What a great venue. Dance lesson start at 7. The instructors are very patient and kind. Definitely wear layers it's super cold in there. I was shivering I was so cold. They also have a few pool tables which are close together but it works. They have large bars as well read more

Ambiance: 5/5 I came here alone and without a partner, and I ended up being invited to dance so many times! At 7:10 pm, they start their dance lessons (usually two-step). It's not quite split into beginner, intermediate, and advanced, but rather they start at the very beginner level and move onto more immediate level by the end. The routine is very easy to follow. You don't need to know how to dance to participate. You don't need a partner. At the beginning of the dance lesson, the ladies line up on one side of the line and the gentlemen line up on the other. Whoever is across from you is typically your partner. After the dance lessons, it's free for all. They play music all night, with an occasional intermission of more youthful pop club style music and some line dancing. In addition, if you come later on and show them your military CAC card, you can come in for free. I've stayed here several times until 1 am, and felt very safe! I've also met numerous friends/dance partners throughout the 20+ times I've went. This is one of the main reasons I LOVE san antonio. read more

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Came here because they said there were dance lessons before- so we got a Texas two step lesson. Sadly, no lessons for the one line dance, so mostly a place for Texans who already know how to dance. But super fun to watch the couples who really know how to step! read more

Fun place! We had an event here for a conference I attended in San Antonio. We didn't eat anything but the bartenders were very nice and quick with service. Great atmosphere to dance or just listen to the music and have a good time! read more

We come for the dance lessons and then we head home! I'm a lifelong formally trained dancer, my husband is not. I was so glad the lessons were broken down in a way that he got it all so quickly. Dancing is intimidating for those who aren't used to doing it. He was leading me around that floor and I was so tickled by it! There are typically a few extra single dancers around for those who don't have a partner so don't worry! We don't drink so we don't stay once it starts to get filled with people but it's so fun in those earlier hours. 10/10 suggest for regular two step or triple two step lessons. Makes a great after dinner stop. Get there around 7, you can be home by 8:30. Just how I like it haha read more

Cowboys Dancehall - Country Dance Halls Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Need better security in the parking lot I got everything taken and my lock busted on my truck. This is just one example apparently it happens all the time. read more

I was here for an Illenium concert. There is ample parking. Bathrooms are located to the left of the stage in both corners.

There's a wonderful dance instructor who on Friday demonstrated the complex move he was going to teach us, much to the gasps of people, but at the end everyone was doing it because he broke it down so well. The place is cavernous, dark, which is good for me I look better in the dark, and filled with ladies waiting to dance, which to my amazement young guys were oblivious to. O well more dance partners for me! The music changes after the band finishes at 11:30 and they start blaring EDM. read more

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The ambiance was so much fun. A lot of space to dance, play pool sit or watch others dance. This building has two floors & it's an 18 & over club I believe. We went for a bridal party it was so much fun visiting from South Florida. Definitely should stop by and visit this place. Even if you're not 100% a country lover at times they play main stream music just make sure to wear comfortable shoes/ boots & dance the night away. read more

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Had a great time and I am so glad I decided to Google search MMA fight, San Antonio. Behold...Google delivered Aug 21 "Fury Fighting Championship". I had no idea who was on the card nor was I familiar with the Fight label. When I was looking at the card there was only 1 comment and it said along the lines "Governale is going to win." I was all "Nooooo Way!!" I served in The Corps. with this guy, haven't seen or heard from him in over 10 years. He did great, the whole card was great. Made me want to join a gym and fight but lol yeah right. I hope Cowboys holds more fight nights. They had food trucks outside and food vendors inside. read more

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One of my favorite experiences to date! This is such a fun spot for groups or couples! Amazing songs playing all night long! The bartenders and host were all super friendly and quick! They had such great decor with different lighted beer signs and even an electric bull! Such an amazing atmosphere to be in, I highly recommend! read more

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We had a very pleasant concert experience with one of my girlfriends. The overall atmosphere so amazing. There was a younger crowd for sure but for the most part everyone was very respectful. There were no bar fights or rambunctious guys messing with us. The bathrooms definitely could use more attention especially for events. Every bathroom visit we made seemed to be an increasingly disgusting bathroom. There was a women throwing up in a stall and another passed out at the exit. But aside from the usual things you'll find at any bar or club we were more amazed at how generally nice the people are. read more

