NOTE: Dates or locations for the events listed in
the Calendar may change. Some require admission fees or reservations.
Please call ahead to confirm information.
EVERY SUNDAY
JOHNSON CITY: Hill Country Pickers Circle.
Friendly Bar Bistro. 830-868-2182.
WIMBERLEY: Inventory Night at Clifford’s
Original Wine Bar. Enjoy wine at reduced prices. 512-847-9463.
SECOND SUNDAYS
ROUND ROCK: Main Street Artisan Stroll.
512-535-5761.
EVERY MONDAY
FISCHER: Youth Archery Program. Equipment
provided. Cowboys for Jesus, 8400 FM 32. 830-935-2920.
FOURTH MONDAYS
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Artists of Dripping Springs.
Gatherings at studios. 512-894-0394.
EVERY TUESDAY
CYPRESS MILL: The Bunkhouse Gang at Wenmohs
Ranch. Paint and enjoy the fellowship of other artists. 830-825-3465.
WIMBERLEY: Hill Country Community Band.
Wimberley Junior High Band Hall. 512-858-7960.
THIRD TUESDAYS
NEW BRAUNFELS: Comal Country Music Show.
Knights of Columbus Hall, 111 Landa Street. 830-629-4547.
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
LEANDER: Humane Society Low Cost Pet Spay,
Neuter and Vaccination Clinic. 512-260-3602, ext. 101.
EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY
VANDERPOOL: Walking Birding Tour. Lost Maples
State Natural Area. 830-966-3413.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
AUSTIN: Austin Farmers Market at Triangle
Park. 512-236-0074.
WIMBERLEY: New Wine Wednesday. Tastings
at Clifford’s Original Wine Bar. 512-847-9463.
WIMBERLEY: Farmers’ Market. Produce,
breads, more. Lions Parking Lot (across from Lions Market Days). 512-847-2201.
SECOND WEDNESDAYS
NEW BRAUNFELS: Country Western Music Show.
Civic Center. 830-625-5563.
EVERY THURSDAY
WIMBERLEY: Lunch at Café Susanna.
United Methodist Church. 512-847-7403.
THIRD THURSDAYS
AUSTIN: Third Thursdays at Blanton Museum.
Extended hours, special programs, wine, more. 512-232-5171.
LAST THURSDAY
WIMBERLEY: Philanthropy Night at Clifford’s
Original Wine Bar. 512-847-9463.
EVERY FRIDAY
WIMBERLEY: Bingo. VFW Hall. 512-847-6441.
EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY
FREDERICKSBURG: Rockbox Theater. Variety,
live music, rock ‘n roll show. 866-349-6688.
EVERY SATURDAY
AUSTIN: Austin Farmers Market. Fresh, year-round
fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, honey, eggs and plants. Republic
Square. 512-236-0074.
AUSTIN: Sunset Valley Farmers Market. Tony
Burger Center. 512-280-1976.
BANDERA: Cowboys and Cowgirls on Main. 830-688-6632.
830-796-7400.
CANYON LAKE: Canyon Trail Chuckwagon Supper
and Cowboy Music Show. English Brothers perform. 877-964-3731.
WIMBERLEY: Arnosky Family Farms Market.
Flowers, cheeses, fresh vegetables, transplants more. Corner of Ranch
Road 2325 and Highway 165.830-833-5428.
WIMBERLEY: Live Music at Clifford’s
Original Wine Bar. 512-847-9463.
WIMBERLEY: SAA. Fellowship of men and women
recovering from addictive sexual behavior meets at the Lutheran Church
of the Resurrection, 101 W. Spoke Hill Drive, Wimberley, from 2 pm
to 3:30 pm. 800 477-8191. See www.saa-recovery.org or email WimberleySAA@gmail.com.
FIRST SATURDAYS
BANDERA: Market Days. 830-796-4447.
KYLE: Market Days. Front Street between
Kyle City Hall and Train Depot. 512-268-4220.
LEAKEY: First Saturday Bazaar. Parking lot
of Leakey Floral. 830-232-4242.
THIRD SATURDAYS
MARBLE FALLS: Bluegrass, Country and Western,
Gospel. Bring a covered dish. 6 pm to 10 pm at Boys and Girls Club.
830-898-1784.
NOVEMBER 1
KERRVILLE: The Kerrville Radio Show. Homegrown
recreation of the Imperial Biscuit Hour set in the 1940s. Cailloux
Theater. 830-896-9393.
