Bexar County residents get free general admission to the San Antonio Museum of Art every Tuesday from 4 to 7pm. The museum sits on the Museum Reach of the River Walk, a short walk from the Pearl. Adult admission is otherwise $24; a special exhibition charge may still apply during free hours.
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Catch: Bexar County residents only: bring proof of residency · Special exhibitions may cost extra
A beginner English class taught in Spanish at the Las Palmas Branch Library, Tuesdays 6 to 7:30pm and Saturdays 10 to 11:30am. Tuesdays follow the Intercambio curriculum. Una clase de inglés para principiantes.
Ruby City, the bright red contemporary art center designed by David Adjaye, is always free and open to the public. Next door, Chris Park is a free public garden open Tuesday to Sunday.
Main Plaza (lot in front of the former NBU building) · New Braunfels
A free monthly evening of art, music and community on Main Plaza: original work by emerging and established local artists plus live entertainment, every first Friday from 6 to 9pm. Weather permitting.
A Parks and Recreation instructor leads a free drop-in yoga class for adults at the Encino Branch Library, Saturdays 10:10 to 11am. Bring your own mat; no registration. It runs weekly through December 19, then every other Saturday from January 9, 2027.
WeFlamenco Fest presents an afternoon of flamenco dance and music at Yanaguana Garden on Sunday, November 8, from 2 to 6pm: student showcases at 2pm, a Filipino-Spanish performance at 3:30pm and Arte y Pasión's touring show The Silk Road at 5pm. General admission is free; a $10 donation is optional.
On the second Sunday of each month, Bexar County residents can see the San Antonio Museum of Art free from 10am to noon. Adult admission is otherwise $24; a special exhibition charge may apply.
Verified Oct 27 · samuseum.org
Catch: Bexar County residents only: bring proof of residency · Special exhibitions may cost extra
Unwind with gentle breathwork, a guided meditation and crystal singing bowls at New Braunfels' Westside Library on Thursday, November 5 at 6:30pm. Bring your own yoga mat and a blanket or pillow.
Honor service members with a military-inspired workout and a 1.5-mile ruck or walk around Woodlawn Lake, plus a military resource fair and free health screenings from the Mobile Fit Van. Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Free, everyone welcome, no registration.
Mindfulness meditation teacher Mike Brown leads a free, calming guided meditation for adults in the library's program room (Children's Library) on Sunday, November 15, 1 to 2pm. Register online.
Look through telescopes and learn the constellations and planets with the San Antonio Astronomical Association. Saturday, November 21, 6 to 8pm. Free, all ages.
About 200,000 lights hang in the bald cypress trees along the downtown River Walk. They switch on at the Ford Holiday River Parade on Friday, November 27, 2026, and shine every night through early January. The River Walk is a public park open 24 hours a day, and seeing the lights is free.
New Braunfels' annual holiday kickoff: sample free wassail (a warm spiced German holiday drink) from downtown businesses and nonprofits, with holiday lights and school choirs. Thursday, December 3, 6 to 9pm. Park free at City Hall and take the shuttle. Some wassail may contain alcohol ("leaded"); others are alcohol-free.
The McNay, San Antonio's modern art museum in a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, offers free general admission every Thursday from 4 to 9pm. General admission is otherwise $23. Special exhibitions cost $10 during free hours.
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Catch: Special exhibitions cost $10 during free hours
On the first Sunday of every month the McNay Art Museum is free from noon to 5pm. General admission is otherwise $23; special exhibitions are $10 during free hours.
Verified Oct 27 · mcnayart.org
Catch: Special exhibitions cost $10 during free hours
Explore Mission San José, Concepción, San Juan and Espada, the 18th-century missions that make up San Antonio's UNESCO World Heritage park. No entrance pass is needed. Start at the Mission San José Visitor Center, where kids can pick up a Junior Ranger booklet.
Practice Spanish and English together every Monday from 6 to 7pm at the Guerra Branch Library, with singing, a new theme each week, and coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Basic conversation ability is needed. Bienvenidos: practicamos español e inglés.
