Culture of Sao Jose do Rio Preto

Annually, on July, the city holds its popular "International Festival of Amateur Theater". Foreign and Brazilian theater groups joins the Festival, in presentations throughout the city, on traditional Theaters, as well as open air stages and other less traditional performance venues.

Rodeos are popular throughout the region and the upstate, and Rio Preto has annual festivals of the genre.

The city has a lively nightlife with many bars and clubs offering different styles of music. One of the most popular hotspots in Rio Preto is the Rock bar "Vila Dionísio", which show cases local acts as well as tribute bands and themed events. The city hosts annually a LGBT parade, the "Parada do Orgulho GLSBT de Rio Preto", gathering thousands of people from the city and all parts of Brazil.