KERRVILLE: “In the Light of Darkness.”
Hanszen Fine Arts Theatre, Schreiner Campus. 830-792-7334.
LAMPASAS: Citywide Garage Sale. 512-556-5434.
MEDINA: Volunteer Fire Department Hunter’s
Game Dinner. Music, food, auction, more. 830-589-7178.
WIMBERLEY: Open House at the Arnosky Family
Farms’ Blue Barn. Dias de los Muertos altars, traditional Mexican
refreshments, more. Ranch Road 2325 and Highway 165. 830-833-5428.
UTOPIA: 43rd Annual Arts and Crafts Fall
Fair. More than 50 vendors offer handmade goods on the Town Square.
Plus, painting and photography workshops. 830-591-1074, 800-210-0380.
NOVEMBER 1-2
AUSTIN: Texas Book Festival. Hear readings
and attend signings with favorite authors, visit the children’s
chapter tent, enjoy live music and poetry readings. Texas State Capitol.
512-477-4055.
DEVINE: Fall Festival. 200 East Hondo. 830-663-2739.
GRUENE: 25th Annual Tour de Gruene Bicycle
Classic. Celebrity slow race, antique and classic bicycle show, more.
210-828-6856.
MARBLE FALLS: Antiques and Collectibles
Show. 800-759-8178.
NOVEMBER 1-2
SAN ANTONIO: El Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Display. UTSA Institute of Texan Culture. 210-458-2330.
SPICEWOOD: Arts Society Arts Roundup. Juried
fine art show featuring the work of 25 local artists. Highway 71 at
Paleface Ranch Road. 830-693-5328.
WIMBERLEY: Market Day. Hill Country’s
largest outdoor market. More than 470 booths offering antiques, art,
crafts, clothing, furniture, much more. Concession stands, carry-out
service, ample parking. 512-847-2201.
NOVEMBER 1-9
NEW BRAUNFELS: Wurstfest. Join us at the
48th annual salute to sausage. Enjoy good food, fun, music and more.
800-221-4369.
NOVEMBER 1-10
COMFORT: Annual Scarecrow Invasion and Contest.
Clever scarecrow creations fill the town and countryside. 830-995-3131
KERRVILLE: Fragments. Mixed media artwork
by the creative Visions 10 art group. Kerrville Arts and Cultural
Center. 830-895-2911.
NOVEMBER 1-15
INGRAM: Imaginations Gone Wild Silent Auction.
830-367-5120.
NOVEMBER 1-19
WIMBERLEY: After-school Ranch/Fiber Arts
Camp for Kids 9-12. Old Oaks Ranch Fiber Art Center. 512-847-8784.
NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 6
KERRVILLE: Ninth Annual Texas Furniture
Makers Show. Juried competition featuring some of the best furniture
makers in the state at Kerr Arts and Cultural Center. 830-895-2911.
NOVEMBER 1- DECEMBER 7
SAN ANTONIO: Terrific Treehouses. Fun, inspiring
installation of 10 treehouses at the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
210-829-5100.
NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 20
KERRVILLE: Hide and Horn. Art featuring
native wildlife at Hill Country Arts Foundation. 830-367-5120, 800-459-HCAF.
NOVEMBER 2
LEAKEY: Friends of the Real County Library
Tour of Homes. Visit six homes, including the oldest in the canyon.
830-232-5199.
NOVEMBER 5
KERRVILLE: Texas Music Coffeehouse presents
Walt Wilkins. Talented singer-songwriter performs at Schreiner University’s
Lions Den. 830-792-7409.
SAN MARCOS: The Ash Family in Concert. Admission
to the 7 pm show is free. San Marcos Public Library. 512-393-8200.
NOVEMBER 6
VANDERPOOL: Lost Maples Tree Tour. Take
a guided walk along the Maple Trail. Lost Maples State Natural Area.
830-966-3413.
WIMBERLEY: Touched by Angels Lighting of
the Angels. Chair massages, paraffin dips, music, refreshments, door
prizes. 512-847-7568.
NOVEMBER 6 –DECEMBER 7
KERRVILLE: Hill Country Turners Exhibit.
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. 830-895-2911.
NOVEMBER 7
CASTROVILLE: Fiorella Friday. Live music,
art, wine tasting, more, on Fiorella Street. 830-538-2349, 830-538-3400.
