Asian Festival — Year
of the Rat
February 9, 2008
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Asian Festival at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures is a community event honoring Asian cultures and traditions from the Middle East to the Pacific Rim.
In addition to the wide variety of delicious foods - Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Filipino and Polynesian to name a few - the festival showcases a wide variety of performances, including martial arts and dance demonstrations. Other activities include Ikebana floral arrangement seminars, Asian games like Go and Mah-jongg and vendors of Asian crafts, jewelry, clothing and more.
Individuals born in the year of the rat (1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008) are well known for their charm. They have big ambitions and work hard to achieve their dreams. Rats are known to be thrifty and they tend to be perfectionists.
Map and Entertainment Schedule
View and print the 2008 Asian Festival map and entertainment schedule.
Tickets on sale now!
Asian Festival tickets are on sale now at the museum
admissions desk during museum operating hours.
| Admission |
| Adults (13 and up) | $8 |
| Children (ages 3 - 12) | $4 |
| Seniors (ages 65 and up) | $4 |
| Military (with ID) | $4 |
Groups (20 or more guests) | $4* |
*Groups of twenty or more may order $4 discount tickets by calling (210) 458-2269 during normal
business hours. Group tickets must be ordered by
January 31, 2008 and may either be picked up before
February 9 during normal business hours or at the
Will Call booth on February 9.
Directions
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures is located in downtown San Antonio in HemisFair Park beneath the Tower of the Americas and adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Guests walking from downtown should enter through HemisFair Park by the Tower of the Americas. Paid parking is available in the city lot off Durango Boulevard in front of the museum, in the parking lots across from the federal building on Durango Boulevard, in the Tower of the Americas parking garage off Bowie Street, and curbside on Durango Boulevard. Limited parking for vehicles displaying disability tags will be available in the museum lot off Durango Boulevard.
Help us spread the word!
You can help promote this fun cultural event by
printing an Asian Festival event flyer and posting it
in approved locations at work, church, or social
gathering places. Thank you!
Help support Asian Festival!
Barnes and Noble at San Pedro Crossing will contribute
a percentage of book sales to the Asian Festival when you use
a Barnes and Noble Bookfair Voucher on February 1, 2, and 3.
On February 2, Barnes and Noble at San Pedro Crossing will
come alive at 2 p.m. with entertainment by Asian Festival
participants. Get a sneak peek of the Asian Festival, and help
the event raise money, too!
Volunteer
Learn how you can volunteer at the Asian Festival.
Preview Video
Check out the Asian Festival preview video.
Sponsors
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures wishes to thank the following sponsors and supporters of the 2008 Asian Festival:
- Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
- Costco
- HEB
- NTDTV
- San Antonio Express-News
- Wells Fargo
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