Event Calendar

Puro Conjunto: Border(less) Sound is an interactive exhibition focused on conjunto music. The exhibition includes artifacts and musical-instrument activities, offering a closer look at this musical subject through hands-on elements. This October public visiting-day occurrence falls within the exhibition’s June 11, 2026, through May 30, 2027 run. Adult admission is $10, with additional reduced and free admission options as listed by the venue. Visit the official event website for current admission and visiting information.

UT San Antonio presents Actors From the London Stage: Much Ado About Nothing, a performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This listing represents the documented October 2 performance, with an additional performance also documented for October 3. Admission is paid, with prices listed from $16 to $26. Visit the official event website for current schedule and ticket information.

The 11th Annual Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival brings together monarch tagging, nature activities, educational partners, music, food, and giveaways at Brackenridge Park. The family-focused festival centers on monarch butterflies and pollinators, with activities and information provided by participating partners. Admission is free and the event is open to all ages. Check the official event page for current schedule and event information.

The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.