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I'm always out dancing here when I'm home or in town. They have college and teen nights where younger crowds can go out and have a good time as well as ladies night and regular entrance. Under 21 gets their hands marked and 21+ gets a wrist band. The bouncers will check everyone's ID unless you are very very clearly over 21. There are six different bar areas for your drink needs. There's also a mechanical bull you can pay to ride and a punching bag machine. There are free dance lessons with awesome, kind, talented instructors usually three times a week. You can walk all the way around the dance floor and there's a wide variety of seating. There's lots of really good dancers here that are happy to teach you some cool moves too. Even though I'm a regular here I do have a few things that bother me. Hand sanitizer is alway always empty, the paper towels in the bathroom are usually soaking wet sitting on the counter instead of in the dispenser, there's only free water for 21+ and only if you catch a bartender willing to give you a cup of tap water. Occasionally they will be lazy and just give you a bottle but usually they charge you. It's also common for the bartenders to be doing shots together or with other customers and ignore you. I've regularly asked my male friends to get me drinks since they don't get ignored. This isn't a huge problem since I'm not there to drink but let's be honest, a glass of tap water should be available for free a $10 cover is more than enough to make up for whatever alcohol under 21 isn't drinking. They do 15min of a pop/wrap/hip-hop/Latino mix between sets of country music where people throw napkins everywhere which makes the dance floor really slick and kind of dangerous to do dips or tricks. Watch out for some creepy older guys that will repeatedly ask you to dance. The bouncers are always walking about keeping an eye on things and are happy to talk to you or assist with anything if you feel unsafe. They will also ask you to spit out gum at the door and may ask to check your boots/baggy pant legs for weapons. Overall it's a great spot to hang out and chill out with some friends but same as anytime you go out be safe, stay with a group, and watch your drinks. read more

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For my first visit to cowboys dancehall, I was really impressed. There are 2 floors and plenty of alcohol. The dance floor is a really good size. I'm sure Every other event is awesome, I came to shaq's (Dj diesel) performance and was awesome. I wouldn't mind coming back to the dancehall to see what else they have to offer, probably ride the mechanical bull read more

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Some how got charged with109$. Even though I hade like maybe 60h worth of drinks. Wouldn't recommend. That at least 2-4 drinks over. First time this had been an issue have been going over a year and half. But had a certain bartender she no longer works there. Wouldn't recommend having a regular open tabb. Be they over charge 40). At least. read more

Amazing experience! Music is awesome! The service is amazing and all the staff is super friendly!

Cowboys dance hall is the greatest dancehall in Texas!! Yes I said it! The music is a great mix between country and the occasional pop hits that gets everyone on the dance floor or line dancing. From professionals to beginners like me, they are out there! The staff is always friendly and the beers are cold -I'm talking label peeling in an ice bucket! Plenty standing room around the giant dance floor and many tables with seating. Cover is well worth it and not expensive compared to other clubs in San Antonio. Cowboys is so special I'd drive up on weekends even after I moved because there's no other dancing like it. Great for a variety of ages! From young college kids to the older cowboys who are willing to teach you some moves. The live music is always phenomenal as well! read more

This place is huge and they play good country music live and also DJ, had a good time here and the service while there was good

Came to Cowboys with a group of friends recently and had a great time! Everybody was so friendly and welcoming, even though we had little to no dance experience. They played great music and the live band was amazing. The full bar was great and we got drinks all night for great prices. Will definitely be a top spot on my list for any trip to San Antonio! read more

Cowboys is really fun friendly environment. I made some really good friends there that will be my friends forever. There was food outside taco truck and a barbecue truck which were killer. I honestly had the best time working there. I made some good memories. The management is awesome. I really uplifting and supportive. I will be definitely going back to visit. There's a live band they switch out other country singers every now and then but they have a main band and singer and he is great. It's honestly a great place to get drinks have fun memories, and make friends. It was the best time I had in San Antonio and I will never forget it. read more

Website is shotty at best. Staff is pretty cool. Dress code is enforced but not mentioned anywhere on the website. Drinks are decent, and clientele was a weird mix but I can dig it. It's a way different type of country line dancing than NY. I could see me coming back. read more

Wish I could do ZERO stars. I really tried to have a good time at Excision Friday the 22nd. But it was just bad. Security was a ridiculous hot mess. The bartenders sucked, and were slow af. . Once you enter, you cannot go back out for air, tacos nothing. Nowhere to sit, and I couldn't wait to leave. The show was not that great either or maybe just all the other sh** ruined it? Idk Honestly I don't think anyone was all that into it, I surveyed the audience repeatedly, looked like a concentration camp or something but ppl were trying to make the best of it. read more

