San Antonio | The Saga — Attraction in San Antonio

This spectacle in the middle of downtown San Antonio is a secret treasure, but it’s not without its flaws.

I confess that I have been to the show twice unfortunately, the first time that I went to the show, it did not even turn on. It turns out that they were having technical issues and myself, and the other 200 people that had gathered were left without a show to see. Granted this is a free show so you can’t complain too much. However, it is also a unmanned show meaning that there is no one to talk to if things do go wrong and you have spent, as I did, three hours driving to see the installation only to be disappointed. There’s nothing really you can do.

I went again at the 10th anniversary of the saga. The show is a beautiful art installation that tries to convey the story of San Antonio Antonio through the universal language of art and music. While this gives a certain timelessness to the art, hence the reason it has been around for 10 years, this can make it very confusing, even convoluted since they are trying to cover all of Texas history from prehistoric through the Alamo to modern day in 24 minutes using only art and music.

It is amazing what they were able to accomplish in 24 minutes and yet the show is 10 minutes too long.

So would I recommend people going out of their way to see the saga? Yes and no. It is a beautiful art installation, but you do take the risk of it not working when you get there which can leave you or your family to be incredibly disappointed. If you were going to go, I would go early so you were able to get a seat since the show is honestly too long to watch standing. I might read up on Texas history before you go so that you are not lost in...

As the evening sun dipped below the horizon, I found myself standing in the vicinity of San Fernando Cathedral, eagerly anticipating the daily Video Projection Mapping show known as “San Antonio | The Saga.” The premise was simple: a visual narrative meant to summarize the history of San Antonio. However, my expectations were met with mixed results.

Firstly, the decision not to completely dim the lights in the adjacent “Plaza de Las Islas Canarias” puzzled me. With ambient light still filtering through, it was challenging to fully appreciate the spectacle unfolding on the cathedral’s facade. Perhaps a darker setting would have enhanced the overall experience.

But the real disappointment lay in the show itself. If you possessed even a rudimentary understanding of San Antonio’s historical events, you could decipher the general theme of the visual reconstruction. However, for those uninitiated, it felt akin to watching a children’s performance like a Teletubbies episode where random images were projected without clear context. Having witnessed similar installations elsewhere, I couldn’t help but think that “The Saga” missed the mark.

Despite these shortcomings, there’s a silver lining: it’s free. So, one can’t complain too much. But with a little more thoughtfulness and coherence, this could have been an...

I am posting this with a one star to hopefully get the attention of whoever runs the saga'ssocial media on Google, etc. There needs to be a broader spectrum on allowing visitors and locals alike if there are "technical difficulties" with the show, stating that it will not be playing. We walked up to view this, the sign posted saying that the saga had technical difficulties and would not be showing tonight was put so far off to the right of the beaten path and in the dark that the only reason I saw it was because I was looking to see if there was something on there providing more information with watching it. A very unfortunate and preventable situation, knowing that there were others there, this was their last night in town to watch it, and are now going home not having...