NOVEMBER 7-8
KERRVILLE: 9th Annual Buttons and Bows.
Antiques, jewelry, quilt raffles, much more. First Christian Church,
1900 Goat Creek Parkway. 830-895-5355.
WIMBERLEY: Art Show featuring New Paintings
by George Kouach. The Art Gallery. 512-847-7278, 866-892-7278.
NOVEMBER 7-9
BANDERA: Girlfriend Getaways at Twin Elm
Guest Ranch. 830-796-3628, 888-567-6049.
CYPRESS MILL: Art Classes at the Bunkhouse.
Studio oil painting class with Vie Dunn-Harr. 830-825-3465.
FREDERICKSBURG: Art Past Dark. 200 local,
regional and national artists, gallery walk and open studios around
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. 830-990-1242.
WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Valley Art League Annual
Show and Sale. Original fine art and unique gifts. Reception Friday
5 pm to 8 pm. Wimberley Community Center. 512-538-5154.
NOVEMBER 7-29
FREDERICKSBURG: 10th Annual Contemporary
Masters Invitational Art Show and Sale. Fredericksburg Art Gallery.
830-990-2707.
NOVEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 31
SAN MARCOS: Santa’s Ranch Drive-Thru
Christmas Light Park. See 1.5 million lights. 830-743-1293.
NOVEMBER 8
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Youth Soccer Association
Fall Festival. Food, face painting, dunking booth, music, more. Sportspark.
GEORGETOWN: Market Day. Downtown. 512-868-8675.
HONDO: Wild Game Dinner. Medina County Fairgrounds.
830-426-3037.
KERRVILLE: Second Saturday Art Trail. Begins
at Rivers Edge Gallery, 832 Water Street. Maps provided. 830-895-5184.
MARBLE FALLS: Second Annual Cowboy Up for
Kids Benefit. Chuck wagon steak dinner, live music, dancing, raffles,
live and silent auctions, more. Benefits Hill Country Children’s
Advocacy Center. Boulder Creek Farms. 512-756-2607.
SONORA: Sutton County Days. Traditional menu
of wild and exotic game prepared and served by local cooks. 325-387-2880.
NOVEMBER 8-9
BOERNE: Market Days. Arts, crafts, antiques,
more. Main Plaza. 830-249-5530, 210-844-8193.
MARBLE FALLS: Fall Art Show at Highland
Art Guild and Gallery. More than 75 area artists displaying landscapes,
portraits, floras, abstracts, still lifes, more. 830-693-7324.
ROUND ROCK: Fossil Fest. Dealers, exhibits.
kids activities. Old Settler’s Park.
NOVEMBER 9
SAN MARCOS: Texas Author Day. More than
30 authors and illustrators will be on hand for book signings and
readings from 2 pm to 5 pm. San Marcos Public Library. 512-393-8200.
WIMBERLEY: Second Annual Holiday Bazaar.
30 artists, crafters and local merchants offer jewelry, clothing,
hand painted gourds, turned wood, baby items, handmade Santas, pet
accessories, crosses, frames, cosmetics, gifts, food and more. 1 pm
to 7 pm. Wimberley Community Center. 512-847-2766.
WIMBERLEY: CasiNada Cooks Tamalada. Hands-on
tamale making class with Terri Burney Bissett. Reservations at 512-847-3779.
WIMBERLEY: Java Jive Music Festival. Live
music from 2 pm to 8 pm, featuring Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines,
Susan Gibson, Danny Schmidt, Flounders Without Eyes, All-In Blues
Band, and The Hudsons. Exciting silent auction, gourmet coffees, and
delicious foods. Lions Club Market Pavilion on FM 2325. 512-847-6867.
NOVEMBER 10
MASON: Veterans Day Salute. Featuring a
21-gun salute. Courthouse Lawn. 325-347-5758.
NOVEMBER 11
HUTTO: Veterans Day Ceremony. Outdoor exhibitions,
air shows with sky divers and vintage World War II planes, more. 512-759-4707.
SAN MARCOS: Veterans Day Celebration. Annual
Hays County parade begins at 9 am. Downtown. 888-200-5620.
WIMBERLEY: Veteran’s Day Celebration.
Veteran’s Plaza, EmilyAnn Theatre. 512-847-6969.
NOVEMBER 13
VANDERPOOL: Lost Maples Tree Tour. Lost
Maples State Natural Area. 830-966-3413.
