San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum

05/29/2026

🌟🚌We’re excited to announce our collaboration with , https://www.facebook.com/p/NOMA-of-Central-Texas-100067960572833/, where we will be joining their San Antonio 2026 Wellness Retreat Itinerary with our Green Book Civil Rights Tour on Saturday, May 30th!

Along with their other events, including their happy hour, chapter dinner, and yoga brunch being offered this weekend with NOMA, we will be opening seats on the bus to explore historically significant sites listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book, a survival guide for Black travelers started in the 1930s

You can reserve your tickets for 25 dollars at https://www.nomacentraltx.org/texas-noma-summer-wellness-retreat-1
🎟️

SATURDAY, MAY 30th
10 AM - 1 PM
1174 E COMMERCE ST SAN ANTONIO
The bus tour pick-up location is Lake Plateau architects, 311 3rd St., San Antonio

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

We will be there!

✨Join us for Historic Plaza Days at Main Plaza and celebrate the vibrant people, places, and stories that make San Antonio unique!

Enjoy live music, captivating history, and the rich of San Antonio.

The Details:
🗓️Friday, May 29 | 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
📍Main Plaza, 115 Main Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78214
🎟️Free and Open to the Public

What to Expect:🎉
Indigenous blessing
Music
Prizes
Crafts
And More

Who to Expect:
World Heritage Office, Spanish Governor’s Palace, Bexar County, Bexar Heritage, Bexar County Historical Commission, Bexar County Clerk's Office, American Indians at the Spanish Colonial Mission (AIT-SCM), San Antonio African American Community Archives and Museum (SAAACAM), San Antonio Missions National Historic Park (NPS), San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants, Tehuan Band of Mission Indians, Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT), Casa Navarro State Historic Site (THC), the San Antonio River Authority

05/27/2026

Enjoy the park with your kid and read at Storytime at Hemisfair! This month, we are reading “Me and My Family” by Dr. Walter Milton, Jr. and Joel A. Freeman, PhD.

The book shares how families can unite and celebrate with each other, and each child is invited for take-home craft activity. We look forward to reading with you at Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair, 434 S. Alamo St.

June 2
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair, 434 S. Alamo St.

Pre-registration is NOT required.
See you there!

05/26/2026

in 1996: Elder William Anthony Ellis of Conquerors Assembly passed the mantle of Pastor to his son Jonathon Ellis.

05/23/2026

The Green Book Civil Rights Bus Tour scheduled for today, 5/23, has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Guests who purchased their tickets should look for an email from SAAACAM with rescheduling instructions and further information.

Thank you and stay safe on the roads.

View more details about the Green Book Civil Rights Bus Tour and SAAACAM’s contact information here - https://saaacam.org/event/saaacam-green-book-civil-rights-bus-tour-may-2026/

05/21/2026

Jazz - the genre that bent the understanding of music around the world gets a spotlight on its origins in SAAACAM’s June rendition of its Film Club, in Episode One of Jazz - Gumbo directed by Ken Burns with UNUM Ken Burns & PBS

Friday June 12th
5:30 PM
At 226 N. Hackberry Carver Community Cultural Center

After the film, we will have a live discussion panel and a free sample cup of gumbo!

Register for free at https://saaacam.org/event/saaacam-june-film-club-jazz-gumbo/