The San Antonio Bead Society hosts BlingFest, an annual bead and jewelry bazaar showcasing beads, jewelry making supplies and tools and finished artisan jewelry. The event features a market with purveyors of beads and jewelry-making materials as well as artisan makers of jewelry and more. Artist mediums include pearls and gemstones, sterling silver, lamp-work glass, enamel, polymer clay, ceramics, seed beads and fiber. There are classes, demonstrations, and free parking and admission to the public.