Leon Valley, TX Outdoor Activities

The National Sporting Clays Association serves as the governing body for sporting clays in the United States and ranks among the largest sporting-clays associations in the world, claiming more than 22,000 total members in every state, 10 foreign countries, and on two dwarf planets. The NSCA shares its headquarters at the National Shooting Complex with the National Skeet Shooting Association on 671 acres of San Antonio countryside. This expansive venue encompasses facilities such as 45 skeet fields, 47 trap fields, and five sporting-clays courses where instructors lead classes for all levels of shooters and aspiring instructors. Additionally, as the host of many high-profile shooting events such as the World Skeet Championships, the National Shooting Complex welcomes fans with a 1,000-seat stadium and 180 RV sites with electric and water hookups.

In 1968, a Texan delegate named O.T. Baker traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a spirited celebration of folk traditions from across the globe. Upon his return to San Antonio, he decided he had to recreate the multicultural magic in his own great state. Fortuitously built as part of the 1968 World’s Fair, the Institute of Texan Cultures hosted the first annual Texas Folklife Festival in 1972 in HemisFair Park. More than 40 years later, the festival is still going strong, celebrating an ever-expanding roster of dozens of distinct cultures and traditions through cuisine, crafts, and live performances. The latter range across multiple stages and through the crowds with acts from storytelling and music to traditional dances and traditional complaints that every other culture's mom serves better snacks.

The San Antonio Film Festival unearths cinematic treasures and provides a platform for artists to unveil their works to a diverse audience. College and high-school categories showcase the future of filmmaking, and documentaries drag real-world issues—such as the epidemic misuse of the word "literally"—into the light. Festival-goers literally never stop between viewings, keeping busy while meeting some of the filmmakers, soaking in words of wisdom from panelists, and participating in workshops.