CityFest Archives - San Antonio Report

A man skateboards along the Apache Creek Trailway last September. This year's CityFest theme is Live Local and features a slate of panel discussions, presentations and parties focused on life in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.

‘Live Local’ next week at the San Antonio Report’s 2022 CityFest

by Nicholas Frank September 29, 2022October 2, 2022

CityFest 2022 takes place Oct. 4-7, with a slate of events including a Bexar County judge candidates debate and a block party at Legacy Park.

CityFest: Could the pandemic ultimately make the workplace more equitable?

by Waylon Cunningham October 15, 2021October 17, 2021

Char Miller, former professor at Trinity University, gives the keynote address during CityFest 2021 at the Tobin Center on his book, West Side Rising: How San Antonio’s 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement on Thursday.

CityFest keynote speaker Char Miller explains how floods shaped politics in San Antonio

by Brendan Gibbons October 14, 2021October 15, 2021

The Texas Challenge: Leading Cities Safely Through the Pandemic

Texas mayors talk pandemic recovery and beyond on first day of CityFest 2021

by Lindsey Carnett October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

CityFest 2021 asks ‘What’s Next?’ for San Antonio

by Nicholas Frank October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

(Clockwise, from left) San Antonio Report Managing Editor Graham Watson Ringo, City of San Antonio Assistant City Manager Colleen Bridger, Methodist Healthcare Ministries President and CEO Jaime Wesolowski, Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network executive lead Somava Saha, and South Texas Allergy & Asthma Medical Professionals President and CEO Erika Gonzalez speak during a virtual session at San Antonio CityFest.

CityFest: Turning redlining into ‘greenlining’ with health equity

by Iris Dimmick October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Ojiyoma Martin (left) looks at petitions during a Fix SAPD coalition meeting. Martin will be speaking on the panel "Policing in San Antonio" on the final day of San Antonio CityFest on Friday.

Friday at San Antonio CityFest

by Samantha Ruvalcaba October 9, 2020October 8, 2020

Shiner brewing family donates $1M to double coronavirus assurance testing in San Antonio

by Shari Biediger October 8, 2020October 9, 2020

SARA Assistant General Manager Steve Graham will feature in a Thursday panel regarding local disaster response efforts.

Thursday at San Antonio CityFest

by Samantha Ruvalcaba October 8, 2020October 7, 2020

Clockwise from top-left, San Antonio Report education reporter Emily Donaldson, Northside ISD teacher Kathryn Medendorp, Institute for Urban Education Director Michael Villarreal, and Mindshift ED co-founder Maribel Gardea speak during a virtual session at San Antonio CityFest.

CityFest: Educators contemplate future of learning following the pandemic

by Lindsey Carnett October 7, 2020October 7, 2020