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The 41st Tejano Conjunto Festival

Arts and Entertainment

April 8, 2023

From: Tejano Conjunto Festival

The Tejano Conjunto Festival is the first and longest running conjunto festival in the country and is internationally recognized as the most influential event for this beloved and popular Texas musical tradition. The highlight of the 41st Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival is the opportunity to hear the very best in conjunto music from all across the many different styles played regionally in Texas.

Each spring for the past four decades, the Conjunto Festival en San Antonio has presented live performances of all of the founders, popular performers, and heritage award winners of the genre, along with dances, workshops, Hall of Fame inductions, and other events. The festival draws an enthusiastic audience of more than 10,000 fans, dancers, and musicians from across Texas and the United States, as well as Mexico, Europe, and Asia. The crowd has grown massively over the years to include fans who return each year to dance and celebrate conjunto culture.  The festival has become a model for many other conjunto festivals which have appeared since it started and is credited with highlighting the singular music and culture of South Texas Tejanos.

Welcome the to the 41st Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio! This annual festival is the first and longest-running Conjunto Festival in the country and is internationally recognized as the most influential event for this Texas musical tradition. The highlight of the 41st Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival (TCF) is the opportunity to hear the very best in Conjunto music from all across the many different styles played in Texas.

Schedule of Events:

May 17, 2023

Seniors Conjunto Dance - Free for Seniors!

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center cultivates, promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary. Chicano, Latino and Native American arts and culture through multidisciplinary programming.

May 18, 2023

6-7pm: Reception

7-9pm: 40th Conjunto Music Hall of Fame Reunion & Induction Ceremony

May 19, 2023

6:00: Joe Zimmerle y su Conjunto
7:00: Los Tellez
8:00: Javier Solis y Los Unikos
9:00: Ruben de la Cruz and Ruben Garza
10:00: South Texas Homies
11:00: Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers

May 20, 2023

12:00: Student conjuntos from the RGV
1:00: Conjunto Cats
2:00: Isaac De Los Santos y La Sangre Chicana
3:00: Los Chachos
4:00: Ricky Guzman
5:00: Baraja de Oro
6:00: Los Cucuys de Rodney Rodriguez
7:00: Los Fantasmas
8:00: Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Diaz
9:00: Lazaro Perez y Nautraleza
10:00: Los Garcia brothers
11:00: Tony Saenz y La Rosa de Oro

May 21, 2023

12:00: Student conjuntos from San Antonio
1:00: Cindy Ramos y su Conjunto
2:00: Grupo Azido
3:00: Tejano Boys
4:00: Los Badd Boyz
5:00: Santiago Garza y Naturaleza
6:00: Conjunto Kingz de Flavio Longoria
7:00: Edgar Vasquez
8:00: Eva Ybarra
9:00: Los Texmaniacs w Flaco Jimenez
10:00: Boni Mauricio y Los Maximos

Date: May 19-21, 2023

Location: Rosedale Park, 340 Dartmouth Street, San Antonio, TX 78237

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