Free backpacks are on the line for the first 1,500 fans who show up to Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium on Friday, as the San Antonio Missions kick off their Back to School Weekend with a two-day slate of family promotions timed to the city’s return to classrooms. The giveaway runs Friday, August 7, while Saturday, August 8 brings Crayola Night, complete with a jersey auction benefiting local school programs. Both games start at 7:05 p.m., with tickets starting at $17.
The promotional details come from WOAI, which spoke with Brian Yancelson, who represents the San Antonio Missions, and Palmira Arellano of Methodist Healthcare about the weekend’s lineup. Friday’s giveaway hands free Missions backpacks to the first 1,500 fans through the gates at Wolff Stadium, located at 5757 US Highway 90 West. Saturday’s Crayola Night follows with an auction of signed, Crayola-themed jerseys, with proceeds going back to Methodist Healthcare’s school programs.
The weekend adds more than what WOAI’s report captured. Per MiLB.com, the Missions’ promotions page lists a postgame fireworks display sponsored by Methodist Healthcare and a special color-your-own lunch box ticket package for Crayola Night. Goodwill San Antonio is also setting up a donation drive outside the stadium gates that night, offering a ticket voucher good for two 2026 Missions games to any fan who brings gently used items to donate, according to a Goodwill San Antonio Facebook post.
Timing Lines Up With the School Calendar
The Back to School Weekend timing isn’t a coincidence. Major Bexar County districts are set to resume classes in mid-August 2026, with Northside ISD starting August 10 and San Antonio ISD following on August 12, according to KSAT. That makes the Missions’ final pre-school weekend a natural landing spot for a family-focused promotion built around free supplies and discounted seats…