40th Anniversary of the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio
Weeklong Celebration – May 16-22, 2022
Guadalupe Theater and Rosedale Park
Sunday, May 15/Galeria Guadalupe/3-5pm
Cande Aguilar Conjunto Exhibit VIP Reception
Plática & Conjunto Performance with Cande Aguilar
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, recording and industry professionals discuss the state of Tejano Conjunto Music and what the future holds for this traditional genre. Participants include Linda Escobar, Max Baca, Luis Díaz-Santana Garza, Alejandro Wolbert Pérez, Rudy Treviño, Gilbert Reyes, Juan Tejeda, Cristina Ballí, and Dan Margolies
Includes a special book signing with Little Joe!
Tuesday, May 17/Guadalupe Theater/12-10pm/Free
Conjunto Music in Film & Video
2-7pm 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, including a special appearance by Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie, a 2022 Conjunto Music Hall of Fame inductee
Wednesday, May 18/ Rosedale Park /10am-12noon/Free for Seniors
Free Seniors Conjunto Dance
Conjunto Los Pinkys with Ysidro Samilpa and Susan Torres
Special presentation by Conjunto Music Hall of Fame accordionist Felipe Pérez
CONTINUED BELOW!
Wednesday, May 18/Rosedale Park/6-10pm/$70/couple or $35/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 with special musical presentations from past Hall of Fame inductees
9-10pm Bene Medina y su Conjunto Águila w/ guests: Santiago Jimenez, Jr./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 (La Feria)
7pm Los Halcones del Valle (Brownsville)
8pm Conteño (Brownsville)
9pm Las Fenix (Houston)
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 (Gregory)
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 Tx Homies (Houston)
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 (San Antonio)
2:15 Cindy Ramos y su conjunto (Laredo)
3:10pm Conjunto Romo (Kyle)
4pm Alberto Soliz y su Conjunto (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 con 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
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 (San Antonio)
9pm Jaime Deanda y Los Furiosos (San Antonio)
10pm Jay Pérez
** 4-Day (Friday-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.
Special 40th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival hotel rate at the DoubleTree by Hilton San Antonio Downtown
502 W Cesar E. Chavez
San Antonio, TX 78207
ABOUT THE TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL
The festival expects to draw over 10,000 Conjunto music lovers from across Texas, the U.S., Mexico and international visitors. The festival is directed and curated by Executive Director Cristina Ballí with festival founder Juan Tejeda serving as advisor.
The festival features over 30 of the very best and most popular bands in Conjunto music complemented by plenty of dancing, food and beverage booths in a family-friendly environment. The festivities include special events such as the presentation of new inductees into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame; a free Seniors Conjunto dance; an Accordion Tuning workshop; the Tejano Conjunto Festival Poster Contest; and the opportunity to win top-of-the-line Hohner accordions.
VIRTUAL TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL 2021
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