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This place is a straight up joke. My friends and I showed up around 11, got inside relatively quickly and went to the bar... Next thing I know my friend is getting kicked out for going into a "private" section. Mind you, there was nothing indicating that the section was private. I followed her outside, where then we were met by 3 male bouncers.. All of a sudden they have their hands on me. So, I of course reacted with "get your hands off of me" in a sort of waving motion. Next thing I know all three guys are throwing me to the ground and on top of me putting me in handcuffs. Stating that they were "fearful" for their life. All of the bouncers then started screaming at me saying they were calling the cops. They sat me on the side walk and then started charging at my friends. Once one of them got close to my friend she screamed at him saying our Uber had showed up and they immediately let me out of the cuffs. This place has a bullshit of a owner who witnessed the whole thing and his only concern was which girl he was trying to end the night with. All in all, the place looked like a fun dance hall... just the bouncers made it a awful experience. read more

fucking on me. irresponsibly losing my keys there but trying to call every day more than 15 times a day and no answer??? fucking trying to get a hold of them and no answer??? fucking going to try and ask and find my keys and can't even get the manager to do a damn thing at the time or talk to me???? annoyed asf. again my own fault for losing my keys but the least they can do is ANSWER THERE PHONE after 20+ calls. NOW don't get me wrong great place to dance. i absolutely love every person there. especially the beautiful and wonderful bartenders. no issues w fees. never had issues w dancers or disrespect. love all employees they definitely do there job. music absolutely wonderful. always a good night when i go. again don't get this review mixed just fucking again annoyed w the managers if they even have any??? and then more phone calls friday and saturday. idk you'd expect a place to fucking answer the phone??? OR i understand it's a busy place but fucking SOMETHING IDC WHAT??? not even a text back from instagram ???? BUT ANNOYED AS FUCK THAT I CANT GET THRU DURING HOURS OR AFTER HOURS. CANT get thru on the phone or even going to try to get them. FOR FOUR FUCKING DAYS. fucking WAS TOLD TO CALL or the BEST time to call was 12 and 3 YET HAD OR CANT GET THRU???? NOT A VOICEMAIL NOR A CALL. NO CONTACT NO NOTHING. idk i'm frustrated yes with myself for even losing them there. but more the fact that they fucking suck with everything else. managers exist???? idek. read more

Went to cowboys for the first time the other evening with friends needless to say we will never be returning. We all went in around 10pm they took our money we danced and around 1:30am my friends outfit no longer fit the dress code all of a sudden and we had to leave. There are girls baring all and it makes no sense a little shoulder on a male who is fully clothed is a issue and after taking our money and having allowed us to stay majority of the night. Gave me a homophobic vibe and extremely sexist. I do not recommend this place to anyone who doesn't wish to support people being treated that way. read more

Love dancing here. Good drinks, Very big dance floor! Fun all over! Made some great friends here! read more

First time here and the men outside checking our ID was pretty entertaining. Once we got in, we paid $7 for admission. It smelled really bad in there, like a mildew soggy smell. We didn't get any drinks other than water. The crowd was young, like 18-25 years old and music showed. There was just the DJ, no band that night. I am in my 30's and this was not my jam. I'll def try another place. it was good to see a lot of people dancing and having fun. The crowd just wasn't not my cup of tea. read more

Updated review: An absolutely stellar establishment and the staff are totally awesome and friendly. In my 5+ years of going here, I have never ran into an unpleasant employee. Concert tickets are cheap ($10 for Roger Creager) but beer is still a bit stiff. $4.75 for domestics on concert nights. Since my last review (5 years ago) the place has gone smoke free and it is way more awesome than it used to be! Be prepared to stay late for a concert - Roger Creager didn't start until 11:30PM on 1/23/16. Not sure if this is up to the artist or the establishment. Either way, RC REALLY rocked the show - one of the best I have seen in a long while. ...and then the sorority girls showed up. read more

Arrived to our venue last night. Bought tickets online and was told that our tickets wouldn't work and we had to pay cash. Was pushed to the side. Asked where to purchase tickets at. Went to that entrance and they said we were at the wrong door and sent us out. I was getting ready to leave when I decided to ask one more guy that worked there. The only one that actually helped us out. He took us in and had them actually check our tickets and they worked. So I almost had to pay cash for tickets and waste my online tickets and fight for a refund because they had no idea what was going on. Once inside it was alright until the music started to play. It was blown out. The sound quality was so loud and poor. You couldn't hear the singers because it was so loud on the speakers and it was blowing your ear drums out and so high pitched. It was a terrible experience. Great artists but piss pour sound quality. I wish I could give a lower rating than one star. read more

Fun place great bands. Marty Hedfin is back. Good drink prices. Great birthday party night

