CultureFest & Rib Cook-off

The St. Philip's College CultureFest and Rib Cook-Off is an official Fiesta® San Antonio event held on the St. Philip's College MLK campus. It is a high-energy and kid-friendly festival featuring a rib cook-off, LIVE music, a car show, food and non-food vendors, and several grill raffles, all in one location!

Thursday, April 25, 2024
10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Admission is FREE
Proceeds from CultureFest help fund student scholarships.
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Get Your Tickets Early!

We are selling tickets for Food Vendors online for your convenience. Get your tickets early to beat the lines! Please bring a printout of your receipt (or show it on your smartphone) on the day of the event at the ticket booth to retrieve your tickets.

Purchase Your Tickets

CultureFest Grill Raffle

We are raffling BBQ pits at this year’s CultureFest and Rib Cook-Off event.  The drawing will be held at 3:10 p.m. on April 25, 2024, on the stage. The winners will be announced and contacted by phone.

The winners will have until 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024, to transport the item from the event location. All proceeds from the raffle benefit the St. Philip’s College General Scholarship Fund.

Price of tickets: 1 - $10 or 3 - $25

Purchase Raffle Tickets

Redeem your tickets by scanning and emailing your receipt to plede@alamo.edu, or bringing your receipt to the Student Center at SWC (Building 1, D-143) or the Turbon Student Center at MLK Campus (Suite 100). For more information or assistance with purchasing raffle tickets, please contact John Hoyt at SWC (jhoyt2@alamo.edu, Building 12, Rm 107, or 210-486-7027), or Paul Lede (plede@alamo.edu or 832-372-8609).

Kid-Friendly

Bring the whole family as our official Fiesta event is open to everyone. We have fun and games for all ages.

Excitement!

Enjoy all the excitement at CultureFest! All proceeds go to student scholarships. Have fun for a good cause.

RIB COOK-OFF

Competition Entry fees:

• $20 to submit for pork ribs (2 slabs of ribs (10 bones))

Contestants must submit a slab of ribs for the judges. If you are submitting for pork rib competition, you must submit a slab of pork ribs. Contact Paul Lede, plede@alamo.edu to sign up.

Rib Cook-Off Entry Form Complete Your Entry Fee

Dessert Bake Off

Show us your culinary skills by participating in our 1st Annual Dessert Bake Off.

• 12" Baked Pie Submission
• Appearance, Creativity, and Taste
• Fruit, Custard, and Cream

Dessert Entry Form Dessert Entry Fee

CultureFest Volunteers

CultureFest t-shirts are given to volunteers working at the event! We need student and faculty/staff volunteers for CultureFest. There are numerous opportunities to serve, including setting up the day before the event.

CultureFest (Set-Up Evening)
April 24
Evening

CultureFest (Event Day)
April 25
6:00 AM - 5:00 PM

If you want to volunteer, see what shifts are available online to sign up!

Faculty, staff, community, and alumnus, if you would like to volunteer for CultureFest, please click on the volunteer form below.

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