Summer in San Marcos is brimming with potential for fun and expansive experiences for everyone in your family. From community events, day trips, live music, farmers markets, river trips, fishing and more, there’s no shortage of fun times in San Marcos.
Texas State Tubes River Tubing
In San Marcos, cool water and fun are always close by when it gets hot. River tubing is a great way to beat the heat and get outside this summer.
If you’re looking for river fun, all you need to do is go to 2024 North Old Bastrop Highway, check in with Texas State Tubes, hop on the river, float downstream and shuttle back up to your vehicle using their buses. It’s a great way to spend a hot summer day with the whole family.
San Marcos Discovery Center
Located in William and Eleanor Crook Park, the San Marcos Discovery Center has a variety of indoor animal exhibits and an outdoor wildscape of native plants and animals found in the San Marcos area. Their wildscape features two ponds, themed gardens and is also an outdoor learning center for all ages.
Wonder World Park
Wonder World Park is a one-of-a-kind theme park known as the 1st show cave in Texas. Visitors can enjoy touring the Balcones Fault Line Cave and the many other attractions for family fun and entertainment.
San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center
The hatchery began as the first warmwater hatchery west of the Mississippi River. The original San Marcos hatchery (built in 1897) is now operated by Southwest Texas State University, and they welcome anyone interested to tour their facility. It’s a great way to learn and see firsthand the biological systems that make San Marcos special.
San Marcos Farmers Market
High quality food is so important for living a happy, healthy life. We’re lucky that San Marcos has a thriving farmers market during the summer months. You can find some of the best produce in Texas here.
The farmers market in San Marcos is located at Hays County Historic Courthouse, 111 East San Antonio Street. The market provides an outlet for Central Texas farmers to market their crops and provide a source of fresh, homegrown and homemade products. The market opens June 4, 2022 from 9AM to 1PM and is open every Saturday this summer.
Live Music This Summer
Summer In The Park music series brings great bands to San Marcos every week. Different bands in diverse genres play every Thursday night starting in June at Plaza Park. Concerts continue until the second week of August. Feel free to bring your lawn chair or blanket, and if you’d like, an ice chest of your favorite beverages. Just remember: no glass or Styrofoam containers/coolers.
If you’re into classical music, you can also catch the week-long Texas State International Piano Festival. It features classical concerts by guest artists and rising stars from all over the world. The Piano Festival takes place June 4 -11, 2022 at the Performing Arts Center on the Texas State University campus.
Living In San Marcos
San Marcos isn’t just a perfect place to have fun this summer, it’s also the perfect place to settle down and make a home. This is especially true for families who need to be near San Antonio and Austin, but who also want to live in peace and quiet compared to bigger cities.
San Marcos strikes the perfect balance between city accessibility, country charm, peace and quiet, and fun. That perfect blend is why our city is growing so fast. San Marcos is projected to grow by an additional 9% (approximately 12,130 people) by 2025. Families want to live here because they have access to everything they want and nothing they don’t.
If you’re looking for a new home near Austin and San Antonio and San Marcos seems like a perfect fit, then the best place to find your new home is TRACE. TRACE is a new home master-planned community in San Marcos that features an onsite Elementary School, multiple community parks and private community amenity center with a pool.
A home in our community puts you right where you need to be for growth, prosperity, and the perfect life in Texas Hill Country. Contact us for more info on available homes.
