It's a new year and month at downtown San Marcos' Price Center and we're busier than ever! Here 's a breakdown of what's happening in January! Jan. 6 First Tuesday SMTX Film Showing SOLD OUT (Again) The very popular First Tuesday SMTX Film series is again SOLD OUT for the January 6 th  showing of Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove.  Sold out showings are becoming the norm for this homegrown film series. Please be sure to buy your tickets as soon as you get the email

The Price Center’s chief gardener and volunteer extraordinaire Dianne Wassenich is collaborating with other local volunteers and the San Marcos Discovery Center to plant a new pollinator garden on the Comanche St. side of the Price Center property. Earlier this year, the Center installed a new Hummingbird Mural by local artist Michelle Wilson on the west side of the 1910 building, which served as the inspiration for the project. 3 pollinators all visited the same Maximillian

The Price Center Arts Committee is looking forward to 2026 with new art exhibits and a few new additions to their process to improve the overall experience of the gallery -- named Best of Hays for the last three years running -- for participating artists and viewers alike.   To begin with, the 2026 Main Exhibit Calendar has been established with topics to inspire you to create and submit original works. In addition, the following three new significant changes are being added

Some of the 2023 Holiday Sing Along singers . Head to the Price Center downtown for their fun, annual all-ages Holiday Sing-Along & Celebration on Thursday, December 18 at 6 p.m. Vicki Hartin and Molly Hayes will again host this annual holiday classic which also features festive attire and holiday-inspired refreshments . The Price Time Dancers at a previous performance. In addition to the a cappella caroling to lots of familiar holiday favorites, this year, our own Price Time

Twenty-eight beautiful and personal depictions of Our Lady of Guadalupe by area artists Ana Borne and Rebecca Switzer are hanging in the Upper Gallery at the Price Center now through Jan 3. The unique Pop-Up Show features work in a variety of media including found object assemblage, handmade paper, fiber art, mosaic, neon, and more. All of the works are for sale. A New Pop-Up Show featuring 28 works dedicated to La Virgen is on display now - Jan 3 in the Upper Gallery at the

The Holiday season is fully upon us, and the Price Center is here to assist you with shopping and entertaining yourself and guests throughout the season. As always, we've decked our halls with lots of unique holiday decor inside and out, including three different trees and lots of other beautiful displays. Be sure to stop by for a selfie or family pic or two! Here's a quick summary of what's happening for the season -- beginning this weekend: 2-Day Holiday Market & Extend

The Fashion Merchandising Association (FMA) of Texas State will return to the Price Center Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. for their fall term Fashion Show: Dreams Logic . The interactive show will feature student models, designers, hair and make-up specialists, stylists, and photographers. Several local clothing retailers are also featured in these high-energy and highly imaginative shows. Models lineup in our Shop 1893 staircase before each one walks the runways in our 1910 Bal

Slim Bawb and the Fabulous Stump Grinders will perform Nov. 18 at the Center. Our local live music series Live at Price  returns for its final fall installment with Slim Bawb and The Fabulous Stump Grinders on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in our 1910 Ballroom. Slim Bawb plays “swamp” music. After a two-decade stint with Sacramento based Hall of Famers, The Sammies, Bawb moved to Austin in 2006 where he and his wife built Swamp Studio. They currently live in New Braunfels where they ha

A curious young shopper shares a moment with Santa at last year's Holiday Market The Price Center’s popular Shop 1893 is hosting a special two-day Holiday-themed market Thanksgiving weekend on Shop Small Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. The Shop will also begin extended shopping hours for the holiday season the same weekend. More than two dozen Holiday Market Vendors will set up inside and outside the Center, featuring holiday items, Christmas music, and light refreshme

Faculty members from the Alliance of Researchers in Aging (ARIA) at Texas State University will return to the Price Center on Oct. 17 at...