The Third Annual San Antonio Cocktail Conference will run Jan. 16-19. It's a four-day event filled with mixology seminars, parties and competitions. The conference is also a rare opportunity for local bartenders to observe, learn from and swap ideas with bartenders and brand ambassadors. Last year, the event drew 3,554 participants. Read The Downtown Blog for more information on this year's conference, and click through the gallery to take a look back at the last two years.