The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center announces the complete schedule for this year’s Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio taking place May 16-22, 2022. The Tejano Conjunto Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary as the first and longest-running Conjunto music festival in the country. It draws upon a strong regional audience and enjoys a national and international following on San Antonio’s historic westside featuring the very best in Conjunto music and dancing.
“We are so excited to celebrate forty years of inviting the top performance groups, both major and rising stars, from all over Texas, and have something for generations of families to enjoy,” said Cristina Ballí, Executive Director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. “From our seniors dance to Norteño night, to our live weekend performances at Rosedale Park, forty years is an incredible testament to the community’s love for Conjunto music.”
The festival boasts a line up of events from the historic Guadalupe Theater and Rosedale Park, including a symposium about the history, development, and future of Conjunto music, with a special book signing with Little Joe; and a film festival highlighting four decades of classic filmmaking about the music, the musicians, and the culture. There will also be a free Seniors Conjunto Dance at Rosedale Park, a gathering of living Conjunto Music Hall of Fame musicians, as well as new inductions into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame reception.
In addition, the weekend culminates with live musical performances at Rosedale Park including special performances by Las Fenix and Los Cachorros de Juan Villarreal and others at the special Noche de Conjunto Norteño presented by Hohner on Thursday, May 19. Over the weekend, more than 30 bands will perform, including student conjunto groups from San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley, emerging and established artists from Texas, as well as living legends. Highlights for this year include hometown favorite and 6 time Grammy award winner Flaco Jimenez performing with Los Texmaniacs, Lázaro Pérez y Su Conjunto, the South Texas Homies, Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers, Rubén De la Cruz y su Conjunto with Rubén Garza, Jay Pérez, Jaime De Anda y Los Furiosos, Boni Mauricio y Los Máximos, a special Hermanos Farias reunion, and many other groups.
Tickets for the 40th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio 2022 will be only $40 for a 4-day all-events weekend pass (Thursday-Sunday) at Rosedale Park. Daily tickets at Rosedale Park are $15 per person Thursday through Saturday, and only $10 on Sunday. Children 12 and under enter free at Rosedale Park.
The symposium and film festival at the historic Guadalupe Theater are free events. The Seniors Conjunto Dance is free of charge. The Conjunto Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dance, to be held at Rosedale Park on May 18, 2022, is a separately ticketed special event and will be sold for $40 each ticket or 2, per couple, for $70.
More information and tickets can be found on our website at https://guadalupeculturalarts.org/tejano-conjunto-festival/ or by calling 210.271.3151.
Below is the complete schedule of activities and events for 40th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio.
Monday, May 16/Guadalupe Theater/6-9:30pm/Free
Symposium on the State and Future of Tejano Conjunto Music
A panel of experts, including musicians, academics, radio and
media people, recording and industry professionals discuss the state of
Tejano Conjunto Music and what the future holds for this traditional genre.
Includes special book signing with Little Joe!
Tuesday, May 17/Guadalupe Theater/12-10pm/Free
Conjunto Music in Film & Video
12-7pm Screenings of classic films/videos and shorts on Tejano Conjunto Music:
7-9pm A Discussion on the State and Future of Tejano Conjunto Music in Film/Video with filmmakers, DIY documentarians, and others
Wednesday, May 18/ Rosedale Park /10am-12noon/Free for Seniors
Free Seniors Conjunto Dance
Los Pinkys with Ysidro Samilpa and Susan Torres
Special presentation by Conjunto Music Hall of Fame accordionist Felipe Perez
Wednesday, May 18/Rosedale Park/6-10pm/$70/couple or $40/individual or $20 for show only
Conjunto Music Hall of Fame Reunion/Induction Ceremony & Baile
6-7pm Reception
7-9pm 40th Conjunto Music Hall of Fame Reunion & Induction Ceremony
Special musical presentations by:
The Jiménez Family Tradition
9-10pm Bene Medina y su Conjunto Águila w/ guests:
Oscar Hernández/Eddie Lalo Torres/Rabbit Sanchez/ Edgar Vásquez, and more!
Thursday, May 19/Rosedale Park/6-11pm/$15 per person**
Noche de Conjunto Norteño presented by Hohner
6pm Inevitable Dashboard
7pm Los Halcones del Valle
8pm Conteño
9pm Las Fenix
10pm Los Cachorros de Juan Villarreal
Friday, May 20/Rosedale Park/5:45pm-12am/$15 per person**
4:45pm Opening Ceremonies
Lo Mejor de Tejas: Puro Conjunto Pesado
5pm Javier Solis y Los Unikoz
6pm Conjunto Kingz de Flavio Longoria (San Antonio)
7pm Los D Boys (Corpus Christi)
8pm Los Fantasmas del Valle (Mercedes)
9pm Rubén Vela Jr. y su Conjunto (Santa Rosa)
10pm South Texas Homies
11pm Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers (Alice)
Saturday, May 21/Rosedale Park/12pm-12am/$15 per person**
12pm Conjunto Student Showcase:
Los Fresnos High School Conjunto Halcón
Roma ISD Student Conjunto
Lo Mejor de Tejas: Puro Conjunto Pesado
1:30pm Brenda Martínez
2:15 Cindy Ramos y su conjunto
3:10pm Conjunto Romo
4pm Alberto Soliz y Conjunto Los Leones (Laredo)
5pm Los Tremendos Alacranes (Corpus Christi)
6pm Los Morales (Dallas)
7pm Los Cucuys de Rodney Rodríguez (El Valle)
8pm Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz (Houston)
9pm Lázaro Pérez y su Conjunto (Bishop)
10pm Rubén De la Cruz y su Conjunto with Rubén Garza (Mercedes)
11pm Boni Mauricio y Los Máximos (Corpus Christi)
Sunday, May 22/Rosedale Park/1-10pm/$10**
11am Conjunto Student Showcase:
Conjunto Heritage Taller
Southside High School Conjunto Cardenales
Lo Mejor de San Antonio y Tejas
12:30pm Los Callejeros de San Anto (San Antonio)
1:20pm Mark Weber y Los Cuernos (San Antonio)
2:10pm Epi & Friends (El Valle)
3:15pm J.R. Ramos y Grupo Maldad
4:15 Río Jordán (Austin)
5:30pm Linda Escobar y Su Conjunto (Corpus Christi)
6:30pm Los Texmaniacs w/ special guest
Flaco Jiménez
7:50: Hermanos Farias
9pm Jaime Deanda y Los Furiosos
10pm Jay Pérez
** 4-Day (Thursday-Sunday) Rosedale All-Events Pass $40 **
For tickets & info, 210.271.3151
The Guadalupe Theater is located at 1301 Guadalupe St.
and Rosedale Park is at 340 Dartmouth in San Antonio, Texas.
About the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center was founded in 1980 as a nonprofit, multi-disciplinary organization. Located in the heart of San Antonio’s westside, the Guadalupe is one of the largest community-based organizations in the US with the mission to cultivate, promote and preserve traditional and contemporary Chicano, Latino and Native American arts and culture through multidisciplinary programming.
For more information, visit: www.guadalupeculturalarts.org.
