{"id":454449,"date":"2026-10-02T17:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454449\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:20:11","slug":"picnic-and-a-movie-free-hocus-pocus-screening-coming-to-san-antonio-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454449\/","title":{"rendered":"Picnic and a movie: Free \u2018Hocus Pocus\u2019 screening coming to San Antonio cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Families are invited to bring blankets and snacks to the Historic City Cemetery No. 1 on the East Side for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SApreservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free outdoor screening of \u201cHocus Pocus.\u201d<\/a> The event connects Halloween fun with a 19th-century picnicking tradition and ongoing cemetery preservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Picnic and a Movie event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the movie is expected to begin around 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The featured film, \u201cHocus Pocus,\u201d is the 1993 family Halloween classic about three witches who return to Salem, Massachusetts, after 300 years. Free popcorn will be provided, according to the event announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Organizers said the event also highlights the history of families picnicking in cemeteries, a practice that became popular across the United States, including in San Antonio, during the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The screening also celebrates the Cemetery Steward Program, a volunteer initiative focused on caring for and preserving the Historic Eastside Cemeteries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and their favorite snacks for the free community event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">City Cemetery No. 1 is located at East Commerce Street and Monumental. Entry is located across from 517 Paso Hondo. Registration is not required.<\/p>\n<p>Things to Do<img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ksat_thingstodo.webp\" width=\"234\" height=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf eUxjKG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Read also: <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Families are invited to bring blankets and snacks to the Historic City Cemetery No. 1&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[56556,987,6527,1006,82,84,83,69],"class_list":["post-454449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-affording-san-antonio","tag-halloween","tag-ksatkids","tag-outdoors","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454449","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=454449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}