Photograph of the Blue Grass Kinfolk performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four band members, three men and one woman, play the guitar, violin, and cello underneath a large awning.

Photograph of Joe Bowman, a precision shooter demonstrating his technique at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Joe wears a tan shirt with brown fringe, a cowboy hat, white jeans, boots, and a leather holster. He holds a pistol in his hand.

Photograph of Joe Bowman, a precision shooter demonstrating his technique at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Joe wears a tan shirt with brown fringe, a cowboy hat, white jeans, boots, and a leather holster. He holds two pistols in his hand amid a cloud of smoke, after shooting them at an unseen target.

Photograph of the Alabama-Coushatta Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Native-American clothing as they dance on a grey stage in front of a crowd of festival-participants.

Photograph of The Polish Eagles performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a member of the Polish Eagles plays the accordion in a red hat with white and red ribbon trim, a shirt made of patterned blue fabric, and white pants.

Photograph of the Wurstfest Opa Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. One man plays a tuba and another plays the drum on the stage covered in bright bunting. The band members wear white shirts with matching black hats and colorful red ties.

Photograph of the Wurstfest Opa Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three members of the band stand on the stage, playing the saxophone and electronic keyboard.

Photograph of the Wurstfest Opa Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three members of the band stand on the stage, playing the saxophone and electronic keyboard.

Photograph of the Boerne Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The German Band sits in a semicircle, performing on a grey stage covered in red, yellow and green bunting, while a crowd of festival-participants watch.

Photograph of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers perform a traditional Filipino dance in brightly colored clothing in front of a large crowd of festival-participants.

Photograph of the Boerne Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The German Band sits in folding chair, playing wind instruments for a crowd of festival participants.

Photograph of the Boerne Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The German Band sits in a semicircle, performing on a grey stage covered in red, yellow and green bunting.

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Pod of the Chili Appreciation International Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a pair of denim overalls over a yellow shirt, with a red bandanna tied around his neck and a hat decorated with feathers holds a small bowl of chili. He feeds it to the woman to his left, wearing a denim shirt with a red bandanna and a black hat.

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Pod of the Chili Appreciation International Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a pair of denim overalls over a yellow shirt with a red bandanna tied around his neck and a hat decorated with feathers holding a small bowl of chili. To his left, a woman wears a denim shirt with a red bandanna and a black hat.

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Pod of the Chili Appreciation International Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a pair of denim overalls over a yellow shirt, with a red bandanna tied around his neck, shakes hands with a man wearing a floral shirt, cowboy hat, and red pants. A woman stands between them, pointing a toy gun at a woman sitting on a concrete barrier in front of her.

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Pod of the Chili Appreciation International Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a pair of denim overalls over a yellow shirt with a red bandanna tied around his neck and a hat decorated with feathers holds a spoon to another woman's mouth. A woman standing to his right stirs a pot of chili, wearing a denim shirt with a red bandanna and a black hat.

Photograph of the Japanese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women in the booth wear traditional Japanese clothing as they prepare and serve culturally significant dishes. A line of festival participants wait their turn to sample the fares.

Photograph of Cliff Teinart making sourdough biscuits at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Cliff rolls a ball of dough in his hands inside the Texas Trails Chuck Wagon. He wears a cowboy hat and a denim shirt as he mixes the dough.

Photograph of Cliff Teinart making sourdough biscuits at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Cliff rolls a ball of dough in his hands inside the Texas Trails Chuck Wagon. He wears a cowboy hat and a denim shirt as he mixes the dough.

Photograph of a woman serving baklava in the Greek booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She wears a white and black striped shirt, large gold medallion earrings with a black beaded necklace, and large brown sunglasses. A festival-participant wearing a straw hat leans over the trays of baklava, sampling a piece.

Photograph of a man passing out sausages on a stick at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a striped apron, a red hat and sunglasses as he passes three sausages to a festival participant. A man and a woman stand behind the festival booth wearing matching red and white striped aprons as they prepare other types of German food.

Photograph of the Chili Appreciation Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The festival booth features a rusted truck with a sign painted on the side reading "Chili Wagon." Various kinds of chili in large metal pots sit on tables were placed underneath bright streamers.

Photograph of an onion bobbing game at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a boy stand behind a yellow bathtub filled with water and onions. A boy sits in front of the bathtub next to a sign reading "Onion Bobbing Here."

Photograph of an onion bobbing game at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a boy stand behind a yellow bathtub filled with water and onions. A boy sits in front of the bathtub next to a sign reading "Onion Bobbing Here."