San Antonio, the second-largest city in Texas, and Austin, the state capital, are 80 miles apart and together offer an incredible array of live entertainment options for locals and visitors to their vicinity. With Austin known as the "Live Music Capital of the World" and San Antonio home to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alamo, people come from all over the world to these Texas treasures. All year around there are festivals in their streets, parks and squares, concerts in their varied venues and sporting events for fans of football, basketball and more.
Austin has endless appeal for fans of all musical genres. For three days in October there's the renowned Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park. Other annual events are the Urban Music Festival and the Old Settler's Music Festival. Local performing arts companies include Austin Lyric Opera, Austin Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Austin, as well as numerous theater companies.
Austin is the largest U.S. city without a major league sports team, but it does offer Texas Longhorns Football at the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, as well as college baseball and basketball.
San Antonio is home to the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, who play at the AT&T Center. For college football, it hosts the annual Alamo Bowl. Another major annual event is the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, which features a carnival and lots of live entertainment, as well as elite rodeo events.
One of the biggest venues in Austin is the Long Center for the Performing Arts, which hosts Broadway musicals and other big concerts. San Antonio boasts the historic landmark Majestic Theatre and the outdoor Arneson River Theater, part of the downtown River Walk.
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