Free things to do this weekend in and around San Antonio
San Antonio's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
Fridays at the Museum - Frontier Times Museum - 510 13th Street, Bandera, TX 78003 - Friday, September 11, 2026, 12-2 pm
Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 - Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, all day
CHILL ACT Autism, Special Needs & Homeschool Family Expo - San Antonio, TX - Morgan's Wonderland - David Edwards Drive, San Antonio, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am-3 pm
FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - San Antonio area - Shoott - Broadway, San Antonio, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, see link for times
Movie in the Park, Tower of the Americas, Hemisfair - Tower of the Americas - East César E. Chávez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 7 pm
Movie in the Park- Tower of the Americas - Tower of the Americas - Tower of the Americas Way, San Antonio, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, movies start at sunset
Super Fun Saturday at Hemisfair with H-E-B - H-E-B - 434 S Alamo St, Hemisfair, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, time varies
H-E-B Cinema on Will's Plaza - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - Auditorium Circle, San Antonio, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, plaza opens at 6 pm, movie at 7 pm
Fiesta Patria- Sophienburg Museum and Archives - The Sophienburg Museum & Archives - West Coll Street, New Braunfels, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am-3 pm
Mission Day - The Alamo - 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am-2 pm
Second Saturday- Main Plaza - 115 Main Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 6-9 pm
2026 Open House: The Tobin is Out of this World! - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - Auditorium Circle, San Antonio, TX - Sunday, September 13, 2026, 2-5 pm
Second Sunday: Describe and Draw - San Antonio Museum of Art - 200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215 - Sunday, September 13, 2026, 10 am-12 pm