Last Updated on April 8, 2024
Conjunto is alive and well in San Antonio, where people travel internationally to attend the annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, the first and longest-running Conjunto festival in the country.
Conjunto originated more than a century ago when Texans of Mexican heritage (Tejanos) took an interest in the accordion music of German, Polish, and Czech immigrants. What formed was a uniquely American musical genre, indigenous to South and Central Texas.
Aside from Conjunto music, this blending of cultures permeates San Antonio’s food, culture, and arts. Each year, more than 10,000 people attend the Tejano Conjunto Festival to dance, celebrate, and listen to the genre’s best performers.
This year marks the 42nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio. It takes place on May 15-19, 2024. This year’s events will be held at Rosedale Park (303 Dartmouth St) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9186 (650 VFW Blvd).
The lineup of events includes performances from living legends, rising bands, and heritage award winners, as well as a traditional seniors dance, and Hall of Fame induction ceremony and presentations.
“Who we are as a people is best captured in our music, art, and culture,” Cristina Ballí, Executive Director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center which presents the Conjunto Festival annually, said. “Creating an annual home for Conjunto to come alive and be shared tells our stories and shares our traditions.”
Conjunto Music Festival Event Lineup
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9186
10:00 am Seniors Conjunto Dance – FREE FOR SENIORS 55+!
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9186
6:00 pm Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Presentations, including dinner and dancing
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024
Rosedale Park
5:30 pm Opening Ceremonies
6:00 pm Conjuntazzo with Joel & Sarah
7:00 pm Los D Boys
8:00 pm Gilberto Pérez Jr. y su Conjunto
9:00 pm Los Conjunto Kings de Flavio Longoria
10:00 pm David Flores y Los Tremendos Alacranes
11:00 pm Los Desperadoz
SATURDAY, May 18, 2024
12:00 pm Student Conjuntos from the RGV
1:00 pm Retoño
2:00 pm J.R. Gómez y Los Conjunto Bandits
3:00 pm Mando y La Venganza
4:00 pm Conjunto Prestigio
5:00 pm Bernardo y sus Compadres
6:00 pm Impozzible
7:00 pm Los Tellez
8:00 pm Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Diaz
9:00 pm Ruben de la Cruz
10:00 pm Los Cucuys de Rodney Rodriguez
11:00 pm Lazaro Perez
SUNDAY, May 19, 2024
12:00 pm Student Conjuntos/ GCAC Traditional Music Academy Students
1:00 pm Texas Sweethearts
2:00 pm Linda Escobar y su Conjunto
3:00 pm Susan Torres y Conjunto Los Pinkys
4:00 pm Cindy Ramos y su Conjunto
5:00 pm Los Delta Boyz
6:00 pm Santiago Garza y la Naturaleza
7:00 pm Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto Siempre
8:00 pm Los Texmaniacs with Flaco Jiménez
9:00 pm Los Fantasmas del Valle
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling (210) 271-3151
ABOUT THE GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center was founded in 1980 as a nonprofit, multi-disciplinary organization.
Located in the heart of San Antonio’s westside, the Guadalupe is one of the largest community-based organizations in the US with the mission to cultivate, promote and preserve traditional and contemporary Chicano, Latino and Native American arts and culture through multidisciplinary programming.
