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Los Posadas (River Walk)

San Antonio, TX · Holiday

When

December 16–24, 2026

Where

San Antonio River Walk, procession ending at Cathedral of San Fernando, 115 Main Plaza · San Antonio · TX

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

A candlelit procession along the San Antonio River Walk reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter before Christmas, ending at the Cathedral of San Fernando. The Mexican Catholic tradition is observed on the River Walk each year within the traditional December 16 to 24 window.

The history within reach

• Los Posadas (River Walk)same spot

  A candlelit procession along the San Antonio River Walk reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter before Christmas, ending at the Cathedral of San Fernando.

• The chili queens of Military Plazasame spot

  Mexican American women sold chili con carne by lamplight from open-air stalls on the plaza for decades, taking the dish to the 1893 Chicago fair.

• The Spanish Governor's Palace0.1 mi

  Not a palace and not the governor's, it was the presidio captain's house, with the Habsburg arms over the door.

• The Canary Islanders found a town0.1 mi

  Fifty-six settlers sent by the Spanish king from the Canary Islands laid out a plaza and elected a council, the first civil government in Texas, distinct from the missions and the garrison.

• The Council House Fight, the peace talk that became a massacre0.1 mi

  Thirty-three Comanche came under a truce to negotiate the return of captives.