The Metropolis of San Antonio World Heritage Workplace and its companions current the eighth Annual World Heritage Competition, September 6 – 10, 2023! The World Heritage Competition is an annual collaborative occasion celebrating San Antonio’s distinctive historical past and vibrant group. It promotes the San Antonio Missions, a UNESCO World Heritage Web site, the one World Heritage Web site in Texas! The pageant coincides with the globally acknowledged Group of World Heritage Cities Solidarity Day on September 8, making it a world celebration!
Multi-day pageant with occasions at varied areas. Visible alternatives embody Park Ranger discussions with Mission Descendants, Meals Financial institution nopal/cactus demonstration mattress, Park Ranger tour of Texas’s Oldest Grist Mill, Alamo Lengthy Barrack tour, San Juan Acequia path river hike, army tribute with music that includes the third Marine Plane Wing Band plus college choirs and Prime Gun movie screening (Metropolis Management & Division Audio system), Bike, stroll, and run occasion by way of the Mission River Attain and Mission San Jose with celebration to observe at Mission Park Pavilion (Metropolis Management & Occasion Accomplice Audio system, reside music & festivities), Junior Park Ranger actions, Mariachi Mass at Mission Espada with procession stroll to Mission San Juan, Spanish Colonial ranch web site tour (Rancho de las Cabras).
Schedule of Occasions:
10 a.m. Wednesday, September 6 – San Antonio Missions Nationwide Historic Park – There’s a Story Right here: Descendants of Spanish Colonial Missions – Location: Mission San Jose, 6701 San José Drive, 78214
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6 – Mission Heritage Companions – Mesa on the Missions: Nopal y Tu – Location: Mission San Juan, 9101 Graf Highway, 78214
10 a.m. Thursday, September 7 – San Antonio Missions Nationwide Historic Park – Texas’ Oldest Grist Mill Tour = Location: Mission San Jose, 6701 San José Drive, 78214
6 p.m. Thursday, September 7 – The Alamo – The Many Lives of the Alamo Lengthy Barrack – Location: The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, 78205
8:30 a.m. Friday, September 8 – San Antonio Missions Nationwide Historic Park – River to Farm Hike – Location: Mission San Juan, 9101 Graf Highway, 78214
6:30 p.m. Friday, September 8 – World Heritage Workplace – Music & Film Below the Stars – Location: Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave., 78214
7 a.m. Saturday, September 9- World Heritage Workplace – Tour de las Misiones – Location: Mission Park Pavilion, 6030 Padre Drive, 78214
10 a.m. Saturday, September 9 – San Antonio Missions Nationwide Historic Park – Junior Ranger Day – Location: Mission San Juan, 9101 Graf Highway, 78214
8 a.m. Sunday, September 10 – Las Misiones – El Camino de San Antonio: Caring for Creation Mass and Stroll – Location: Mission Espada, 10040 Espada Highway, 78214
9 a.m. Sunday, September 10 – San Antonio Missions Nationwide Historic Park – Rancho de las Cabras Tour – Location: Rancho de las Cabras, 375 Nation Rd. 144, 78114
In 2015, the San Antonio Missions have been inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Web site. The missions, the most important assortment of Spanish colonial structure within the U.S., have been the third World Heritage designation within the U.S. since 1995 and are the primary and solely in Texas. Since 2016, the World Heritage Competition has allowed residents and guests to have a good time San Antonio’s distinctive historical past and tradition by way of family-friendly occasions.
Details about the World Heritage Competition and scheduled occasions could be discovered at WorldHeritageFestival.org.
