{"id":515066,"date":"2026-01-14T08:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515066\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:23:10","slug":"7-events-to-check-out-across-the-san-antonio-metro-this-weekend-jan-16-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515066\/","title":{"rendered":"7 events to check out across the San Antonio metro this weekend, Jan. 16-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom multiple 5Ks to a collectibles convention, check out this roundup of events going on across the Greater San Antonio area to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p>This list is not comprehensive, and events are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North San Antonio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranger Creek 5K<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part of the Texas Brewery Running Series, the fun run will finish with a complimentary celebration at a local San Antonio brewery with free beer and live music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MLK 5K 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate this historical figure&#8217;s legacy and help support the Young Men\u2019s Leadership Academy in San Antonio with this timed race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Braunfels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Beer Tasting: Non-Alcoholic edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head to this local brewery and continue dry January with this beverage tasting event, where each participant will try 10 different concoctions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 17, 3-4:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Free (admission)<\/li>\n<li>Five Stones Artisan Brewery, 11335 FM 1863, New Braunfels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5stonesbrewery.com\/event-details\/blind-beer-tasting-non-alcohol-addition-2026-01-17-15-00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.5stonesbrewery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Retromania Collectibles Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This family-friendly event will be full of retro action figures, video games, cards, collectibles and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 17-18, 9 a.m. early access, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. general access<\/li>\n<li>$12 (general one-day admission), $30 (VIP two-day access)<\/li>\n<li>New Braunfels Civic &amp; Convention Center, 375 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageeventcompany.com\/new-braunfels-retromania-comiccon-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.heritageeventcompany.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boerne &#8211; Fair Oaks Ranch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sid the Sloth Ice Cream Making Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to make homemade ice cream in this kid-friendly workshop featuring an animated character.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 19, 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>$35 (pint of ice cream), $45 (quart of ice cream)<\/li>\n<li>Parkers Ice Creams, 8000 Fair Oaks Parkway, Ste. 2114, Fair Oaks Ranch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3319471721534472\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_custom_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Event Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hill District Grandstand Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out this agricultural competition across the Hill Country, featuring cow, turkey and horse shows plus mechanic contests while supporting the efforts of the region\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 16-17, 8-10 a.m. (Friday), 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Saturday)<\/li>\n<li>Tickets TBD<\/li>\n<li>Kendall County Youth Agriculture &amp; Equestrian Center, 648 FM 289, Comfort; Hill Country Event Center, 3785 Hwy. 27, Kerrville<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilldistrictgrandstand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hilldistrictgrandstand.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northeast San Antonio Metrocom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seed cleaning and packing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer with the Guadalupe County Native Plant Society. Attendees will help with seed washing and packing to store in the native plant seed library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From multiple 5Ks to a collectibles convention, check out this roundup of events going on across the Greater&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":515067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[229958,229960,5229,201705,133322,229956,229955,117951,229959,7202,229957,7203,229954,358,229953,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,229952],"class_list":{"0":"post-515066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-5k-near-me","9":"tag-5ks-in-texas","10":"tag-america","11":"tag-cibolo-events","12":"tag-events-san-antonio","13":"tag-free-concerts-new-braunfels","14":"tag-live-music-in-new-braunfels","15":"tag-new-braunfels-events","16":"tag-running-races-san-antonio","17":"tag-san-antonio","18":"tag-san-antonio-free-live-music","19":"tag-sanantonio","20":"tag-schertz-family-events","21":"tag-texas","22":"tag-texas-events-in-january","23":"tag-tx","24":"tag-united-states","25":"tag-united-states-of-america","26":"tag-unitedstates","27":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","28":"tag-us","29":"tag-usa","30":"tag-weekend-events-texas"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115892493284831248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}