NOVEMBER 14-15
KERRVILLE: Original Team Roping. Enjoy the
excitement of cowboys competing at the Hill Country Youth Exhibit
Center. 806-499-3584.
WIMBERLEY: Holiday Home Tour. Visit six
lovely homes. 512-847-2201.
NOVEMBER 14-16
FREDERICKSBURG: Trade Days. More than 350
vendors, antiques, music and more. Highway 290 East, across from Wildseed
Farms. 210-846-4094.
SAN MARCOS: World United Radio Membership
Conference. More than 100 musical artists on eight outdoor stages.
512-392-4997.
NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 28
FREDERICKSBURG: Christmas at Rockbox Theater.
830-997-7625, 866-349-6688.
NOVEMBER 15
ANDICE: Crafters Fair. FM 970, by the General
Store. 254-793-2565.
BLANCO: Market Day. 830-833-2211.
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Open House at Cowgirls
and Lace. Holiday festivities, and music by the Kyle Sisters from
11 am to 1 pm. 1111 Highway 290 West. 512-894-0350.
FISCHER: Fischer Store School and Community
Center Thanksgiving Dinner. Bring a side dish or dessert to share.
830-660-5555.
HONDO: Christmas in God’s Country.
Arts, crafts, parade. Downtown. 830-426-3037.
INGRAM: Imaginations Gone Wild Gala. Wine
tasting by Woodrose Winery in Stonewall, music by Sentimental Journey.
830-367-5120.
JOHNSON CITY: Open House at Suzy Q’s.
Refreshments, drawings, door prizes, free monogramming, more. 112
East Main Street.
NOVEMBER 15
KYLE: Family Fun Bike Ride. 512-268-4220.
NEW BRAUNFELS: Xeriscaping and Gardening
Seminar. Vintage Oaks Information Center, 9 miles west of New Braunfels.
830-537-5290.
WIMBERLEY: Photography Panel Discussion.All
About Image. 512-847-0134.
NOVEMBER 15-16
BLANCO: Christmas Open House. Food, wine,
cider, cookies and holiday shopping. The Blanco Settlement. 830-833-5115.
BLANCO: Christmas Lavender Market at Texas
Lavender Hills Farm. Lavender products and uncommon gifts. 830-833-5169.
FREDERICKSBURG: Fall Antiques Show. Furniture,
architectural and select collectibles at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds.
830-995-3670.
GRUENE: Old Gruene Market Days. Nearly 100
vendors offer uniquely crafted items and packaged Texas foods. 830-832-1721.
NOVEMBER 15 – DECEMBER 10
WIMBERLEY: Bob Fowler. One-man show at All
About Image. 512-847-0134.
NOVEMBER 16
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Open House at Cowgirls
and Lace. Holiday festivities, plus pictures with Santa from 1 pm
to 4 pm. 1111 Highway 290 West. 512-894-0350.
SAN ANTONIO: Rock ’n‘ Roll San
Antonio Marathon and Half Marathon. Runners, live bands and cheerleaders.
800-311-1255.
NOVEMBER 16-23
AUSTIN: Austin Film Festival. Cinematic
event shines the spotlight on top-billed films and Indies alike. www.austinfilmfestival.com.
NOVEMBER 18
MASON: Country Opry featuring Justin Trevino.
Odeon Theater. 325-247-5758.
NOVEMBER 20
VANDERPOOL: Lost Maples Tree Tour. Take
a guided walk along the Maple Trail. Lost Maples State Natural Area.
830-966-3413.
WIMBERLEY: Pianist Dylan Meek Farewell Concert.
Presented by Wimberley Concert Association at Chapel in the Hills.
7 pm. 512-847-9762.
WIMBERLEY: Susanna’s Kitchen presents
Robyn Ludwick. Live music, pie, coffee and in smoke and alcohol-free
setting at Wimberley United Methodist Church. 512-847-3109.
WIMBERLEY: Wimberley Medi Spa Open House.
Chair massages, light hors’douerves, free makeover with Glo-Minerals
makeup by appointment. 512-847-5678.
NOVEMBER 20-22
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Christmas Bazaar and Silent
Auction. Dripping Springs United Methodist Church. 512-858-7541.
NOVEMBER 21
MARBLE FALLS: Christmas Light-Up Parade.
830-693-2815.
