff victory

San Antonio Zoo welcomes year-old giraffe to its growing herd

The San Antonio Book Festival to open its latest chapter this Saturday

Visual artist Karen Mahaffy’s ‘Deluge’ examines last summer’s tragic Texas floods

Everyone we saw celebrating at San Antonio drag icon Kristi Waters’ rooftop birthday soiree

Curfews on San Antonio parks lift Thursday night in preparation for Easter holiday

Artpace’s latest International Artists-in-Residence installations examine immigration, labor, more

Touring show Serial Killer Speakeasy comes to San Antonio this Friday

Fully intact cannonball from Battle of the Alamo unearthed in San Antonio

USA Today readers rank San Antonio Zoo the nation’s seventh-best

Playwright Heather Raffo debuts production at Carver Center on relocation and survival

VIA offering Park & Ride service to Zach Bryan’s San Antonio show on Saturday

SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody brings gory, unhinged fun to San Antonio

Everything we saw as Spurs fans celebrated along Southwest Military

What we saw as Spurs fans went honking to celebrate the team’s return to the NBA Finals

Everything we saw at San Antonio’s first-ever Pearl Fest music festival

25 breathtaking Texas state parks within driving distance of San Antonio