The 30th Annual Conjunto Festival in San Antonio is coming up next month. This festival is an awesome opportunity to see new and legendary Conjunto groups perform. You also get to dance, eat great food and check out the local scene. I first attended the festival in 1998 and have been attending every year since. If you get a chance to check it out, you’ll be in for quite an experience. This year’s line up includes Oskar Hernández, Joel Gúzman, Mingo Saldivar, Los Dos Gilbertos, Jaime Y Los Chamacos, Los Texmaniacs and many more. Scroll down for the full schedule and link to purchase tickets.

EVENTS & PERFORMANCES –
Tentative Schedule (as of April 7th, 2011)

Seniors Conjunto Dance
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Guadalupe Theater • 9-11am • Free for Seniors
Henry Zimmerle y su Conjunto San Antonio featuring special guest Nick Villarreal

Conjunto Music Hall of Fame Dinner & Baile
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Guadalupe Theater • 6pm • $65 (dinner only) or $100 (dinner & festival pass)
Ticket includes copy of 2011 Tonantzin Magazine & 29th Annual “Best-Of” CD
Honoring the past and present inductees into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame
Best of the 29th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival CD Release Party

Lo Mejor de Conjunto: La Tradición Continúa
Friday, May 13, 2011
Rosedale Park • 6pm-12am • $14 per person (Friday only)
6:00 Opening Ceremonies Poster Contest Exhibition & Awards
6:30 Juanito Castillo y Grupo Invocación (San Antonio)
7:30 Los Tremendos Alacranes de David Flores (Gregory)
8:30 Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz (Houston)
9:30 Jaime y Los Chamacos (Houston/San Antonio)
10:30 Joel Guzmán Sarah Fox y Conjuntazzo (Buda)
11:30 Conjunto Jam

Accordion Tuning, Maintenance & Repair Workshop
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Guadalupe Theater • 10am-12pm • $40
Tim Schofield, Hohner Accordion Repair and Parts Supervisor, will teach you how to tune the reeds of your accordion and maintain it in tip-top playing shape. Accordion tuning kits will be available for purchase.

Lo Mejor de Conjunto: La Tradición Continúa
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Rosedale Park • 1pm-12am • $18 per person (Saturday only)
1:00 GCAC Students, Conjunto Heritage Taller, and Conjunto Palo Alto
2:00 The Conjunto Kingz de Flavio Longoria (San Antonio)
3:00 Gerardo Mejía y su Clica (Rio Grande City)
4:00 Linda Escobar y el Conjunto Amable (Corpus Christi) special presentation by Conjunto J (Japan)
5:00 Mickey y sus Carnalez (Houston)
6:00 Conjunto Califas (Visalia, California)
7:00 Tony Tigre y La Rosa de Oro (Laredo)
8:10 Oscar Hernández & The Tuff Band (McAllen)
9:10 Boni Mauricio y Los Máximos (Corpus Christi)
10:20 Mingo Saldívar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas (San Antonio)
11:30 Conjunto Jam

Lo Mejor de Conjunto: La Tradición Continúa
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Rosedale Park • 1pm-11pm • $18 per person (Sunday only)
1:00 Los De La Cruz (McKinney)
2:00 Retoño (San Benito)
3:00 Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto (San Antonio)
4:00 Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers (Alice)
5:00 Los De La Rosa Boyz (Kingsville)
6:00 Max Baca y Los Texmaniacs (San Antonio) special presentation by Dwayne Verheyden (Montfort, Netherlands)
7:10 Gilberto Pérez y sus Compadres (Mercedes)
8:20 The Hometown Boys (Lubbock)
9:30 Los Dos Gilbertos (Pharr)
10:30 Conjunto Jam

Purchase your festival tickets online