NOVEMBER 21-22
WIMBERLEY: Community Civic Club’s
2008 Holiday Home Tour. Showcasing six beautiful homes. 512-847-1673.
NOVEMBER 21-23
BANDERA: Father and Son Weekends at Twin
Elm Guest Ranch. 830-796-3628, 888-567-6049.
NEW BRAUNFELS: 19th Annual Weihnachtsmarkt.
German Christmas market at Wursthalle at the Civic Center. 830-629-1572.
NOVEMBER 21 – DECEMBER 26
LLANO: Festival of Trees. 325-247-5354.
NOVEMBER 21 – JANUARY 3
MARBLE FALLS: Walkway of Lights. Open 6
pm to 10 pm, weather permitting, with Santa on the weekends. 830-693-2815.
NOVEMBER 22
DRIPPING SPRINGS: 12th Annual Fall Fair.
Rock wall, dunking booth, moonwalk, games, cake walks, barbecue, raffles
and more at Dripping Springs Elementary. 512-858-3700.
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Jewelry, Wearable Art
and Accessories Show. Shopping opportunity with more than two dozen
jewelry and fabric artists. Wesley Gallery. 888-224-3644.
KERRVILLE: Lighted Parade. Lighted holiday
entries travel through the streets of downtown Water Street. Courthouse
lighting ceremony, Christmas program, caroling and Santa’s arrival.
Courthouse Square. 830-792-8395.
KERRVILLE: Kerr County Market Days. Hill
Country arts, crafts, produce and plants. Kerr County Courthouse.
830-895-4655.
WIMBERLEY: Pet First Aid and CPR Class.
This class could save your pet’s life. All proceeds benefit
Animal Referral Friends. Wimberley Community Center. 512-847-2878.
NOVEMBER 22-23
FREDERICKSBURG: 4th Annual Nutcracker in
the Hills featuring the San Diego Ballet. Kathleen C. Cailloux Theater.
830-896-9393.
NOVEMBER 28
BLANCO: Courthouse Lighting Ceremony. Old
Blanco County Courthouse. 830-833-2211.
GEORGETOWN: Lighting of the Square. Enjoy
holiday carols, cookies and hot chocolate. Historic Downtown Square.
800-436-8696.
JOHNSON CITY: Let There Be Lights. Music,
food court, and a visit from Santa after the official lighting of
the Courthouse. Blanco County Courthouse. 830-868-7684.
KERRVILLE: The San Antonio Brass present
Holiday in Brass. Holiday music from around world. Museum of Western
Art. 210-372-9041.
NOVEMBER 28-29
BOERNE: Dickens on Main. Costumed shopkeepers,
wassail, arts and crafts, caroling, visits from Santa, more. Downtown.
830-249-2766.
FREDERICKSBURG: Thanksgiving Invitational
Art Show. Marketplatz. 830-896-5711.
WIMBERLEY: Local Artisans Second Annual
Holiday Show and Sale. All About Image. 512-847-0134.
NOVEMBER 28-30
AUSTIN: Holiday Shopping Event at the Ladybird
Johnson Wildflower Center. Features artists, artisans and ambience.
512-232-0100.
FREDERICKSBURG: The Peddler Show. Shop for
fashion, jewelry, home furnishings and more at Gillespie County Fairgrounds.
JOHNSON CITY: Courthouse Ornaments Sale.
Garden Club sponsors sale in the lobby of the Blanco County Courthouse.
830-868-7070.
STONEWALL: Christmas in the Vineyards. Old-fashioned
Christmas market at Becker Vineyards. 830-644-2681.
NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 14
WIMBERLEY: The Wimberley Players present
“Christmas Belles.” Wimberley Playhouse. 512-847-1592.
NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 31
NEW BRAUNFELS: Schlitterbahn’s Hill
Country Christmas. A magical holiday event featuring a million lights,
real ice skating, more than 50 light sculptures, shows, sledding,
much more. 830-625-2351.
NOVEMBER 28 – JANUARY 1
JOHNSON CITY: Lights Spectacular, Hill Country
Style. 100,000-plus lights on Courthouse, light art displays. A million
lights surround Pedernales Electric Cooperative. Food court, carriage
rides, hayrides. 830-868-7684.
NOVEMBER 29
BANDERA: Country Christmas Ball. Event reminiscent
of old-fashioned barn dance. Farm Country Club. 830-589-7226.
