Your first stop
Northwest San Antonio& Hill CountryLocal GuideWelcome editionSeptember 2026
Sample edition. Anything marked Sample is a stand-in, not a real listing yet.
For new homeowners
You just moved in, from across town or from out of state, and the area is still a lot to learn. This page keeps it easy: a few things happening nearby, the calendars worth opening, and local pages worth a follow.
Hill Country, illustrated
Around the corridor
Streets, creeks, and the hills between the towns on the map.
Photo 1 of 5. Live oaks and a low hill reflected in calm water under a bright, clouded sky, with a small dock at the left.
Still water under the hills
01Current happenings
A short list posted by hand. Markets, trail mornings, town squares — the kinds of things a new neighbor asks about first.
Photo to comeLimestone storefronts in morning light
Saturday9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
TownBoerne
SampleA Main Street morning for anyone still learning which end of town has the shade. Sample card — replace it with a real happening.
Placeholder venue, Main Street
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
8 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
An easy morning near Pipe Creek. Sample card — say whether a stroller makes it, and how long it actually takes.
OutdoorsPlaceholder trailhead
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
Pipe Creek
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
A Comfort Saturday worth the drive up I-10. Sample card — add where to park and when the good stuff is gone.
MarketPlaceholder market
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
Comfort
4 p.m.–6 p.m.
An afternoon on the Fair Oaks Ranch side. Sample card — name the park and whether anyone needs to register.
FamilyPlaceholder park
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
Fair Oaks Ranch
6 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
A Bandera evening for people who have not been west of Boerne yet. Sample card — who is playing, and is dinner part of it.
MusicPlaceholder square
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
Bandera
8:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
A Helotes morning for the first month, when an hour out of the house is the whole plan. Sample card — replace it with a real table.
FoodPlaceholder table
Downloads one calendar file that Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most other calendars can open.
Helotes
02Community calendars
Chambers, cities, and community boards keep the official list. This page points you to them and stays out of their way.
Boerne
Mixers, markets, and the business calendar the chamber keeps.
Placeholder link for Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Boerne
City meetings, parks programs, and town events.
Placeholder link for City of Boerne (opens in a new tab)Kendall County
County notices and dates beyond the Boerne city limits.
Placeholder link for Kendall County (opens in a new tab)Comfort
The small-town board for Comfort Saturdays.
Placeholder link for Comfort community calendar (opens in a new tab)Fair Oaks Ranch
City events and programs on the east side of the corridor.
Placeholder link for City of Fair Oaks Ranch (opens in a new tab)Bandera
The west side: town weekends and whatever the chamber is promoting.
Placeholder link for Bandera County Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Pipe Creek
Dates for Pipe Creek, between Bandera and Boerne.
Placeholder link for Pipe Creek community board (opens in a new tab)Helotes
Events on the San Antonio edge of this guide.
Placeholder link for City of Helotes (opens in a new tab)Bulverde side
The eastern edge of the map, not the suburbs farther in.
Placeholder link for Bulverde area calendar (opens in a new tab)Camp Bullis edge
Community dates near Camp Bullis, on the north line of this guide.
Placeholder link for North San Antonio community board (opens in a new tab)03Locals to follow
Food, trails, family weekends, the west side of the corridor. A short list of people worth hearing from once the boxes are in the garage.
Food · Boerne
Weeknight plates, the bakery line, and the coffee stop people actually use. A stand-in profile for a real food voice.
Placeholder Instagram link for Sample: The Boerne Bite (opens in a new tab)Outdoors · Pipe Creek to Comfort
Short walks, shady pulls-offs, and which trail is still pleasant in August. A stand-in for someone who is outside more than they are online.
Placeholder Instagram link for Sample: Creek Path Notes (opens in a new tab)Family · Fair Oaks Ranch
Park hours, library Saturdays, and the weeknight dinner that survives a minivan. A stand-in for a family voice on the east side.
Placeholder Facebook link for Sample: Fair Oaks Table (opens in a new tab)Evenings · Bandera
Music on the west side and the plate of food that goes with it. A stand-in for a Bandera voice, not a tourism account.
Placeholder TikTok link for Sample: After the Square (opens in a new tab)About this guide
I’m Julie Olsen. I live in this stretch of country too — Kendall County, southern Comal, and the northwest corner of Bexar — and I made this page for people who just got the keys.
Moving comes with a stack of small questions. Which Saturday is worth leaving the boxes for. Which town calendar actually gets updated. Who to follow if you want a real plate of food. I post those notes here, myself.
The printed welcome and the longer hello live on my publisher’s landing page. When you want that, it is one click away.
Julie Olsen
Your neighbor on this side of I-10