In simply six months, Tejano Conjunto followers from throughout the globe will head to Alamo Metropolis for the forty fourth Annual Tejano Conjunto Competition en San Antonio 2026, the biggest celebration of its sort on this planet. One of many issues that can draw them would be the winner of the annual poster contest.
Open to college students center faculty age to school in addition to amateurs {and professional} designers, the poster contest is an opportunity for artists to each rejoice Tejano Conjunto tradition and be seen by 1000’s of individuals worldwide as their work is utilized in all official promotions.
“Annually, the Tejano Conjunto Competition Poster Contest brings collectively creativity and cultural pleasure,” stated Cristina Ballí, Govt Director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Middle, who sponsors the pageant and contest. “It’s a long-standing custom that not solely promotes Conjunto heritage, however it additionally offers rising {and professional} artists alike an opportunity to be a part of one thing significant.”
The grand prize winner will stroll away with $2,000 and be honored at a ceremony Friday, Might 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. CST, on the Tejano Conjunto Competition at Rosedale Park, on San Antonio’s Westside, the birthplace of Conjunto music. Different winners in varied classes will likely be featured in this system as properly.
Final yr, the prize was received by Robert Sosa of San Antonio. Sosa beforehand took first place in 1983 and 1985 with artwork celebrating Conjunto pioneer Don Santiago Jiménez Sr., solely to choose up one other win in 2024 with a tribute to his his son, Conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez.
Submissions for the competition are open on the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Middle web site. Artwork have to be themed round Tejano Conjunto music and include the phrases “Tejano Conjunto Competition en San Antonio 2026.” Particular be aware: any depictions of accordions have to be button accordions, not piano accordions, because the latter is the extra conventional Conjunto instrument.
Submissions shut Monday, January 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. CST, and winners will likely be introduced on Thursday, February 19, 2026. There isn’t a entry price.
The pageant is a beloved custom that attracts 10,000 guests a yr. It facilities on conventional Tejano Conjunto music and dance, and has turn into the template for South Texas Tejano celebrations throughout the U.S.
