{"id":5470,"date":"2025-10-15T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5470\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:41:12","slug":"arts-fest-luminaria-to-light-up-san-antonios-st-paul-square-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/5470\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts fest Luminaria to light up San Antonio&#8217;s St. Paul Square this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"382767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/arts-fest-luminaria-to-light-up-san-antonios-st-paul-square-this-weekend\/attachment\/jaime-monzon-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jaime-Monzon-copy.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jaime Monzon           copy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A colorful installation towers above a previous Luminaria festival.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A colorful installation towers above a previous Luminaria festival.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jaime-Monzon-copy.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jaime-Monzon-copy.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jaime-Monzon-copy.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful installation towers above a previous Luminaria festival.\" class=\"wp-image-382767\"  \/>A colorful installation towers above a previous Luminaria festival. Credit: Jaime Monzon<\/p>\n<p>The 15th annual Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival will hit St. Paul Square this Saturday with hundreds of visual artists and performers augmenting the revelry. <\/p>\n<p>This year, the one-night festival\u2019s footprint extends north to include the San Antonio Street Art Initiative\u2019s Gravelmouth Gallery and D.R.E.A.M Mural District. <\/p>\n<p>Expect a wide array of film, dance, performance and installation art along with live music, poetry and more by visual artists from San Antonio to Berlin and Stockholm to the Navajo Nation. <\/p>\n<p>Highlights include eye-catching work from both established and up-and-coming artists in addition to a headline-slot tribute to the late and inimitable accordion legend Flaco Jim\u00e9nez featuring San Antonio actor Jesse Borrego. <\/p>\n<p>Free, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Oct. 18, Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, St. Paul Square, (210) 721-1670, luminariasa.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a 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