TO DO LIST
January & February Events
COMPILED BY EDMOND ORTIZ
Annual events to check out in 2023 These are some annual community events. This list is not comprehensive. HOLLYWOOD PARK MARCH 04: Deer Dash Run and Walk. Begins at 8 a.m. Cost TBD. Voigt Park, 701 El Portal Drive. www.hpcatx.com JULY 04: The Fourth of July Parade begins at Memorial Park, Mecca and Sunway drives, and ends at Voigt Park, 701 El Portal Drive, followed by a picnic. 10 a.m. Free. www.hpcatx.com SHAVANO PARK JULY TBD: (Typically the weekend prior to Fourth of July) Independence Day picnic. Free. City Hall campus, 900 Saddletree Court. www.shavanopark.org OCTOBER TBD: Halloween trunk-or-treat is free. City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court. www.shavanopark.org SAN ANTONIO APRIL
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Local nonpro t Culinaria presents Titans of Tailgate, where renowned San Antonio-area chefs grill up foods to bene t culinary education activities in local high schools. 1-4 p.m. $50-$150 (adults), free (age 12 and under). Sunken Garden Theater, 3875 N. St. Mary’s St., San Antonio. www.culinariasa.org (Courtesy Culinaria)
The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo o ers daily competitive rodeo activities, concerts, a livestock show, a carnival and more. Proceeds bene t scholarships for students interested in agricultural careers. Times and admission vary. AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Parkway, San Antonio. www.sarodeo.com (Courtesy San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo)
JANUARY THROUGH FEB. 12 CATCH A PLAY The Public Theater of San Antonio performs “Nina Simone: Four Women,” a play that uses famed singer Nina Simone’s songs to give voice to a group of women su ering self-hatred the day after a bomb kills four girls in a Birmingham, Alabama, church on Sept. 16, 1963. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. and Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.). $15-$45. 800 W. Ashby Place, San Antonio. www.thepublicsa.org 27 SEE A FILM FESTIVAL North East School of the Arts presents The Outsiders Film Festival, featuring select short lms from Bexar County high and middle school students. 7 p.m. $5. Legacy of Educational Excellence, or L.E.E., High School Performing Arts Center, 1400 Jackson Keller Road, San Antonio. www.neisd.net/Page/153 27 THROUGH JAN. 28 ENJOY A GAMING FESTIVAL Super Bitfest is a video gaming music festival with live performers, artists, arcades, gaming tournaments and
refreshments. 6 p.m.-11 p.m., Jan. 27, noon-11 p.m. Jan. 28. $19.99-$34.99. San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio. www.superbitfest.com 28 TAKE A NATURE WALK Meet at Phil Hardberger Park’s Urban Ecology Center, and join in a walk led by Alamo Area Master Naturalist Gary Poole, who will talk about the science of climate change. Dress appropriately, and bring water to drink. 8-10 a.m. Free. 8400 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio. www.philhardbergerpark.org FEBRUARY 11 GET YOUR COFFEE ON The 10th San Antonio Co ee Festival has dozens of vendors serving di erent kinds of co ee alongside food, music and workshops. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $15-$35. Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St., San Antonio. www.saco eefest.com 12 RUN A MARATHON San Antonio Road Runners will have the Great Greenway Marathon Relay, where participants can run alone or in a relay team on a 26.2-mile path
along the Salado and Leon creeks. A medal presentation follows the race’s end. Starts at 7 a.m. at the Mainland Road trailhead, 8241 Mainland Drive, San Antonio; ends at the McAllister Dog Park, 8418 Buckhorn Drive, San Antonio. Fees vary. www.runsignup.com/race/info/tx/ sanantonio/greatgreenwaymarathonrelay 12 SHOP FOR VALENTINE’S DAY The Weekend Market at Arbor Park Shopping Center presents a Valentine’s Day-themed pop-up market in the retail center’s parking lot, featuring artisans, food and music. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free (admission). 17700 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio. www.facebook.com/ theweekendmarketatarborpark 18 THROUGH FEB. 19 CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS Visit the San Antonio River Walk to enjoy Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday festivities, which include costumed revelers, two river parades Feb. 18, food trucks, artisan vendors, live music and a chance to see the coronation of River Walk royalty. Noon-6 p.m. both days. Free admission. La Villita, 418 Villita St., San Antonio. www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/ events/mardi-gras-river-parade
20 30: Fiesta San Antonio o ers citywide events with proceeds bene ting Fiesta San Antonio Commission member groups. Times and costs vary. www. estasanantonio.org JULY
04: San Antonio’s o cial free Fourth of July celebration ends with a reworks show. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati Ave., San Antonio. www.saparks.org/event/ fourth-of-july-celebration
Find more or submit North San Antonio events at communityimpact.com/event-calendar. Event organizers can submit local events online to be considered for the print edition. Submitting details for consideration does not guarantee publication.
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