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Zoo Boo! at the San Antonio Zoo
Zoo Boo! at the San Antonio Zoo is a seasonal Halloween program with daily trick-or-treating, themed food, live entertainment, interactive animal experiences, and Fiesta de los Muertos programming. The program runs during the fall season, with qualifying October dates included. Daily trick-or-treating is offered from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Zoo Boo! is included with standard zoo admission and is free for zoo members. Visit the official event website for current admission and event information.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX
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12th Annual Car Show at Historic Market Square
The 12th Annual Car Show brings a classic-car show, live entertainment, and local vendors to Historic Market Square. This free community event is described as family-friendly and offers an afternoon to explore classic cars while taking in entertainment and vendor offerings. The program runs from morning through early evening, with free admission. Visit the organizer's website for current admission and event information.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX
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Child Health Day
The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX
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Mariachi Festival at Arneson River Theatre
The Mariachi Festival features performances by middle- and high-school students at the Arneson River Theatre. Along with the mariachi performances, the event includes food and arts-and-crafts booths. The festival is free and open to the public, with programming scheduled from early afternoon through the evening. Visit the official event website for current schedule and event information.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX
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Muertos Fest at Hemisfair in San Antonio
Muertos Fest at Hemisfair is a three-day Día de los Muertos festival featuring altars, processions, live music, art, poetry, food, and family activities. The festival’s schedule begins Friday evening, continues Saturday, and concludes Sunday evening, offering distinct daily hours across the weekend. Admission is free and the event is open to all. Visit the official event website for current schedule and event information.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX
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Halloween
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.Oxford at Medical Center - San Antonio, TX