When is luminaria san antonio

After a cancellation in , the Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival returns as an in-person event at Hemisfair on Nov. Since , when Mayor Phil Hardberger created the light-themed festival based on night festivals in other cities, Luminaria has annually drawn thousands of spectators to its various locations. Luminaria Executive Director Yadhira Lozano announced the lineup of participating artists for on Tuesday morning under the shadow of the Tower of the Americas, a light drizzle falling on the gaggle of artists and members of the media gathered for the announcement.

San Antonio-born actor Jesse Borrego served as honorary chair of the festival curatorial committee. Art is life, the expression of it, the sharing of it. Luminaria will light up downtown on Nov. Lozano said the free event is not to miss.

Search Query Show Search. TPR Community. Ways to Connect. Support TPR. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. The 10th annual Luminaria lit up downtown San Antonio with art, light, music and dance in one of the city's more unique celebrations. Unlike previous years, Luminaria is a single day for its installment: Saturday, November The festival starts at 6 p. Luminaria is mainly outdoors and will fill the spaces around Hemisfair and the Henry B.

Gonzalez Convention Center. Kickoff is at p. A cold front is expected to roll through in time for the weekend, making for highs in the mids and lows in the 40s on Saturday, so layers might be best.

The festival is bringing in more than 50 artists from throughout the state to exhibit their work or perform.