What to do in San Antonio in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Samurai Spirit: Swords, Accessories, and Paintings

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 17

  Kingship and Power in Assyria

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 14

  TIPSY

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 19

  The Robot Zoo

  Witte Museum · Brackenridge Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  The Witte Museum: 100 Years

  Witte Museum · Brackenridge Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 25

  Spotlight: K-12 Artists Respond to Katie Pell

  McNay Art Museum · Alamo Heights

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 21

  Microhistories of the Andes

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 9

  Tracey Rose

  Ruby City · Southtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jun 10

  Renoir to Picasso: The Robertson Family Collection

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 14

  Adventures in Texas Deep Time

  Witte Museum · Brackenridge Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 14

  Collection Conversations: Cruz Ortiz and the Modern Portrait

  McNay Art Museum · Alamo Heights

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 14

  Two Faced: An Exhibition of Artists' Portraits, in Two Parts

  McNay Art Museum · Alamo Heights

  • Visual arts

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• Visual arts

  until Aug 29

  Generative Disruption: Feminist Art from the Collection

  Ruby City · Southtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 4

  Selena Forever: Siempre Selena

  Briscoe Western Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 18

  Tejano Legacy | El Legado Tejano

  Briscoe Western Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 19

  Still Becoming: Liz Ward, Works from Four Decades

  Trinity University · Monte Vista / Tobin Hill

  • Visual arts

• Music

  until Dec 4

  Inhabiting Place: Work by Anna Evans, Coulter Fussell, & Julia Gabriel Weber Exhibition

  Organization

  Russell Hill Rogers Galleries · Downtown

  • Music

• Visual arts

  until Dec 4

  Inhabiting Place: Work by Anna Evans, Coulter Fussell and Julia Gabriel Weber

  Anna Evans · Coulter Fussell · Julia Gabriel Weber

  Russell Hill Rogers Galleries · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Chuck Ramirez: Christmas Trees

  Ruby City · Southtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 24

  Suki Seokyeong Kang: Mountain—Hour—Face

  McNay Art Museum · Alamo Heights

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 14

  The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Red Dot Show

  Contemporary at Blue Star · Southtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Illuminate

  San Antonio Botanical Garden · Mahncke Park

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 28

  Ancient Beauty and Body Art from Four Continents

  San Antonio Museum of Art · Pearl

  • Visual arts

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• Music

  until Dec 22

  Annie

  San Pedro Playhouse · Woodlawn

  • Music
  • Theatre

• Music

  6 PM

  Senses Fail

  Aztec Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Outlander In Concert

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Black Box Live: Lisa Morales with Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

  Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Kim Garza Book Launch

  The Josephine Theatre · Tobin Hill

  • Music

• Music

  until Dec 6

  Las Nuevas Tamaleras

  Carver Community Cultural Center · East Side

  • Music
  • Dance

• Music

  8 PM

  Fred Eaglesmith

  Sam's Burger Joint · Pearl / Broadway

  • Music

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 23

  It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

  San Pedro Playhouse · Woodlawn

  • Theatre

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Dance

  until Dec 13

  Ballet San Antonio: The Nutcracker

  Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Dance

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bluey's Big Play

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Earthquake

  Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club · Park North

  • Comedy

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Polar Express

  Empire Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

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Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Trapt

  Thirsty Horse Saloon

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Stiff Bizkit USA - A Limp Bizkit Experience (supporting Lost in Hollywood)

  Sam's Burger Joint · Pearl / Broadway

  • Music

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Music

  9 PM

  John R. Miller

  The Lonesome Rose · St. Mary's Strip

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Becky and kids

  The Josephine Theatre · Tobin Hill

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bingo Loco

  The Rock Box · East Side

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bluey's Big Play

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Earthquake

  Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club · Park North

  • Comedy

• Visual arts

  until Dec 12

  MujerArtes Navidad Exhibit & Sale

  Esperanza Peace and Justice Center · Westside

  • Visual arts

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Polar Express

  Empire Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Phosphorescent + Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country

  The Lonesome Rose · St. Mary's Strip

  • Music
  • Country

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Tantric

  Thirsty Horse Saloon

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Bluey's Big Play

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Earthquake

  Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club · Park North

  • Comedy

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  No Filters: Youth Open Mic Night #4

  SAY Sí · Westside

  • Music
  • Literature

  $5

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Grieves (supporting Mouse Powell)

  Grieves

  Sam's Burger Joint · Pearl / Broadway

  • Music

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  A Magical Cirque Christmas

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Chamber Connexions: Christmas Baroque Brilliance

  Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music
  • Baroque

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Teenage Bottlerocket, Fenix TX

  Sam's Burger Joint · Pearl / Broadway

  • Music
  • Pop punk
  • Punk

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Emily Nenni + Special Guest TBA

  Emily Nenni

  The Lonesome Rose · St. Mary's Strip

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Akaash Singh

  Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club · Park North

  • Comedy

• Music

  —Time not announced

  An Evening with Chevy Chase

  Majestic Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Secret Sisters

  Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown

  • Music

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  The Acacia Strain

  Aztec Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  In the Spirit of Ellington feat. BillyRay Sheppard & the Heritage Big Band with San Antonio Gospel Heritage Choir

  Carver Community Cultural Center · East Side

  • Music
  • Dance
  • Choir
  • Swing

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