San Antonio, Texas…The Mariachi Extravaganza is a weeklong music festival with more than a dozen events featuring extraordinary performances with talented young artists from throughout the nation. Over 1,000 mariachi... read more →
A date has been confirmed for this year's Mariachi Extravaganza. The event will be held the week prior to Thanksgiving - November 16-18, 2022. Please mark your calendars and plan... read more →
There was hardly 50 people in the audience shortly after 9 am on Saturday, December 7 at the start of the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition –... read more →
Deadline for the 24th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition is less than three weeks away! The competition is open to students up to 27 years old and the... read more →
The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza attracted some outstanding performances last December. It was the best event ever, thanks to the amazing talent that participated in the original songwriting competition, and the... read more →
A huge shout out to Phillip Benavidez and the KVDA Telemundo Team for recording, editing and producing the 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Vocal and Group Competition DVDs. The... read more →
San Antonio's 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza will present scholarships to winners of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza group and vocal competitions. The competitions are the largest, longest running and most competitive mariachi... read more →
Finalists for San Antonio's 18th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Vocal Competition will be posted Thursday, November 1 at 10am here. This year the number... read more →
Start planning now to participate in the nation’s largest and most competitive mariachi vocal competition to be held Saturday, December 1 at the... read more →
San Antonio's 17th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza was a complete success. Hundreds of talented mariachi student musicians and vocalists competed during the group and vocal competitions held on December 2... read more →
