{"id":795804,"date":"2026-05-14T12:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795804\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:35:15","slug":"top-7-things-to-do-in-san-antonio-may-14-17-2026-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795804\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 things to do in San Antonio May 14-17 2026 weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music, comedy, and Alamo City flavor are on the entertainment menu as May turns up the heat. Sip and stroll through our signature event, the 2026 CultureMap San Antonio Tastemaker Awards, or sing along with Silversun Pickups and Robert Earl Keen. Check out the top seven things to do in San Antonio this weekend. For a complete list of events, click over to our calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 CultureMap San Antonio Tastemaker Awards<\/strong>
<\/a>Our annual celebration of San Antonio\u2019s top bars and restaurants returns with equal parts flavor and fanfare. Tickets to this signature tasting event and awards ceremony at Briscoe Western Art Museum include chef-prepared bites and specialty cocktails all night long. Guests will also have a chance to meet and mingle with the biggest names and rising stars in the local food and drink industry. Check out our San Antonio Tastemaker Awards editorial series<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

Friday, May 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aztec Theatre presents Bobby Lee: The Finally Tour<\/strong>
<\/a>Comedian Bobby Lee showcases his stand-up talent live at Aztec Theatre. The actor, podcaster, and entertainer comes to San Antonio in support of his first official headline tour. He\u2019s widely known for his role as the co-host of the Bad Friends and TigerBelly podcasts. Lee gained notoriety in the comedy industry during his tenure on MADtv. Get more information on Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio<\/strong>
<\/a>San Antonio\u2019s first and longest-running Conjunto festival continues at Rosedale Park. Attendees can expect a setlist of various Conjunto music styles made popular and played across Texas. Events are scheduled through May 18. For a complete schedule and to purchase tickets, visit the festival website.<\/p>\n

Whiskey Riot<\/strong>
<\/a>Sip and sample a variety of distilled options at Freeman Expo Hall. The boozy event includes more than 200 whiskies from brands across the region, country, and world for connoisseurs of all palate types to enjoy. Attendees can meet master distillers, discover new brands, and mingle with fellow whiskey fans for one high-spirited evening. Tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n

Robert Earl Keen and Friends: Feelin Good Again<\/strong>
<\/a>Iconic country artist Robert Earl Keen plays the Whitewater Amphitheater. He\u2019ll be joined by special guests Race Ricketts, Coleman Jennings, and Shelby Stone. Keen has released 12 albums throughout his career and is the voice behind hit songs such as \u201cThe Road Goes On Forever\u201d and the classic sing-along \u201cFeelin\u2019 Good Again.\u201d Find out more on Tixr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charline McCombs Empire Theatre presents Danae Hays: The Buckwild Tour<\/strong>
<\/a>Comedian Danae Hays shows off her standup chops live. Hays draws her style of humor from legends like \u2018Weird Al\u2019 Yankovic, Andy Samberg, and Carole Burnett, and blends comedy with music from a fresh, female perspective. Her fanbase spans platforms like Spotify and TikTok. Save your seat on ATG Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aztec Theatre presents Silversun Pickups in concert<\/strong>
<\/a>Alternative rock band Silversun Pickups performs live at Aztec Theatre. The group rose to fame in the 2000s with hit songs like \u201cLazy Eye\u201d and \u201cPanic Switch.\u201d Their most recent album, Physical Thrills, was released in 2022. For seating availability, go to Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Music, comedy, and Alamo City flavor are on the entertainment menu as May turns up the heat. Sip…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":795805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,1144,5497,171,15275,2879,95449,11878,4085,7202,7203,49631,358,40966,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,40967,15274,20951],"class_list":{"0":"post-795804","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-comedy","10":"tag-concerts","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-event-planner","13":"tag-events","14":"tag-food-festivals","15":"tag-live-music","16":"tag-music-festival","17":"tag-san-antonio","18":"tag-sanantonio","19":"tag-tastemaker-awards","20":"tag-texas","21":"tag-things-to-do-san-antonio","22":"tag-tx","23":"tag-united-states","24":"tag-united-states-of-america","25":"tag-unitedstates","26":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","27":"tag-us","28":"tag-usa","29":"tag-weekend-activities","30":"tag-weekend-events","31":"tag-whiskey"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116572961291998654","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795804","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=795804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}