Sunken Garden Theater

Here experiencing the "Taste of New Orleans" during Fiesta in San Antonio! Wonderful time. Having some "Gator Bites".

Helping to set up the 8th annual Bark in the Park festival! Great fun, beautiful festival, great cause promoted

No shade, open seats and the port-o-potties are located on one side.

AWESOME PLACE FOR TOURISTS AND LOCALS TO GO VISIT RELAX THEMSELVES A++++++++++++PLUSSSSSSS QUALITY CONDITION 👌 😀 LOVE IT ❤️ 😍

Such a great place to hang out. There are always events and shows going on here. There's plenty of room for standing crowds or general admission ticket holders. There are also seated areas further back for people to hang out and stops where you can place your folding chairs.

It was a great Smashing Pumpkins but the venue was horrible in the dark. Might be very nice in day time bit it wa so poorly lit you couldn't see the stage or where you were walking. Parking is less than ideal. Get there early. Crowd was friendly and even though there was not much security the venue felt very safe. Pat down to enter. It's a nice area but they need better lighting for night activities. I would go again.

We had a great time going to Bark in The Park festival and the costumes where awesome!!!

Loved the concert was so freeing people seem so happy! Just wished I would have got a snoop dog t shirt🥺🙂❤️

Sunken Gardens Theater is one my favorite music venue ever! I give 5 stars to SGT for what it used to be and for what it can be again. I just hope and pray that the City of San Antonio and Brackenridge Park Conservancy (plus maybe the Tobin Center/Tobin Foundation) can restore this theater to be the best venue for it's size in the state... ... and that we can find the promoters that will have respect the bands and their fans to book their concerts here instead of free space in warehouse which is horrible waste for us all! Honestly, I haven't been to Sunken Gardens in probably a decade due to the fact that no bands that I really want to see are being booked here... and I heard last night that it has been 5 years since SGT last hosted a rock concert. Hats off to Twin Productions & Paragon Presents for bringing Primus Fri 20 Oct 2017... a 5 star show! The security line went quick, plenty of port-a-potties so no need for long lines in the regular potties, with a great selections of beers and food trucks. Just as Tina said in her review, "Those were the days!" when KISS and KZEP radio stations would sponsor the shows. We also had promoters like Stone City Attractions aka Jack Orbin and Lone Star Attractions aka Bill Lee that knew the music SA liked and how to make a kick ass show happen. Bill Drain and Greg Wilson are two others great promoters in SA that I have to give a shout out as well... which all have retired. Sunken Gardens Theater is not to be confused with Japanese Tea Gardens which is next door... as I am seeing way too many pics as well as reviews of JTG on this page... you can find the page for JTG here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/japanese-tea-gardens-san-antonio History http://www.sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/Parks-Facilities/All-Parks-Facilities/Parks-Facilities-Details/ArtMID/14820/ArticleID/2913/Sunken-Garden-Theater "The City of San Antonio leased its hard rock quarry in what is today Brackenridge Park from the middle 19th to early 20th centuries. Alamo Roman and Portland Cement Company, later called Alamo Cement Company, used the quarry from 1880 until 1908 when it moved to a new facility with rail access north of the City limits. The abandoned quarry was adjacent to Brackenridge Park that had been donated to the City in 1899, and to a tract owned by the Koehler Family [Pearl Brewery] that was donated to the City for park land in 1915. As early as 1914, the city's cultural leaders and park officials began to discuss new uses for the abandoned quarry. Some saw the unique, natural setting of the quarry's deep excavations shaped in a huge semicircle as the backdrop for an open-air Greek amphitheater. Observing the site, the manager of the Boston National Grand Opera Company urged the city to consider such a facility, saying that, "It could be made one of the show places in the country." It was Ray Lambert, appointed Parks Commissioner in 1915, who transformed the City's old quarry into a civic attraction. On the northern portion of the site where the Cement Company's kilns had been located, Lambert built a lushly landscaped lily pond that he named the Japanese Garden. Newspapers as early as 1926 refer to the area as "the sunken garden." The natural acoustic features of the quarry drew local performers to the site, and in 1926, the Chaminade Choral Society's president, Mrs. Eli Hertzberg, urged that the area be considered for outdoor musical and other events too large for the Municipal Auditorium. In late 1927, Mrs. Hertzberg suggested that such a theater be named the Tobin Memorial Amphitheater to honor Mayor John W. Tobin who had recently died while in office. Mrs. Hertzberg estimated that an outdoor amphitheater at this location could seat 50,000 to 60,000 people. [I have the same dream 90 years later!] The Sunken Garden Theater facility as it appears today was completed in 1937 as part of the Texas Centennial celebration. Renovation and additions at that time included dressing rooms, stage improvements, and a concrete floor for the theater seating area. A bronze plaque installed on the east wing wall read, "1836-1936. Sunken Garden Theatre, a memorial to the Heroes of the Texas Revolution.""

We went to Chef Dady's Titan of the Tailgate Event today. This event was AMAZING! All of the food, beer, wine, and alcohol you could eat-drink! And everything I tasted was Delicious! Several Chefs from all over the country and Texas showing their talents... My only DISAPPOINTMENT was I got full too fast A great compliment to the chefs! Fun, friendly, family orientated atmosphere! And for a great cause, scholarships Win-win day!

This is the coolest outdoor music venue in San Antonio for a major show. It used to be a rock quarry for Alamo Cement, which has been thoughtfully converted into a great place to catch a show. It holds enough people to get some major acts through there. I've seen some awesome shows here. Rage Against the Machine, DEVO, Cypress Hill just to name a few. I once even met Bob Marley's mother here at the Reggae Festival! Parking is easy if you go park under 281 by the zoo. It's impossible otherwise. They've got a huge back area place to go chill out on the grass. Many of the seats have been torn out at some of their more raucous shows. But for the annual Taste of New Orleans Fest and the Reggae Fest, this place is the tops. Just don't try to sneak in on the north side of the pit.

Nice venue for a concert, I loved it, just saw the South Texas Rock Fest and had a blast. Real clean and just a wonderful atmosphere over all

I came here for the "A Taste of New Orleans" festival and thought this was a nice venue. It's spacious, but I just can't believe there was nothing for shade! It was unbelievably hot yet there are no covered areas around. Not quite sure why as it would be very convenient on hot or rainy days. The only relief is if you're lucky enough to get under one of the few trees in the corners. Parking is also a nightmare when more than one event is going on in the surrounding areas, such as at the park or the zoo. Most enjoyable on a nice breezy day

A lot of events, shows and concerts have been held here at the Sunken Garden. I do my best not to miss the BobFest (the Bob Marley Festival) held here. A lot of local artists show their best at this time. It's just a great atmosphere and there's plenty of amazing reggae and r&b music to listen to and enjoy.

Sunken Gardens is an awesome place to see a live show. I was there on Thursday to catch the Deftones show. Wow!! There is never a bad spot to take in your favorite band. I just wish they would have played longer. This location is an outside venue, so if you're going to checkout this place wear clothes that are suited for the season. Also wear some shoes that are comfortable since most likely you are going to be standing. Oh one more thing , I don't care for the way they have the Will Call line so if you are going to see a show make sure you have a real ticket you will get thru the line a lot faster.

Went to Margarita pour off yesterday. Chuy's margaritas were prime! Simply the best. Always enjoy this venue. It's a little low rent, but there are great memories of Santana, and the red, white, and blues bash that used to be hosted by kzep. Those were the days!

Acoustically a great venue... but when it rains... yuck!!! A monstrous muddy mess!! Beware!