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After-work plans for every night of the week in San Antonio

Need a reprieve from your usual post-clocking-out routine? Make after-work plans with these activities at local San Antonio spots.


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Take an Icons of San Antonio walking tour downtown on Friday nights to explore the city’s history and culture.

Photo by Frederick Gonzales

You work hard for the money, as the song goes — especially Monday through Friday. Give yourself a break from your usual after-work plans and hit SATX nightlife with these weekly events.

Monday

  • Keep a low profile at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium‘s weekly casual chess event at 8 p.m.
  • Head out to a Monday night blues jam session at 7 p.m. at the Screaming Goat Yard & Tap.
  • For a lively night, make like the Glenn Miller band and get in the mood with a weekly 7 p.m. swing dance lesson and social dance with Alamo City Swing Revival at the San Antonio Firefighters Association Banquet Hall.

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • Be low-key with a game of bingo at Rebecca Creek Distillery Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
  • Head over to dance club Bonham Exchange for Wednesday night karaoke at 8 p.m. to sing your heart out or actively spectate.

Thursday

  • Celebrate Friday eve at Jujube Bar inside Ming’s at La Cantera, with happy hour from 2 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays, featuring $7 cocktails and $3.50 beers.
  • Afterward, stop by Kona Grill‘s late-night happy hour and grab discounted sushi rolls and flatbread from 9 p.m. to close.

Friday

  • Stroll into the weekend with an Icons of San Antonio walking tour through downtown and explore the history and culture of San Antonio.
  • On First Fridays, head over to the First Friday Art Walk at Blue Star Arts Complex, the city’s longest-running monthly art event.

Did we miss anything? Fill us in on your local weekly events.

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