Free things to do this weekend in and around San Antonio
San Antonio's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
- Party in Your Park - City of San Marcos - 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX 78666, Friday, August 7, 2026, 5-8 pm
- Fridays at the Museum - Frontier Times Museum - 510 13th Street, Bandera, TX 78003, Friday, August 7, 2026, 12-2 pm
- FREE Summer Music Series – Kenedy - Escondido Creek Parkway - Escondido Creek Parkway, Kenedy, TX, Friday, August 7, 2026, 7-10 pm
- Movies in the Park- Boerne - Boerne City Park - City Park Road, Boerne, TX, Friday, August 7, 2026, 7 pm
- Cibolo Summer Nights- Splash Bash - Cibolo Multi-Event Center - South Main Street, Cibolo, TX, Friday, August 7, 2026, 6:30 pm
- SAAACAM Film Club - Carver Community Cultural Center in The Little Carver - 226 N. Hackberry St, San Antonio, TX, Friday, August 7, 2026, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Tax-Free Weekend Petting Zoo & Family Fun - Ingram Park Mall - 6301 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, time varies
- Manola & Maria Ramirez - “Había Una Vez” - Centro Cultural Aztlan - Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX, Friday, August 7, 2026, 6:00-9:00 pm
- Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, Texas 78701, Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, all day
- Basketball Workshops at Hemisfair - 434 S Alamo St, Hemisfair - San Antonio, TX 78205, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am
- Back 2 School Bash - Freedom House Apostolic Church - 138 Jasmine Lane, San Antonio, TX 78237, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10:30 am - 3 pm
- Clay & Color - Ingram Park Mall - 6301 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 2-4 pm
- H-E-B Cinema on Will's Plaza - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - Auditorium Circle, San Antonio, TX, Saturday, August 8, 2026, plaza opens at 6 pm, movie at 7 pm
- Movie in the Park, Tower of the Americas, Hemisfair - Tower of the Americas - East César E. Chávez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX, Saturday, August 8, 2026, 7 pm
- Movie in the Park- Tower of the Americas - Tower of the Americas - Tower of the Americas Way, San Antonio, TX, Saturday, August 8, 2026, movies start at sunset