This place is extremely sexist. All the bouncers are rude. I have two females in front of me to get into the place barely wearing anything all they did for them was check id and purse and when I get up there am told to button my shirt up all the way and everything out of my pockets to get metal detector all up in my shit. Once you go in music sucks, no place to sit and can't even find chalk for pool tables. Bathrooms are disgusting and if you drink under 21 you are swarmed with bouncers immediately and booted out. Again on the last one my fault it was my birthday and a buddy bought me 1 shot and was kicked out immediately. Forgot to mention prices to get in are out the roof especially if you aren't female. This place sucks. read more

Put your cowboy boots on and come enjoy some awesome Texan night at this venue! Absolute bliss. Great music, fun atmosphere and super friendly staff!!! Military do not pay cover charge! The drinks here are super cheap and the fun is all over. The have a huge dance floor, more than 6 bars all around the venue, plenty of sitting, amazing and friendly bartenders, tv's with great fights and sports on and let's not forget they also have some pool tables that for a very cheap fee you can play a couple of games. I am glad I came here it is a great time to immerse yourself in the fun of the country life. I heard they also have a live bull riding show from time to time, they have live music and a huge dance floor. Absolutely loved this place. read more

Probably the best dance hall in the country! Between the music, size, house band they had the night i went. I cant imagine going anywhere else read more

Very fun location! Different types of music is played so everyone will have a good time. Very affordable. My go to spot in San Antonio!

When I come visit this is always on my list of places to go love the atmosphere and always a good time

Fun date night! Love attending concerts and dancing around. Bartenders are all friendly and super attentive.

Been coming here since I was maybe 16/17 years old and now I'm 22 and the cheap drinks make it worth the drive from boerne.

This is a great place to drink, dance some country music and meet many people and friends

I went back to back on a St.Pattys weekend with some family members. The first night it was on a Thursday and it was a bit more empty than on Friday. There wasn't a cover charge for ladies on Thursday and overall it's a great place to dance to live country music. The band seemed to be well liked by the crowd on both nights that we went. Drinks were decently priced though you can pregame a bit to save yourself some money. People were polite and if you're a lady, you'll be asked out to dance but prepared to know how! Though the men seem to not mind if you miss a step, they're simply trying to dance and have a good time. The interior of this place is good. Plenty of places to pick a spot and see people dance. On Friday it was way more crowded but there was still a chance to pick your seat. Lighting is pretty dark with some bar areas and pool tables through out its layout. It's a second story so I'm sure there might've been seating on top but I didn't check. The restrooms were fairly in good shape. They even got bull riding but $5 ain't worth 3 seconds if you ask me. The guy has no mercy to letting you ride for more than a few seconds. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves and left with happy memories of our first country dancehall. read more

Indoor bull riding! This place is huge. It's the largest bar in south Texas. I think the only larger honky tonk out there is Billy Bob's in Fort Worth. This place is pretty pure Texan. How many bars out there have indoor bull riding?! There's a an area where they have a dirt covered floor, bleacher seats, and the proper pens for bull riding! They often do PBR bull riding events here, so saddle up! Unfortunately, they don't let the spectators participate. So there's no, "hold my beer" moments on the live bulls. However, they do have a mechanical bull if that's your thing. I've learned my lesson on that thing. Number one, don't talk smack to the bull operator. You're just going to have a bad time. Also, don't tie your hand to the bull, if you're going to get bucked off, just get bucked off. I barely walked away from this thing, after showing off to some Canadians who were visiting, staring wide-eyed in wonder at the mechanical bull. It was a matter of Texas pride to show them up, on behalf of every Texan. I lasted all eight seconds! You can thank me later. The next day, my thighs were deep shades black and blue. I came here for a political rally, which included the bands Los Callejeros de San Anto (Pinata Protest's conjunto side band), ShinyRibs, and Los Intocables along with various speakers. This cavernous space isn't the best place acoustically to hear a live show, but you can get in up close and get a good look. On my last visit, they didn't have any Lone Star Beer!!! What gives?! It's almost a crime (treason) to be drinking anything other than Lone Star in a cowboy dance hall. They even have the Lone Star neon signs and advertisements, to keep things looking authentic, but they didn't have a single drop of the finest alcoholic beverage in the world. They lost a star for that one. Also, they don't offer any craft beers. Take your pick between the major domestics or a Mexican beer. They do have a full liquor bar. Expect high prices- my beer was $5.75 for a 12 oz domestic. This is one of my favorite places to take out of state visitors, who have never seen a bar so big before, and let them take in the Texas traditions. Unfortunately, in the future, I'll be taking them to a place with good beer. read more