Tonight my family and I are heading to Cornerstone Church in San Antonio for Feast 2026, the church’s celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. It runs this whole weekend (Oct 16–18), and admission is free. Tonight’s lineup has a message from Pastor John Hagee at 6 PM, an outdoor concert with Danny Gokey at 8, and fireworks at 9. My kids sing in the Cornerstone school choir, so for us this one is personal.
What the Feast Is
The Feast of Tabernacles, also called Sukkot or the Feast of Booths, is one of the appointed feasts God gave Israel in Leviticus 23. For seven days the people lived in booths to remember how God sheltered them in the wilderness after He brought them out of Egypt. It was also a harvest feast, a time to rejoice over God’s provision. Leviticus 23:40 literally says, “you shall rejoice before the Lord your God.” I love that God commanded a party.
Living Water
By Jesus’ day, a big part of the feast was the water-pouring ceremony, where priests carried water from the Pool of Siloam up to the Temple and poured it out at the altar, praying for rain. Then in John 7:37-39, on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stands up and shouts, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John tells us straight out that He was talking about the Holy Spirit.
That’s the part that gets me. Right in the middle of a feast about water and provision, Jesus points to the outpouring of the Spirit. As a Spirit-filled believer, I don’t see that as just history. That river is still flowing, and it’s for anybody who’s thirsty.
Why Christians Celebrate It
We’re not under the Law, so this isn’t about obligation. It’s about remembering God’s faithfulness, rejoicing in His provision, and looking forward. Zechariah 14:16 pictures the nations going up to worship the King and keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And John 1:14 says the Word became flesh and “dwelt” among us, which literally means He tabernacled with us. The feast points to Jesus, to the Spirit, and to the day God dwells with His people forever.
The Next Generation Leading Worship
What I’m most looking forward to is seeing the next generation step up. Watching kids, including my own, lift their voices in worship is something else. Psalm 145:4 says one generation shall praise Your works to another. That’s exactly what a night like this is. They’re not just watching the adults worship; they’re leading it. I pray the Spirit falls on them and that this river keeps flowing through them long after us.
If you’re in San Antonio, come out. Bring your family and come thirsty.
Have a blessed day!