Things to Do in San Antonio This Weekend of October 18 Include Caverns Bat Fest, Star Party & more!
Our top picks for Things to do in San Antonio this weekend of October 18
- Free Events this Weekend: Sue the Dinosaur Live @ Halloween Bash 2024 and Helotes Halloween Boo Bash
- Top Pick for Friday: San Antonio Pumpkin Festival Powered by Geoji
- Things to Do on Saturday: San Antonio Beer Festival
- Best Event on Sunday: Locals Day at the San Antonio Zoo
Check out the full list below!
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Free Events in San Antonio this Weekend
Sue the Dinosaur Live @ Halloween Bash 2024
You’re in for an epic Halloween Bash. Sue the Dinosaur will perform live with five other killer banks.
On top of live music, there’s also going to be tarot readings! Of course, costumes are highly encouraged!
This is a 21+ event.
Helotes Halloween Boo Bash
Image credit: City of Helotes Facebook
A Halloween Bash the whole family will enjoy! The Helotes Halloween Boo Bash will have a ton of frightfully fun activities like trick or treating, a concert by the Helotes Area Community Band, a costume contest, and a movie screening of Halloweentown.
If you get peckish, there will be bites and drinks available for purchase.
When: Friday, October 18, 2024 | 6 pm – 10 pm
Where: Helotes City Hall, 12951 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78023
How much: Free
Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival
Image credit: Luminaria Facebook
Make this Saturday night into a night of art, culture, and team spirit.
Explore the various art disciplines as artists exhibit and perform. You’ll see diverse artistic expressions, such as live music, visual arts, large installations, poetry, and everything else in between.
You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with the artists and learn their process.
2nd Annual Solar Fest
Have a day filled with family fun as you learn how to save energy and water.
The Annual Solar Fest will have lots of activities that are not only fun, but will also educate you on how to save water and energy, explore solar energy, and learn about electric vehicles. You’ll also discover ways to be involved in your city’s local resiliency efforts.
Participate in crafts and activities, enjoy the Paw Park, join the scavenger hunts, and get a chance to win some awesome giveaways!
Things to do in San Antonio this Weekend – Friday
San Antonio Pumpkin Festival Powered by Geoji
Have an unforgettable fall experience at the San Antonio Pumpkin Festival! Get ready for a train ride through an Alamo replica, a whimsical carousel, a huge corn pit, dozens of attractions, and course, pumpkins!
Free and Cheap Events in San Antonio this Weekend – Saturday
San Antonio Beer Festival
Image credit: San Antonio Beer Festival Facebook
There’s no beer fest like a Texas beer fest. Get your tickets now to the San Antonio Beer Festival for a full day of excitement, live music, and beer!
From unique casks to one-of-a-kind collaborations, porters, stouts, pilsners, and everything beyond, you’ll find them here!
More than that, there will be games, wines and ciders, food trucks and booths, local vendors and more. Listen to live music by artists like Jessica Harley and Kerosene Drifters.
This is a 21+ event.
Spook-Track-Ula
For the Halloween season, the Texas Transportation Museum will be decorated for the festivities. There will be train rides every hour starting at 4:30 pm.
Candy whistlestops will be available around the area for Trick R Treating. Kids, big and small, can come in costume with bags to fill up!
More than that this year, kids can decorate pumpkins! And as the sun sets, zombies and monsters will creep out to play at Wallaveville.
It’s going to be an exciting and spooky fun time at the museum!
Murder Mystery: A Deadly Seance, Halloween
Image credit: Hyatt Facebook
Do you think you have the brain to find out who’s murderer? Call your friends for a night of fun, food, mystery, and mayhem!
Enjoy the open bar, display appetizers, and solve an intriguing mystery.
This month, the theme is “A Deadly Seance, Halloween.”
Things to Do in San Antonio This Weekend – Sunday
Locals Day at the San Antonio Zoo
Bexar County residents! You can go out and enjoy the zoo for just $8 on Locals Days!
You’ll get to learn about how the zoo secures a future for the animals through conservation, animal care, and education.
When: Sunday, October 20, 2024 | 7 pm
Where: San Antonio Zoo, 3903 N St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78212
How much: $8 for local
Caverns Bat Fest
This Halloween season, take the whole family to the Natural Bridge Caverns to have some fall fun!
Every weekend this month, check out a bunch of free and exciting activities like a mini-hay maze, dressing a scarecrow, a scavenger hunt, live performances, photo ops, and so much more.
And when you wear a family-friendly costume, you get free admission to the AMAZEn’ Ranch Round-Up.
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