16th Annual Paseo por El Westside

a cultural and historic preservation community gathering on the Westside of San Antonio.
We will celebrate, honor and preserve our cultura, history and our amazing community.

Saturday, May 24, 2025 •  10am to 3pm

Rinconcito de Esperanza
816 S. Colorado Street
San Antonio TX 78207

The event is FREE, open to the public and family-friendly.

We will have workshops such as piñata making, live music and performances, games, vendors, community partners y mucho más, so make sure you attend what promises to be a fun-filled and educational experience based in community.

Museo del Westside

We will offer a sneak preview into San Antonio’s first community participatory museum, El Museo del Westside. For several years, Westside community members have worked with the Esperanza to create el Museo del Westside in the renovated Ruben’s Icehouse and new adobe gallery addition. Although the grand opening of the Museo will come later this year, we want you to have a sneak preview and share your thoughts about the future exhibits and collections. Share stories of your family, and our querido Westside barrio.

Interactive Workshops Arte, Juegos y Tradiciones

10:00AM -  1:00PM  Clay Demos with MujerArtes Cooperativa de Esperanza

10:00AM -  2:00PM  Piñata Making with Rosalia Vargas

10:00AM -  3:00PM  Juegas, Crea Risas (Juegos, Sombreros y Papalotes) with Xavier Reyes

11:00AM - 12:00PM  Flower Making with Lupe Segura

12:00PM -  1:00PM  Abuelita Square Crochet with Rachel Martinez 

 2:00PM -  3:00PM  Lotería Games with Rose Sandoval

Preparación de Comida Food Demonstrations

10:00AM - 11:00AM  Pan Dulce with Rachel Martinez

11:00AM -  3:00PM  Raspa Making with Jaime Rivera 

Salud y Curación Workshops / Health & Healing Workshops

 1:00PM - 2:00PM  Natural Soap Making with Araceli Herrera

Recordando y Conservando Workshops / History & Preservation Workshops

10:00AM -  3:00PM  Actividades Cotidianas: Sewing, Crocheting, Washboard Demo with Mona Arevalos, Eva y Olivia Villanueva

11:00AM - 12:00PM  Access Newspaper Archives Databases with Sylvia Reyna

12:00PM - 12:30PM  Quick Timeline of Indigenous Food History with Gloria Colom Braña PhD

 1:30PM -  2:00PM  Born into Conjunto with Santiago Jimenez Jr.

Music Lineup

10:00AM  Conjunto Heritage Taller

10:55AM  Blanca Rosa con Henry Gómez y Mariachi Esperanza

11:15AM  Trio Cantares de Mi Tierra

12:00PM  Rito y Hunter

 1:00PM  Panfilo’s Güera

 2:00PM  Santiago Jimenez Jr y Su Conjunto Plus Teatro Esperanza

Community Organizations and Vendors

Domesticas Unidas, Historic Westside Residents Association, Plantas de Olivia y Eva, MujerArtes, Conjunto Heritage Taller, Say Si, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Circles In the Hood, Coalition for Dignified Housing, Eco Centro, Liberation Library, Office of Historic Preservation, San Anto Cultural Arts, MesquitePapi x Yerbería Betotzin, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, San Antonio District 5, San Antonio Public Library/Latino Collections and Resource Center, San Antonio Parks and Recreation, and more!