# 17th Annual Kwanzaa Market Festival > Event for families in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Where: SBC Community Center (Second Baptist Church), 3310 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX 78220 - Ages: everyone is welcome; children's activities - Price: FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY - Organizer: Pan African Cultural Community (PACC) - Official page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/17th-kwanzaa-market-festival-2026-celebrate-culture-and-community-tickets-2000287429548 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/17th-annual-kwanzaa-market-festival--listing-ad9ad600b286624609289c2a ## About The Pan African Cultural Community hosts its 17th annual Kwanzaa Market Festival on the East Side, a free afternoon that introduces families to Kwanzaa ahead of the holiday week (Dec. 26–Jan. 1). Children have their own space, the Watoto Children's Village, with creative, culturally centered activities designed for young people. Throughout the afternoon there is African drumming, dance, music, spoken word and storytelling, plus short talks on the history, symbols and traditions of Kwanzaa and its seven principles, the Nguzo Saba. Black-owned and African vendors sell food, crafts and gifts in the spirit of Ujamaa, cooperative economics. The festival is open to everyone, whether a family has celebrated Kwanzaa for years or is learning about it for the first time; organizers ask attendees to register (free) on the event page. ## Similar picks in San Antonio - [Holiday Art Market at the Tobin Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/holiday-art-market-at-the-tobin-center--listing-cb281832a8e63d7b49c9bdd8) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Tobin Center for the Performing Arts · Free · checked Oct 20. The Tobin Center's free annual Holiday Art Market fills the performing arts center's venues on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, 10 am to 4 pm. 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