Guayabera Fest moves to La Villita as NIOSA pauses next year

Guayabera Fest moves to La Villita as NIOSA pauses next year by Phil Sterling Fri, November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM 9 VIEW ALL PHOTOS With NIOSA paused in San Antonio next year, organizers say a new event will help keep La Villita busy during Fiesta. (SBG San Antonio) Comment on this story 0 Comment Share story Share topics: Guayabera Fiesta La Villita NIOSA Centro San Antonio Travis Park San Antonio April 20 With NIOSA paused in San Antonio next year, organizers say a new event will help keep La Villita busy during Fiesta. Centro San Antonio announced it is moving its signature Guayabera Fest to La Villita after holding the festival at Travis Park the past two years. Guayabera Fest has been around since 2021. Guayaberas, often worn at celebrations in Texas, are breezy summer shirts for men. “Every time we have a celebration in Texas, what shirt do we wear? The guayabera,” said Javier Treviño, founder of Divide and Conquer, a boutique. Organizers said the move to La Villita will include a restaurant row, with local restaurants setting up booths for visitors, along with vendors selling the shirts the event is named after. “It will be more experiential you will see guayaberas being made on site to be able to look at that you will find guayaberas of all sorts,” said Trish De Berry, president and CEO of Centro San Antonio. Shop owners in the area said they are glad La Villita will not sit empty during Fiesta. “I hope guayabera fest continues to help small businesses because I feel like we’re the core of that,” said Melissa Rojas, founder of Chasing Camilla. Guayabera Fest is scheduled to run April 20 through the 23rd, the same time period NIOSA would have been held. De Berry said Guayabera Fest is not replacing NIOSA, which was paused next year due to funding issues. She said Centro did not want to see La Villita empty during Fiesta. “This space considering historic significance not just over the years but especially during fiesta could not go dark,” De Berry said. Guayabera Fest officials said they have not yet determined how much space the event will take up at La Villita or how much admission will cost, but coordinators are working to set a price “that will make it as affordable as possible.” Trending Baby found buried alive in dog crate leaves hospital, expected to fully recover Authorities said Koah Sharp was released Tuesday night and is now with family members. Mother says 15-year-old son's alleged killer was driven to deadly shooting by his own mom Mother says 15-year-old son's alleged killer was driven to deadly shooting by his own mom FAA orders nationwide ground stop, halting departing flights FAA orders nationwide ground stop, halting departing flights Mobile groomer, dog found dead in van Mobile groomer, dog found dead in van Garcia Middle School teacher removed from campus after physical altercation with student Garcia Middle School teacher removed from campus after physical altercation with student NEWS IN PHOTOS: " Local " 9 NEW Guayabera Fest moves to La Villita as NIOSA pauses next year 7 West Side’s Gus Garcia Middle School classroom incident under investigation 3 SpaceX’s Starship launches as booster catch attempt ends in explosion 4 Woman sues Bill Miller Bar-B-Q over alleged hot sauce burn