Local charity organization Daisy’s Vision hosted the River City Rocktober-Fest on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Railyard Bar and Grill in order to support children living in family self-sufficiency neighborhoods within San Marcos, including CM Allen, Allenwoods, Porter and Chapultepec.
Formerly the Better Days Foundation, Daisy’s Vision is named for William “Daisy” Williams, a San Marcos local who grew up in the Allenwoods neighborhood. After Williams passed away from a long-term illness two years ago, members of the organization renamed the foundation to honor his legacy.
“Daisy grew up in CM Allenwoods,” Brenda Peña, one of the RocktoberFest coordinators, said. “He and his high school friends got together because he wanted to give back. When Daisy passed, we changed the name to honor him.”
The day-long inaugural rock festival raised money to support children in the four San Marcos neighborhoods, especially important as the holiday season approaches.
“We’ve been giving gifts to the children in these neighborhoods for four years now,” Peña said.
RocktoberFest’s lineup included local rock bands Audio Outlaws, Wyzer, Lit Up, Knucklehead, Undercover Killas and Voltage Overdrive. Based on this year’s success, festival organizers Peña, Angela Scott and Destini Evans are already looking forward to next year’s event.
“It was a great success,” Scott said. “We’re grateful to the bands who generously donated their time, grateful to the Railyard for allowing us to have our event there and grateful to the community who showed up and donated to our cause.”
Daisy’s Vision is planning to hold the second annual RocktoberFest on Oct. 18, 2025 at The Railyard.
