What beginner classes for adults cost in San Antonio

What we found

1. Half of the 91 classes list a price of $65 or less. That middle price is $59 for the 50 one-time classes and $128 for the 41 courses and ongoing classes.
2. 19 of 91 classes cost less than $20 to start. 5 are free, 3 have a free first class, visit, or month, and 11 cost from $10 to $18. 8 of those 11 are dance drop-in classes.
3. Tennis & pickleball has the lowest middle price, $10 (7 classes at 7 places). Dance is next at $16.50 (12 classes at 7 places). Cooking is the highest at $195 (15 classes at 2 places), then pottery at $185 (16 classes at 6 places).
4. 34 of 91 classes list a price of $100 or more.
5. 25 of 49 classes with a posted start time start at 5 PM or later. 23 of 52 classes with posted days meet on a Saturday or Sunday.
6. 22 of 59 class addresses are less than 5 miles from the Alamo. 21 are 10 miles away or more.
7. 81 of 91 classes say you can come alone. One class asks you to bring a partner.

Price by activity

Listed price to start, 91 classes. Checked Oct 11 to Oct 22, 2026.

The middle price is the median. Half of the classes in that row cost the same or less. A price can cover one class, a full course, or a month, so compare what it covers on each class page.

Free and under $20

19 classes cost less than $20 to start. 5 are free. 3 are free the first time and cost money after that. The map shows where they are. 5 of 19 are less than 5 miles from the Alamo.

Evenings and weekends

Many classes do not post a time. Some ask you to book a slot. Others send the schedule when you sign up. So we counted only the classes whose schedule shows a start time or a day. 25 of 49 classes with a start time begin at 5 PM or later. 23 of 52 classes with posted days meet on a Saturday or Sunday. In all, 41 of 91 classes have at least one evening or weekend time on the schedule we found.

“9 of 11” in the pottery row means 9 of the 11 pottery classes that post a start time begin at 5 PM or later. “None posted” means no class in that activity showed a time or day.

Where the classes are

The 91 classes meet at 59 addresses. We measured a straight line from each address to the Alamo. 22 addresses are less than 5 miles away. 16 are 5 to 10 miles away. 21 are 10 miles or more away.

The classes sit in 26 ZIP codes. The five with the most classes are 78232 (12), 78216 (11), 78205 (9), 78215 (8), and 78249 (7).

See every class on the San Antonio map.

How we counted

We list a class when the provider’s page shows that adults can take it, that it is for beginners, where it meets, and what it costs. The list does not include every class in San Antonio. It has the 91 classes we could check.

Prices are the price the provider listed on the day we checked. Tax and ticket fees can add to it. A free class costs nothing to join. A free first class, visit, or month counts as free to try.

A class counts as an evening class when a posted start time is 5 PM or later. It counts as a weekend class when a posted day is Saturday or Sunday. Classes with no posted time or day are left out of those counts.

Distances are straight-line miles from the map pin to the Alamo. Pins come from the US Census Bureau geocoder, with OpenStreetMap Nominatim as a backup. One pin is approximate.

This report uses the list as it stood on Oct 22, 2026. The class pages on this site keep changing after that, so a class page can show a newer price. On November 3, 2026, we took out one free pickleball class that had ended.

Read how we choose classes.