COWBOY BREAKFAST

It's a cowboy breakfast classic you can make at home.

Though most of this week's top news was about new eateries opening, the cancellation of SA's beloved Cowboy Breakfast was a disappointing development.

The 45th annual Cowboy Breakfast tentatively scheduled for Jan. 27, 2023, has been officially canceled, the Cowboy Breakfast Foundation said Tuesday.

Organizers of the event said the costs required to produce it have gone up.

A local tradition that’s been around for decades now faces an uncertain future as the deadline for the organization to secure a sponsor and the necessary funding loomed Wednesday.

Organizers of the event say costs and logistics required to produce the event have gone up.

“Open those checkbooks. Send us some money,” Vice-Chairman Chuck Christian said. “We would love to talk with a large corporate sponsor that could handle the event. Just anyone with money.”

Event organizers plan to cook and serve breakfast for San Antonio’s first responders during a private event.

Thankfully there are other ways to get free tacos.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio tradition is seeing some big changes this year. The annual Cowboys Breakfast has been the unofficial kickoff to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, but this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic organizers had to cook up something different. Typically, thousands of people would be lining up for the public breakfast in the parking lot of Cowboys Dancehall while watching the preparation. Chefs instead are serving this year’s meals to several non-profits in honor of those who serve the San Antonio community. AdThe Cowboy Breakfast has also helped raise over $200,000 in scholarships to various non-profits, and $5,000 will be donated to the St. Philip’s Culinary Arts Program.

The coronavirus pandemic has canceled San Antonio's popular Barbacoa & Big Red Festival for the second time. "We are hoping to come back in 2022 and celebrate San Antonio's stable of Barbacoa & Big Red once again safely as a community together," the team wrote in the statement. RELATED: Here's why some San Antonio hangouts are opening as early as 7 a.m. FridayBarbacoa & Big Red Festival isn't the first to cancel its event due to COVID-19 this year. Oyster Bake, a headliner Fiesta event, decided to pull out of San Antonio's largest celebration last week. The annual Cowboy Breakfast also pivoted its plan by not allowing its free breakfast event to be public this year, and opting to deliver breakfast tacos to local nonprofits instead.

click image Instagram / smokesanantonio🚨FREE EVENT and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC🚨Let's DO IT BIG San Antonio! Join us for our First Annual "Kegs & Eggs" Event at... Posted by Smoke BBQ+Skybar on Sunday, January 24, 2021The annual Cowboy Breakfast may have been reconfigured this year as a private event due to the pandemic, but local venue Smoke BBQ+Skybar is holding a free public alternative, COVID-19 be damned.The outdoor venue used social media to share details of its first annual Kegs & Eggs event, which will take place this weekend. The barbecue restaurant is holding the gathering as roughly 50 Texas hospitals report that their ICUs are at or above capacity.The event will include giveaways of tacos, breakfast sandwiches, juice and milk, and — in true Cowboy Breakfast-inspired fashion — will begin bright and early at 8 a.m.Smoke, located at 501 E Crockett St., will also feature live music, all-day drink specials and a mechanical bull at the event.Thereached out to Smoke's owner to inquire about capacity restrictions and safety policies. So far, it's received no response.

SAN ANTONIO – The annual Cowboy Breakfast will look vastly different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers announced Sunday that this year, there will not be a public breakfast. Due to the current situation, we are not having a public breakfast,” organizers said in a statement. “Flowers Bakery is supplying pastries, Kiolbassa chorizo and bacon, Pioneer Brand tortillas, and Oak Farms milk and juice.”For more information, click here. Related: Here’s what you need to know about Cowboy Breakfast 2020

San Antonio has lost another fun annual event in the COVID-19 era. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo canceled its carnival and fairgrounds due to the rise of coronavirus cases in Bexar County, according to San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo spokesperson Lauren Sides. "We look forward to a successful Rodeo and livestock show in order to generate funds to educate future generations." Organizers of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo have made several changes to its festival this year due to pandemic, including downsizing its venue and limiting its ticket sales. Sides said more information will be provided soon regarding the carnival and fairgrounds.

