It looks like San Antonio will be the place to be early in the 2024-2025 cheerleading season, as the 2024 NCA South Texas Regional heads to the Alamo City to complete an exciting weekend of competition at the Freeman Coliseum.

A day after the Cheer Power San Antonio Halloween Challenge enjoys the spotlight, the National Cheerleaders Association will take center stage for the first of its nearly 20 events this season, and Varsity TV will be there to provide live coverage of the competition. 

For more than 75 years, the National Cheerleaders Association has been focused on competition, camps, instruction, and philanthropy, all geared toward helping participants become the best cheerleaders, leaders, and people they can become. 

The South Texas Regional will see school teams, mascots, and pep bands get the new season rolling, potentially with a pair of great events in one trip for some competitors. They’ll be aiming for a coveted early-season championship while eyeing a spot in the 2025 NCA High School National Championship in January. 

Enjoy complete coverage of the event, which will include traditional school cheer teams, pep bands, and a game day category. 

• Who: School Cheer Teams, Game Day, Pep Bands
• When: Oct. 27, 2024
• Where: Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio
• Watch: LIVE on Varsity TV
• Rebroadcast: Watch HERE

What To Know About The Freeman Coliseum

San Antonio has become a regular host of top-tier cheer events, and multiple venues in the city have opened their doors for memorable events in recent years.

This time, the Freeman Coliseum will welcome a pair of events on October 26 and 27 - the 2024 Cheer Power San Antonio Halloween Challenge and the NCA South Texas Regional -  respectively.

Along with a variety of events, the vast property that includes the Freeman Coliseum also is the home of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and the San Antonio Spurs, who play in the Frost Bank Center. 

The Coliseum itself, constructed in 1949, offers 32,000 square feet of space for events and 10,000 parking spaces for competitors, family, and friends. Its versatility allows for sporting events, concerts, trade shows, the circus, bull riding, and more. 

The campus is just northeast of downtown San Antonio and also includes the Freeman Exhibition Hall. That provides another 170,000 square feet for additional events and activities. 

For those who have some free time while in town for the cheer events, the area also will be hosting Spacecon (Oct. 25-27), while the Spurs welcome the Houston Rockets for a pair of opening-week games (Oct. 26 and Oct. 28).

If you only have time to sneak out for a bite to eat, there are hundreds of restaurants within three miles of the venue.

Learn more about the Freeman Coliseum: Map | Historic Timeline

Things To Do In San Antonio

Click HERE to learn more about San Antonio, a city with hundreds of years of history, diverse culture, and countless monuments and sights, along with many modern conveniences and must-do activities.

San Antonio was built on a combination of Spanish, Mexican, German, and cowboy culture, and all of that can be found in the architecture, food, and landscape. There are many tours, museums, monuments, buildings, homes, parks, and waterways that recognize and celebrate these things.

You can visit one of Texas’ most significant landmarks, the Alamo, which joins the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

You can spend a relaxing day along the San Antonio River enjoying the River Walk, a public park with boat rides, attractions, wildlife, shopping, dining, and entertainment. 

Beyond the two main attractions, there’s a Six Flags amusement park, SeaWorld, sporting events, and a ton of shopping or dining possibilities. Check out this San Antonio dining guide. 

Speaking of food, TV host Guy Fieri has visited San Antonio many times and highlighted a variety of area restaurants on his show “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.”

Among them are Wrigleyville Grill, Smoke Shack and Smoke Shack Meat Market, Magnolia Pancake Haus, Tip Top Café, Mac & Ernie’s Roadside Eatery, and many more.

Another spot that has earned attention from Hollywood is Big Lou’s Pizza, where sharing a ginormous pizza pie can make for a delicious team-building activity!

Need a car to get around San Antonio? Visit Avis!

How To Watch The 2024 NCA South Texas Regional 

The 2024 NCA South Texas Regional will stream LIVE on Varsity TV.

The rebroadcast will stream on Varsity TV on a delay of 24 hours.

2024 NCA South Texas Regional Results

Results for the 2024 NCA South Texas Regional can be found here.

2024 NCA South Texas Regional Schedule

The schedule for the 2024 NCA South Texas Regional can be found here.

Tune in to Varsity TV on Oct. 27 to watch all the action live from the 2024 NCA South Texas Regional in San Antonio.

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