BERTRAM: Olde Tyme Christmas Festival. Downtown.
512-355-2197.
BLANCO: Blanco Lavender Lights. Courthouse
lighting, open house, Christmas market, carriage rides, art show,
craft making classes, much more. Courthouse Square. 830-833-5101.
BOERNE: The San Antonio Brass present Holiday
in Brass. Celebrate the season with holiday music from around the
world. St. Mark Presbyterian Church. 210-372-9041.
BRADY: Live Oak Trade Day. Arts and crafts,
food, entertainment, contests, more. 2800 South U.S. 287. 325-456-5130.
COMFORT: Christmas in Comfort. Featuring
the famous night parade, plus 150 arts and crafts vendors and all-day
entertainment. Historic District. 830-995-3131.
CONCAN: Holiday Open House. Enjoy Garner
State Park and pick up some stocking stuffers before Christmas. 830-232-5999.
JOHNSON CITY: Lighted Hooves and Wheels
Parade. 830-868-7684.
JOHNSON CITY: Whittington’s Jerky
Open House. Door prizes, children’s activities, book signings,
pictures with Santa from noon to 3 pm, chuck wagon, Blue Bonnet the
Clown, much more. 602 Highway 281 South. 830-868-7684.
JOHNSON CITY: Christmas at the Boyhood Home.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. 830-868-7128.
LEAKEY: Christmas on the Square. Arts and
crafts, Santa Claus, a cowboy Christmas dance, more on the Courthouse
Square. 830-232-5222.
MASON: Light Up Our Town. Town lighting,
carolers, and Santa Claus. Mason Square. 325-347-5758.
MASON: Tannenbaum. Arts and crafts show
at City Park Community Center. 325-347-5758.
WIMBERLEY: 11th Annual Trail of Lights Opening
Ceremonies. Musical entertainment by the Collie Family Singers and
For His Glory. Santa arrives at 5 pm, tree lighting at dusk. EmilyAnn
Theatre. 512-847-6969.
NOVEMBER 29-30
AUSTIN: Citywide Garage Sale. Palmer Events
Center. 512-441-2828.
JOHNSON CITY: Arts Encounters at Benini’s.
Benini Foundation Galleries and Sculpture Ranch. 830-868-5244.
NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 21
SAN ANTONIO: Holiday Boat Caroling along
the River Walk. 210-227-4262.
NOVEMBER 29 - JANUARY 1
WIMBERLEY: Holiday Trail of Lights. EmilyAnn
Theatre. 512-847-6969.
NOVEMBER 30
KERRVILLE: Symphony of the Hills. Kathleen
C. Cailloux Theatre. 830-792-7469.
SAN ANTONIO: The San Antonio Brass present
Holiday in Brass. Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church. 210-372-9041.
DECEMBER 2-6
WIMBERLEY: Old Oaks Ranch Holiday Countdown
Week. Make a gift in one day. Weave, rug hook, knit or crochet, share
holiday cookies, more. 512-847-8784.
DECEMBER 4-6
SAN MARCOS: Sights and Sounds of San Marcos.
Free holiday event features vendors, live entertainment, food, carnival
rides, living nativity, and plenty of holiday cheer. San Marcos Plaza.
512-393-8400.
DECEMBER 4-7
FREDERICKSBURG: 67th National Convention
of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. National Museum of the
Pacific War. 760-727-9027.
DECEMBER 4-21
AUSTIN: Christmas Belles. Holiday comedy
at City Theatre. 512-524-2870.
DECEMBER 5
BANDERA: Cowboy Christmas. Town-wide open
house, musicians, living nativity, lights on the river, more. 830-796-7400.
DECEMBER 5-7
BANDERA: Girlfriend Getaways at Twin Elm
Guest Ranch. 830-796-3628, 888-567-6049.
FREDERICKSBURG: Weihnachten. Enjoy an old-fashioned
Christmas market and festival featuring shopping, kids activities,
delicious German food and drink, music, much more. Christmas parade
Friday evening. 830-997-8515.
WIMBERLEY : The Wimberley Community Chorus
presents "A Gift," the annual Christmas Concert at Wimberley
Presbyterian Church, located on FM 2325. Performances will be held
Friday and Saturday evening at 7 pm and Sunday afternoon at 3 pm.
Admission is free.512-847-5292.
DECEMBER 6
BANDERA: Living Nativity on the River. 830-796-7400.
