Stroll on the Wild Aspect When the FREE WILD WEST WILDLIFE FESTIVAL Returns to the Briscoe Museum this Saturday
Have fun the untamed spirit and stroll on the wild aspect of the American West on the Briscoe Western Artwork Museum’s Wild West Wildlife Pageant on Saturday, Jan. 25. This free neighborhood occasion provides a day of animal enjoyable, academic experiences, storytelling and inventive actions for all ages, with reside animals making an look for visitors to fulfill and find out about. The free neighborhood occasion unfolds on the museum’s campus alongside the River Stroll and consists of free admission to the museum and its exhibitions. The pageant will likely be held rain or shine within the museum’s Jack Guenther Pavilion, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and everybody can register totally free admission.
The pageant showcases the colourful wildlife and pure magnificence that outline the American West, specializing in Texas habitats and the fascinating creatures that decision them residence. Held on the Briscoe’s scenic campus alongside the River Stroll the free occasion will characteristic:
Meet Stay Animals: Work together with wildlife up shut and uncover extra about their distinctive roles within the ecosystem.
Get pleasure from Animal Tales: Hear wild and wooly tales from Miss Anastasia, the beloved former elementary instructor who makes books come to life.
Fingers-on Owl Pellet Exploration: Find out about owl diets by dissecting owl pellets to uncover bones and extra.
Animal Tracks and Pollinator Vegetation with Mitchell Lake Audubon Heart: Match animals to their tracks, create a take-home print and plant a nectar plant to assist pollinators.
Texas Wildlife Exploration with Hill Nation State Space: Get hands-on with animal skins, cranium replicas, and insights into Texas’ wildlife and human-nature interactions.
Journey a Butterfly: Take a whimsical journey on fantastically adorned bikes from the Bike Zoo.
Get Batty with Bat Conservation Worldwide: Find out about bats, how they act as pollinators and their necessary position in defending our crops
Wild Crafts: Make your individual display print, bison masks, pressed flower bookmarks, bear fork work and turtle weaving.
Meet Artists: See wildlife artwork come to life with demonstrations from scratchboard artist Sally Maxwell and wildlife artist Brian Grimm, then meet an aspiring artist from the San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo Western Artwork Competitors.
Perceive Water: Learn the way the watershed works with the San Antonio River Authority and see how air pollution can impression creeks, rivers, lakes and the ocean.
Assist Birds: Be taught concerning the fantastic birds of South Central Texas from the Bexar Audubon Society and see how one can assist them in your individual yard.
Festive Enjoyable: Get pleasure from free facepainting to make your day wildly memorable.
And should you get wildly hungry, a meals truck will likely be available to feed your internal beast.
Be Positive to See – Storytellers: Narrative Artwork and the West
Free admission to the museum consists of Storytellers: Narrative Artwork and the West, the Briscoe’s particular exhibition closing Jan. 19. The exhibition explores how Native American and Western artists use narrative artwork to convey historical past, tradition and identification. It options works that inform highly effective tales of the American Southwest, mixing conventional Native American artwork kinds with modern views.
Don’t Miss – The Artwork of the Rodeo: Scholar Western Artwork Competitors Exhibit
Everybody may benefit from the San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Scholar Western Artwork Competitors Exhibition. That includes the 13 profitable entries within the 2025 San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Western Artwork Competitors in addition to 12 entries chosen for museum exhibition, the pop-up exhibition showcases the perfect work from the annual contest that features 183 South Texas college districts or these attending non-public college or homeschooling throughout 54 counties.
Head West from the Coronary heart of San Antonio
An oasis of Western magnificence simply off the River Stroll, the McNutt Sculpture Backyard and the museum grounds characteristic 35 sculptures portraying varied elements of Western life. Contained in the museum’s fantastically restored historic residence inside the previous San Antonio Public Library constructing, the Briscoe’s assortment spans 14 galleries, with particular exhibitions, occasions and a unbelievable museum store, offering artwork, tradition, historical past and leisure. The Briscoe is situated on the south finish of the River Stroll, close to the Arneson River Theatre and La Villita, with handy parking on the Riverbend Storage immediately adjoining to the museum or one in every of many downtown floor heaps. Museum hours, parking and admission particulars can be found on-line.
