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San Antonio Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture Events
Find special events to do when you visit: music, dance, theatre, visual/literary/culinary arts, cultural centers, family events and free events. The city's major festivals are listed here.
Art Galleries
San Antonio was named one of America's top 25 cities for art by AmericanStyle magazine in 2011. The local art scene is centered around the Southtown neighborhood, where modern art and Latin culture fuse.
Cultural Centers
San Antonio is a city with roots that run deep. Its cultural heritage derives from over 40 diverse traditions from around the world, from Spanish colonialism to the American frontier.
Museums
San Antonio has over 25 museums, ten of them within a two-mile radius of San Antonio's city center and one right on the River Walk Museum Reach.
Performing Arts
San Antonio is home to over 40 performance stages including at least eight outdoors, showcasing local, regional, national and international acts. Performance arts play major roles in annual festivals.
Outdoor Art
The River Walk Musum Reach is lined with art that includes waterfalls, light, audio and kinetic elements. It's best seen from a river cruiser at sunset.
Explore San Antonio's Unique Art and Culture
Online tours bring San Antonio's rich culture alive through history, art, architecture and outdoor spaces.
- Old homes, architecture
- Fine art, murals, folk art
- German & African-American heritage
- Pre/Post Civil War history
- Military history
- Parks and nature
Find out more about San Antonio's thriving arts and cultural community.
Save up to 48% on admission to San Antonio's most important museums with a San Antonio & Beyond Museum Pass -- a pre-paid card that fits in your wallet. Find out more, then purchase the card online.
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