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35th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio

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Taking place Wednesday and Thursday, May 11 and 12 as well as Friday to Sunday, May 13-15, the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio fills the Guadalupe Theater and Rosedale Park respectively with lively music, dancing, and a flurry of festive activity for the Hill Country!

Opening Act

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The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s 35th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio will commence Wednesday morning with Senior Conjunto Dance, featuring the musical stylings of Bene Medina y Conjunto Aguila.

Festival Founder

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Coordinated by founder and programmer Juan Tejeda, the festival features Conjunto Music Hall of Fame award winners together with national and international conjunto musicians and promises to be a star-studded event. The Seniors dance will kick things off from 10 a.m. to 12 noon (which is free) on Wednesday at the Guadalupe Theater, and an event reception will take place on Thursday at 6 pm (same location) followed by ‘Conjunto Blues’ at 7 p.m. and ‘Los Nahuatlatos’ at 8:15 p.m. Tickets for these experiences range from $10-$25.

Sensational Musical Stylings

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The rest of this exciting, 35th annual festival takes place at Rosedale Park, running various times (please visit their website for proper scheduling) Friday through Sunday. Tickets for these events range from $12-15 and can be purchased at guadalupeculturalarts.org.