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Christmas on Mercer Street.
Arts, crafts, food, live entertainment, Santa and elves, carriage,
pony and trackless train rides, more. Downtown. 512-858-9912.
DRIPPING SPRINGS: Christmas in the Hills
Home Tour. Self-guided tour of six Hill Country homes and the Dr.
Pound Farm Homestead, all decked out for the holidays. 512-858-4692.
DECEMBER 6-7
BOERNE: Kendall County Women’s Auxiliary
Craft Fair and Oma’s Christmas Fair. Kendall County Fair Grounds.
830-249-2541.
BUDA: Budafest. Arts, crafts, live music,
more. Downtown. 512-295-1559.
WIMBERLEY: Market Day. Hill Country’s
largest outdoor market. More than 470 booths offering antiques, art,
crafts, clothing, furniture, more. See Santa, with free toys for kids.
Lions Market Pavilion, FM 2325. 512-847-2201.
DECEMBER 7
FREDERICKSBURG: Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary.
National Museum of the Pacific War. 830-992-2785.
DECEMBER 11-13
CANYON LAKE: 12th Annual CRRC North Pole
Village. Bakery, post office, elves’ house, ice fishing, pictures
with Santa, live nativity, more. CRRC Recreation Center. 830-964-2324.
DECEMBER 12
WIMBERLEY: Holiday Photography Show Artist
Reception. 6 pm. All About Image. 512-847-0134.
DECEMBER 12-13
FREDERICKSBURG: The Christmas Journey. Inspiring
drive-through holiday presents the Christmas story depicted in nine
scenes, all with live characters or animals, special lighting effects,
and music. Bethany Lutheran Church, 110 West Austin Street. 830-997-2069.
DECEMBER 13
BLANCO: Traditional Christmas Parade and
Christmas Market. Blanco County Courthouse Square. 830-833-5101.
CANYON LAKE: Christmas Parade. 830-964-2461.
FREDERICKSBURG: Christmas Home Tour. 830-997-2835.
SAN MARCOS: Holiday Market at City Park
hosted by River City Dance Theatre. $2 admission includes two raffle
rickets. Lions Club Building. 512-396-8736.
DECEMBER 13-14
BLANCO: Christmas Lavender Market at Texas
Lavender Hills Farm. Lavender products and uncommon gifts. 830-833-5169.
GEORGETOWN: Holiday Home Tour. 512-869-8597.
DECEMBER 14
FISCHER: Fischer Store School and Community
Center Christmas Open House. Enjoy Snacks, refreshments and entertainment.
830-660-5555.
DECEMBER 18-20
CANYON LAKE: 12th Annual CRRC North Pole
Village. Bakery, post office, elves’ house, ice fishing, Santa,
live nativity, more. CRRC Recreation Center. 830-964-2324.
DECEMBER 19-20
WIMBERLEY: Culinary Arts Festival and Last
Minute Gift Shopping Reception. All About Image. 512-847-0134.
DECEMBER 19-21
BANDERA: Father and Son Weekends at Twin
Elm Guest Ranch. 830-796-3628, 888-567-6049.
DECEMBER 20-21
KYLE: The Night Before Christmas and Visions
of Sugarplums. River City Dance Theatre at Hays Performing Arts Center.
512-396-8736.
DECEMBER 21
STONEWALL: 39th Annual Tree Lighting at
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park. 830-644-2252.
DECEMBER 29-31
WIMBERLEY: Lee Coleé and the Wimberley
Players present A Jazz Cabaret. Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle
Road. 512-847-0575.
JANUARY 1
KYLE: Polar Bear Swim Event. Kyle Pool.
512-268-4220.
JANUARY 9-11
CONCAN: Trout Days. Rainbow Trout will be
stocked in the Sabinal, Frio, and Nueces Rivers. 800-210-0380.
JANUARY 31
SAN ANTONIO: 22nd Annual Asian Festival.
Institute of Texan Cultures. 210-458-2237.
FEBRUARY 7-8
AUSTIN: 38th Annual Orchid Show and Sale.
Zilker Botanical Gardens. 512-477-8672.
MARCH 2
DRIFTWOOD: An Evening in the Vineyard. Enjoy
Italian wine, silent and live auctions, live music, more at this benefit
for the Burke Center for Youth. Hosted by Mandola Estate Winery and
Trattoria Lisina. 512-858-1506.