Friday's lineup is Grupo Zagrado, Ballet Folklorico Del Sur, Amanda Hofstetter, and La Juventud. Saturday, it's Los Alegres Del Norte and Amanda Hofstetter. Fiesta activities this year include a roping contest and salsa picante contest, trailride, horseshoe tournament and food and craft booths of all kinds. As always, the three-day event will be staged at the Mary and Ed Lasater Memorial Park. The event and its related activities are sponsored by the Falfurrias Chamber of Commerce.
Admission is free, as is parking.
Conjunto festival San Antonio will be the gathering place for conjuntos and Tejano groups from across the state as the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center stages its 20th Tejano Conjunto Festival starting Wednesday. Some of the big names scheduled to perform this year include Mike Salgado on Thursday, Steve Jordan on May 11, Mingo Saldivar on May 12 and Los Garcia Brothers on May 13. Opening ceremonies will take place Wednesday at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and will include a photo exhibit and a tribute to accordionist and conjunto mainstay Valerio Longoria, who died December 15. Live performances by more than 20 of today's most popular conjuntos and Tejano groups will be held at Rosedale Park Thursday through May 13. Pulido unplugged Roberto Pulido will be signing autographs, meeting fans and performing unplugged on Tuesday at the Golden Nugget nightclub.