From food festivals to live music, check out some of the events scheduled for early in 2026 across San Antonio.

Monster Jam
The famous pit racing event is making its way to the Alamo City, featuring speed and skill competitions and more.

• Jan. 24-25, 7 p.m. (Saturday); 3 p.m. (Sunday)
• Alamodome, 100 Montana St., San Antonio

• Jan. 24, 29; Feb. 5, 7, 12, 14, 10-11 a.m.
• San Antonio Food Bank, 5200 W. Historic, Old Hwy. 90, San Antonio

• Jan. 30, 7 a.m.-close
• Thirsty Horse Saloon, 2335 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio

A new high-end Mexican restaurant has debuted in North San Antonio, offering both classic eats and specialty recipes.

Read all about it: Tulum Mexican Cuisine officially opened on Nov. 20, restaurant management told Community Impact. The eatery is located at 17026 Bulverde Road, Ste. 112, just south of Loop 1604 and Stone Oak.

The restaurant was previously home to Rusty Tacos at the Bulverde Marketplace shopping center.

On the menu: On the menu is a variety of traditional Mexican cuisine, according to the restaurant’s website.

Specialty items include puerco en salsa verde con papas, tostadas de pollo al pibil, enchiladas de mole and more authentic recipes.

There’s also a full-service bar plus outdoor and indoor seating, according to the website.

• 17026 Bulverde Road, Ste. 112, San Antonio

Over the course of 2025, multiple initiatives and governmental approvals have helped the progression of the Great Springs Project, which aims to connect 100 miles of trails lining four of Texas’ great springs between Austin and San Antonio.

The details: The goal is to have the trail connections completed by 2036, establishing the Texas Bicentennial Trail, promoting Texas' rich historical and cultural heritage and enhancing economic development and outdoor recreation, according to the Great Springs Project plan updated in September.

What’s happening? Through collaboration with our many partners, the Great Springs Project unifies and supports existing local efforts and catalyzes new efforts to address the most critical water, land, wildlife, and public health and equity challenges facing the Central Texas region.

Utilizing urban and rural paths, the connections will run through Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs and San Antonio Springs, creating a trail network from the Alamo to the State Capitol.

Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is used in state government, when local officials can raise taxes after natural disasters and how much of businesses' inventory is taxed.

The background: The changes come after Texas’s biennial legislative session ended in early June. Gov. Greg Abbott signed over 1,100 laws passed by state lawmakers, many of which took effect in June or September.

The details: Some of the bills becoming law in the new year are:

• House Bill 9, which will expand a tax exemption for business owners
• House Bill 30, which will tighten regulations on counties' and cities' abilities to raise tax rates after natural disasters
• House Bill 149, which will regulate the fast-growing AI industry
• House Bill 247, which will exempt certain border security infrastructure from property tax increases
• House Bill 1399, which will create a property tax exemption for stores selling animal feed
• House Bill 2508, which will establish a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of certain military members