{"id":391140,"date":"2026-07-29T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391140\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:54:10","slug":"8-fun-things-to-do-this-weekend-july-30-aug-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391140\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Fun Things to Do This Weekend: July 30-Aug. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t1. \u201cHamilton\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on Ron Chernow\u2019s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&amp;B and Broadway, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/us.atgtickets.com\/events\/hamilton\/majestic-theatre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton<\/a>\u201d is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Hamilton features book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Through Aug. 9, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2. Home + Garden Show<\/p>\n<p>The summer edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanantoniofallhomeshow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio home show<\/a> is appealing to foodies with special guests Sloan Rinaldi, the founder of Texas Q and a standout contestant on Netflix\u2019s \u201cBarbecue Showdown,\u201d and \u201cTexas Eats\u201d host David Elder. Anyone looking to remodel, landscape or just spruce up their homes will find dozens of exhibitors ready to help. July 31-Aug. 2, Alamodome, 100 Montana St.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3. Porc Slap Collaboration Dinner at Fife &amp; Farro<\/p>\n<p>After a month-long pizza collaboration, Fife &amp; Farro and Chef Javi Gutierrez\u2019s Porc Slap pop-up are teaming up for a one-night-only collaboration dinner. Guests can enjoy an exclusive menu featuring specialty dishes available only that evening, with 5% of proceeds benefiting the San Antonio Food Bank. Limited reservations are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/fifeandfarro.com\/shared-crust-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fife &amp; Farro\u2019s website<\/a>, with tables also available for walk-ins. 5-10 p.m. July 30, 221 Newell Ave.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. Disco Alfresco: Cumbia Necia Night<\/p>\n<p>The popular outdoor summer dance party continues this Thursday with Cumbia Necia Night, featuring DJ Helios blending the sounds of her Mexican roots with hip hop, cumbia, reggaet\u00f3n, house and funky edits. Plus, enjoy a night market, food trucks and free parking. The event is all ages and BYOB. Learn more and buy tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/posh.vip\/e\/disco-alfresco-presents-cumbia-necia-night\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 7-10 p.m. July 30, Sunken Garden Theatre, 3875 N. St. Mary\u2019s St.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5. Fiesta Noche del Rio<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the final weekend of Fiesta Noche Del Rio! Proudly presented by the Alamo Kiwanis, this timeless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiestanochesa.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio tradition<\/a> features live music, dance and more on the River Walk every Friday and Saturday night through August 1. 8:30 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1, Arneson River Theatre, 418 Villita St.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6. Dinos After Dark<\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio Zoo presents this <a href=\"https:\/\/sazoo.org\/sitewrench-calendar\/san-antonio-zoo\/?swwpc_calendar_id=839&amp;swwpc_event_id=6342680&amp;swwpc_event_date=2026-08-02\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prehistoric nighttime adventure<\/a> for the entire family. Explore Zoorassic Park after hours as glowing dinosaurs, colorful lights and fog-filled pathways transform the zoo into an unforgettable dinosaur experience. Enjoy live entertainment, exciting photo opportunities, special themed food and drinks and plenty of dinosaur fun throughout the evening. 7-10 p.m. Aug. 1, 3903 St. Mary\u2019s St.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7. Kristin Key: Ca-Caw Tour<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobincenter.org\/kristinkey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kristin Key<\/a> is an internationally-headlining queer musical comedian whose hilarious viral videos, including the iconic Lesbian National Anthem, have garnered over 100 million views across social media. She\u2019s appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cBring the Funny\u201d and \u201cLast Comic Standing\u201d and more. This show is 18+. 5 &amp; 8 p.m. Aug. 1, Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8. Tony Danza<\/p>\n<p>Though he\u2019s best known as a star of the sitcoms \u201cTaxi\u201d and \u201cWho\u2019s the Boss,\u201d Danza also has appeared on Broadway in productions including \u201cThe Producers\u201d and \u201cHoneymoon in Vegas.\u201d He draws on those song-and-dance skills for his critically praised show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.jazztx.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standards and Stories<\/a>,\u201d in which he performs tunes from the Great American Songbook, talks about his career and even plays the ukulele. Aug. 1, Jazz, TX, 312 Pearl Parkway, Bldg. 6, Suite 6001<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Publish Your Event on sanantoniomag.com<\/p>\n<p>Great news! Our free events calendar is back. Submit your San Antonio-area events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanantoniomag.com\/submit-an-event\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and be sure to include our calendar in your future event promotion plans. Let us help you spread the word!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Get our picks of the best things to do in San Antonio every weekend delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/link.sanantoniomag.com\/join\/signup-sam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend Best Bets<\/a> newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. \u201cHamilton\u201d Based on Ron Chernow\u2019s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&amp;B&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-391140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}