click to enlarge Ismael RodriguezIf you’re one of the tens of thousands of folks who make the annual pilgrimage for free breakfast tacos at the Cowboy Breakfast, we’ve got upsetting news.The unofficial kickoff to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will be a private event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mySA reports Chuck Christian, vice chairman for the Cowboy Breakfast Foundation, told the news site that his organizers will deliver tacos to local nonprofits that helped the community during the pandemic. But it will forgo hosting the huge public event that usually takes over the parking lot of Cowboys Dance Hall.The 42-year-old breakfast relies on sponsors and volunteers facilitate the festivities, which fund scholarships for St. Philip's College culinary arts students.Before it retooled, the 2021 Cowboy Breakfast was expected to welcome 31,000 hungry San Antonians looking to kick off Rodeo festivities with coffee, wings and tacos. Last year, the event dished out 12,000 egg tacos, 10,000 beef tacos, 8,000 biscuits and 5,000 potato and egg tacos.

San Antonians will have to forgo their free tacos from the Cowboy Breakfast this year. The annual tradition that also serves as an unofficial kickoff to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will be a private event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a representative from the Cowboy Breakfast Foundation said Wednesday.

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Thousands chow down at Cowboy BreakfastPublished: January 24, 2020, 12:58 pmThousands gathered at the annual Cowboy Breakfast early Friday morning for free breakfast in the parking lot of Cowboys Dance Hall.

Thousands chow down at Cowboy BreakfastPublished: January 24, 2020, 12:58 pmThousands gathered at the annual Cowboy Breakfast early Friday morning for free food in the parking lot of Cowboys Dance Hall.

VIDEO: Cowboy Breakfast 2020 recapPublished: January 24, 2020, 9:23 amKSAT 12's Alicia Barrera and Sarah Acosta break down all they saw and did during Cowboy Breakfast on Friday morning.

SAN ANTONIO – Thousands gathered at the annual Cowboy Breakfast early Friday morning for free food in the parking lot of Cowboys Dance Hall. The breakfast was served at 4:30 a.m. on 3030 NE Loop 410 at Interstate 35. The Cowboy Breakfast is the unofficial warm-up to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which runs this year from Feb. 6 through Feb. 23. The breakfast menu once again included thousands of sausage and eggs tacos, chorizo and egg tacos, biscuits and gravy, tamales, juice and coffee. Cowboy breakfast image 3 (KSAT)Below are videos of all the excitement from Friday’s event (look for more as they get added):

KSAT's Alicia Barrera talks to the cooks at Cowboy BreakfastIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

If you grew up in San Antonio, you probably know about the annual Cowboy Breakfast, which has been going on for the last 42 years. Cowboy Breakfast is touted as the world’s largest free cooked breakfast. It’s sometimes referred to as “the unofficial kickoff to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo” but it has no official affiliation with the rodeo. Full lineup for 2020 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo releasedThere will be free shuttle service from the Santikos Rialto theater at Austin Highway and Loop 410. KSAT will have live coverage of the breakfast on “Good Morning San Antonio” beginning at 4:30 a.m.Watch video from the 2019 Cowboy Breakfast

KSAT 12's Sarah Acosta rides the mechanical bull at Cowboy Breakfast. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

VIDEO: KSAT's Sarah Acosta finds doggies dressed up for Cowboy Breakfast, talks to guestsIf you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

SAN ANTONIO – The Cowboy Breakfast is a tradition of bliss for couple Hector Casarez Jr. and Jennifer DeLuna. Friday morning, at the annual foodie event that helps ring in the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, Casarez decided to mark the romantic occasion with a proposal on live TV. Expanded carnival, new music stage and other changes headed to the 2020 San Antonio Stock Show and RodeoThe Cowboy Breakfast began around 4:30 a.m. Friday and will end around 8:30 a.m. Hector Casarez Jr. proposed to girlfriend Jennifer DeLuna at the Cowboy Breakfast. (Hector Casarez Jr.)

The Cowboy Breakfast is a tradition of bliss for couple Hector Casarez Jr. and Jennifer DeLuna. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.

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If you don't mind waking up super early and standing in the January chill just to get a free taco, we've got good news for you.That's right, the annual Cowboy Breakfast will soon return. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.