The annual Les Dames d'Escoffier San Antonio fundraiser: kitchenware, decor and treasures from members' own collections.
The Big Bazaar is the annual fundraiser of Les Dames d'Escoffier International, San Antonio Chapter, and it takes over the main hall at 108 Blue Star for one day only: Saturday, November 7, 2026. Ticketed early access opens at 8:30 AM. From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM the room is free and open to everyone.
This is not a vendor market. Everything on the tables comes out of the members' own homes, kitchens and collections. The chapter is made up of women working in food, beverage, hospitality and related fields, and for one day they are clearing the shelves.
Kitchen tools, small appliances and good cookware. Crystal, dinnerware, linens and entertaining essentials. Holiday decor, handbags, scarves, jewelry and plants. The stock is one-of-a-kind and it moves, which is rather the point of arriving early.
$15 gets you in the door at 8:30 AM, ninety minutes ahead of the public, while everything is still on the table. Tickets are available through Givebutter. General admission from 10:00 AM is free and needs no ticket.
The chapter's signature wine pull, a pie bar and cookie jars, plus light bites and coffee, all available to buy on the day.
Proceeds support the chapter's scholarships and grants for women in food, beverage, hospitality and related fields across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and South Texas. Founded in 1995, LDEISA has awarded more than 100 scholarships totaling roughly $364,000, along with 28 Aspirations Grants totaling $180,797.97 as of 2026.
108 Blue Star is in the Blue Star Arts Complex in Southtown, San Antonio. Parking for the Bazaar is at 1500 S. Alamo, at the corner of S. Alamo and Probandt. See parking and directions and our accessibility statement for arrival details. The main entrance is ramped, and the main hall and restrooms are step-free.
Les Dames d'Escoffier International is an invitational organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality. Sponsorship opportunities and further information are at ldeisanantonio.org.
