Felipe Tristán was named interim music director of the San Antonio Philharmonic, becoming the orchestra’s first Mexican‑American leader as it navigates legal and financial turmoil.

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling show opened Monday at San Antonio’s Central Library and runs through July 27 with survivor testimony and programs.

YOSA is converting a former church and charter school at 802 Oblate Drive into its first permanent campus, adding rehearsal rooms, classrooms and family spaces.

Jeffrey Kahane has launched Harmonium of Texas, a new San Antonio orchestra and education initiative with an Oct. 2 opener and major guest artists. Seed funding and community partnerships are already in place.

The Kerrville Folk Festival returns May 21–June 7 for 18 days of songwriting, camping and nightly headliners at Quiet Valley Ranch near San Antonio. Advance tickets are on sale through May 20.

San Antonio fiddler Belen Escobedo was named a 2026 NEA National Heritage Fellow and will perform at Paseo Por El Westside on May 9.

New Braunfels adopted a 15‑year arts master plan that calls for new venues, festivals and public art while urging partnerships to carry the costs. The strategy aims to boost local artists and spotlight the city’s cultural heritage.

Phyllis 'Sentiva' Ochoa spoke from the Hilltop Unit about the viral 'Where We Roll' hook, her convictions and what she says she plans after parole. The KSAT interview recasts a meme as a personal reckoning.

Rey Feo LXXVII will be crowned tonight at San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio; the public ceremony mixes mariachis, history and scholarship fundraising.

Fredericksburg's National Museum of the Pacific War has reopened its George H.W. Bush Gallery with virtual characters, immersive exhibits and hundreds of newly displayed artifacts.

Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall returns May 17 with a benefit concert headlined by Gary P. Nunn; ticket sales will help fund a 50,000-tree restoration of the Guadalupe River.

International accordionists will join Los Texmaniacs May 17 at Rosedale Park to honor Flaco Jiménez during the Tejano Conjunto Festival. Tickets and lineup details are out now.

After years of false starts, the Alameda Theater's restoration is moving ahead with county marquee funding, a new operator and a tentative spring 2028 reopening.