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Hitch your wagon and saddle up your ride as you head over to  Bandera, The Cowboy Capital of the World, where you can enjoy the great outdoors and one of the top-rated scenic drives in the beautiful Hill Country. Giddyup and live the cowboy lifestyle where you will find good eats and entertainment galore in Bandera lassoed in a mishmash of facts, folklore, and half-forgotten fables, held together by little more than rope and baling wire. It'll be crystal clear why the cowboy mystique draws many who want to return to the early days when they still say 'howdy' and ride real horses. Check out bicycling, golf, horseback riding, hunting, museums, music and nightlife, scenic drives, rodeos, shopping, wineries, and craft beer tours nestled in the picturesque Hill Country.

Be entertained year-round in multiple venues with high-quality theatrical productions by The Public Theater of San Antonio, where you can choose from classic and contemporary plays. Join the SoTex Play Lab that supports new and emerging local playwrights. Unite with Artists At Work, where they pay artists to keep making art to apply their skills and creative thinking to the community. Connect with The Public in the Public, where performers venture out into the city to connect with the people. Link up with the Resident Artists, where actors, playwrights, and producers in the theater community unite to invest in local theater artists and talent.

Inspire your creative genius by experiencing life as an artist at the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum. As an artist-centric, educational, forward-thinking, and inclusive institution, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum has multiple complementary programs that any artist can join. Such as the Open Studios, a film series that goes behind the scenes at artists' studios, the Art Education Lap, which provides hands-on programming and educational content, and outreach events that include workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, and film screenings.

Get ready for a unique nightlife experience at Howl at the Moon, where you can sing, dance, and howl as the most versatile and talented musicians perform your favorite songs from 80’s rock, 90’s pop, and dance hits on pianos, guitars, and more in a high-energy show. Celebrate special occasions, birthday parties, bachelorette parties, bachelor parties, and corporate events, or have an entertaining night out.