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Barbacoa and Big Red Festival
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These were the 2026 dates. The next dates will show here once the organizer announces them.
- When
- (2 days · Ended October 11, 2026)
- Where
- Freeman Coliseum Exposition Halls, 3201 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX
- Date source
- Organizer site · freemancoliseum.com
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About this event
Freeman Coliseum's Exposition Halls in San Antonio throw a weekend at one local pairing: barbacoa and an ice-cold Big Red. Live music runs on stages inside and outside the Expo Hall, with family-friendly activities and a Fiesta-style feel around the food. The plate and the soundtrack are the point, a fall celebration of flavors the city treats as its own. Alcohol service is limited to guests 21 and older, and the closer stage areas are 21+ only.
Our take: Eat the barbacoa with a Big Red before you settle in at a stage, since the pairing is the reason for the weekend.
Good to know
Saturday noon to midnight; Sunday noon to 11:00 p.m. Alcohol service and front-of-stage areas are 21+.
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