114 years and counting.
Welcome to Hermann Sons Hall, home to the historic Rathskeller Bar, ballroom, bowling alley, and rooftop garden. Our historic hall has been the home to San Antonio Hermann Sons lodges since 1911.
The Rathskeller Bar has the oldest continuously held beer and wine license in Texas.
The bar is open to the public.
Thursday 5-10PM
Friday & Saturday 5PM-midnight
Happy Hour 5-7PM
Join us for live music, trivia, and more.
upcoming events
FRIDAY Night TRIVIA at the rathskeller
Every Friday ◾ 7:15PM
Bring friends & make a team!
PAID PARKING.
Come early for Happy Hour 5-7.
Swing Dance Lesson & Party
Monthly sports cards & Collectibles show
Saturday Nov 22, Dec 13 ◾ 10AM-4PM
Rathskeller ◾ $5
New & vintage sports cards, Pokemon, & other collectibles
Parking & Hall Rental
Monthly Parking
Did you know Hermann Sons Hall has convenient parking spaces right in downtown San Antonio available for rent?
✓ Short and long-term options
✓ Lighting
✓ Single spaces and blocks
✓ Covered and uncovered
✓ Convenient downtown location
Ballroom Rental
Hold your next event at one of the most unique event venues in town, featuring a large elevated stage below a stunning stained glass window, wood floor, great natural light and downtown views, vintage light fixtures, plus beer and wine bar service.
✓ Weddings and birthdays
✓ Dances and live music
✓ Galas and fundraisers
✓ Celebrations and gatherings of all kinds
Other Rental
You can have the historic Rathskeller Bar to yourselves, bartender included. And, the entire building may be rented for certain types of events.
✓ Corporate happy hour
✓ Birthdays, reunions, and graduations
✓ Karaoke and open mic
✓ Photo shoots, filming, and live recording
Hermann Sons hall has a past.
History buff? From fallout shelter signs to bowling alley construction, we’re unearthing and sharing stories that were nearly lost to time.
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Ghosts of Hermann Sons Past
“You will be haunted by three spirits,” cried Jacob Marley. The old Victorian tale felt hauntingly relevant on a recent road trip to Ohio when Ghosts of Hermann Sons Past revealed vestiges of the organization’s former days, looked evocatively upon Today with all the hindsight of the intervening decades and world conflicts, and haply harbingered
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Dances
Among the rich social traditions imported with Germans, dancing was paramount. Every celebration and ceremony was accompanied by a ball, and there were dances between the balls. Even before Hermann Sons had its own hall, the lodges held regular dances on borrowed dance floors, from Beethoven Hall to Muth’s Garden, and others. When plans were
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Fraternal & Secret Societies
It’s debatable whether you can consider Hermann Sons a secret society. However, it is not uncommon to relate the rituals, initiations, oaths, and secret hand signs and passwords of fraternal orders to those of commonly recognized secret societies. The loosest definitions of a secret society describe an oath-bound organization often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline,
There’s much more!
Hermann Sons Hall
525 S St Mary’s Street
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 226-5432
hermannsonsevents@gmail.com
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