Events
Live Music This Week
Various San Marcos Venues
Plan your evenings in San Marcos where there’s live music every night of the week! This list of who’s playing where is updated every Tuesday afternoon so come back often.
Escapism Plan
Tantra Coffeehouse
Chief and the Doomsday Device brings you a live eclectic DJ mix EVERY Friday at Tantra. The show will also feature a SMTX, pop-up record shop and art show.
Saturday Farmer's Market
San Marcos Downtown Square
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | San Marcos Farmer's Market provides an outlet for Central Texas farmers to market their crops and a source of fresh, homegrown and homemade products for the local consumer.
Birdquest Tour
The Meadows Center Glass Bottom Boat Tours
Did you know that Spring Lake is a stopover for many migratory birds that use the Central Flyway? Have you always wanted to learn what bird is making that call?
The Drugstore Gypsies
Cheatham Street Warehouse
The Drugstore Gypsies will take the historic Cheatham Street Warehouse stage yet again. Doors at 8:00pm, Tickets: $10
What So Not
The Marc
AfterDark Entertainment presents: What So Not live at The Marc. Doors at 8:00pm. Tickets: $20-$25.
Infusion
Buzz Mill
San Marcos Artist Collective's monthly showcase for art, vibrancy and talent live for the community. Featuring everything from glassblowing, music and witches to henna, animals and more! Free and family friendly event.
Hot Summer Nights Music Series-Big Nasty Juke Joint Experienecs
Kissing Tree
7:30pm-9:30pm The music is hot and the beer is cold! Kissing Tree is thrilled to kick off our Hot Summer Nights in the biergarten. Both residents and public are welcome to join this free, weekly outdoor music series. Enjoy food and drinks at the bar at Independence Hall and dance the night away this week's band is Big Nasty Juke Joint Experience bringing in some blues music.
American Aquarium
Cheatham Street Warehouse
Shake off the weekday blues with American Aquarium at Cheatham Street Warehouse. Doors at 8:00pm, Tickets:$12/adv or $15/door
Kent Finlay's Songwriters Circle
Cheatham Street Warehouse
Come join the Cheatham Street Music Foundation as they host their weekly Songwriters Circle. Talented musicians from around Central Texas will perform original songs throughout the night. You never know who might walk in and perform!
Hot Glass Cold Beer
Wimberley Glassworks
Join Middleton Brewery and Wimberley Glassworks last Saturdays monthly through September as they welcome the weekend with hot glass and a cold beer!
Rattler Run & 5K
San Marcos High School
The Rattler Run & 5k is a Fast and Furious 5K. One of the best races in Central Texas! Great family fun and kid friendly event. We cannot forget to mention that the 1st place finishers win hand-painted rattlesnake trophy!
Eddie Durham Birthday Jazz Fest Celebration
Eddie Durham Park
A celebration of the birthday of San Marcos born, internationally known jazz composer, musician, and pioneer of the electrified guitar, Eddie Durham. this event will feature music, poetry, presentations, barbecue and plenty of family friendly fun!
Mermaid Headdress Making Session
The Meadows Center Glass Bottom Boat Tours
Get ready for all things Mermaid! The Meadows Center will provide a Mermaid headdress base and supplies to decorate so that each participant can walk away with a headdress.
Monthly Martindale Market
Martindale, TX
The monthly Martindale Market will feature many vendors offering a variety of products including handmade crafts and arts, farm fresh foods, vintage clothing, antiques and much more.
4th Flea Community Market
Looking for a Bargain? Need to de-clutter? 4th Flea is a new Community Flea Market taking place on the 4th Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. - 1p.m. Shop up to 30+ booths -- indoors and out
The Cover Letter
Cheatham Street Warehouse
The Cover Letter hailed as "the most reinvented version of Americana you've ever heard... like if the rock of Meatloaf was thrown into the folk world" by Free Press Houston plays the historic Cheatham Street Warehouse.
First Saturday Birding Hikes
Various San Marcos Venues
(First Saturday of every month at sunrise) Interested in birding hikes? From water fowl to woodpeckers to hawks to songbirds - you never know which feathered friends will be spotted.
Landon Bullard & The Mostly Sober
Cheatham Street Warehouse
Landon Bullard & The Mostly Sober bring their mix of country western and americana music to the stage at Cheatham Street Warehouse. Doors at 8:00pm. Tickets: $8
First Sunday San Market
Pita Shop
The First Sunday San Market takes place in the Pita Shop parking lot on Old Ranch Road 12 and features art and craft vendors, local farmers and gardeners.