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.
Texas State University Bobcat Athletics Events
TXST Athletics Ticket Office
Texas State University is home to the Bobcats Division I athletics program that competes in the Sunbelt Conference.
218 Co-op Guest Artist: Bill Ray Mangham
218 Co-op Gallery
Come see Billy Ray Mangham's work featuring both his ceramic sculpture and his new portraits while he is the featured artist of the month at 218 Gallery Co-op.
Camp Comedy
Buzz Mill
Camp Comedy is a weekly open mic night at Buzz Mill every Wednesday. The sign up for the show is at 7:30pm. The show will start at 8:00pm on the frontier patio. Every month we will feature a resident comedian who will also be given an extended set. Each comedian is chosen based on performances at open mic.
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!
Kissing Alley Concert Series
Kissing Alley
This free and family-friendly event that is right in the heart of downtown San Marcos. The Kissing Alley Concert Series is a partnership with KZSM.org, The City of San Marcos Main Street Program and the Third Thursday Walkabouts.
3rd Thursday Downtown Walkabout
San Marcos Downtown Square
Every 3rd Thursday of the month come downtown for an evening of food, drinks, art, shopping, and music as we celebrate our creative city. Stroll through historic downtown. The event runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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.
Merry at the Meadows Holiday Boat Ride
The Meadows Center Glass Bottom Boat Tours
Enjoy the lights and sounds of the holidays on this sunset 45-minute holiday themed boat ride at the Meadows Center.
Holiday Wonder Express
Wonder World Park
Help Santa find his hardest working elves who have gotten lost in the Wonder Cave. Enjoy hot chocolate on the wonder express train ride through Whoville, music in the cave, holiday shopping and a picture with the man in red himself. Tickets are on sale now.
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.
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.
Unicycle Football
San Marcos Activity Center
Unicycle Football is exactly as it sounds. American football played entirely on unicycles. We play a 5 on 5 "flackle" (flag/tackle) variant on hard surface.
Sunday San Market
Sunday San Market
Sunday San Market features art and craft vendors, local farmers and gardeners.
New Year's Eve with the David Prado Band
Cheatham Street Warehouse
Come ring in the New Year with the David Prado Band at Cheatham Street Warehouse. Doors at 8:00pm Tickets: $10/adv or $12/door.
Snowbird Concert Series: Tish Hinojosa
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Snowbird concert series is an all ages concert for the greater community. Hear the artists share their take on the creative process and get inspired by their stories and lyrics.
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.
Unicycle Football
San Marcos Activity Center
Unicycle Football is exactly as it sounds. American football played entirely on unicycles. We play a 5 on 5 "flackle" (flag/tackle) variant on hard surface.
13th Annual Clay Continuum
218 Co-op Gallery
Four instructors Four workshops, Four days of great community. An intense learning experience featuring sculpture, hand-building, glazing/firing, and throwing on the wheel.
Purgatory Trail Run
Purgatory Creek Natural Area
The Purgatory Trail Run 10 Mile and 5K race is a USA Track & Field sanctioned trail race through the beautiful Purgatory Creek Natural Area and Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. The 10-mile course is designed to challenge trail runners with difficult technical sections. The rigorous 5K course has a medium technical rating and is a good introduction to trail running. Walkers and hikers are encouraged to participate.