101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Austin - 2025
KidsOutAndAbout's 2025 holiday events list for the Austin area-101 ideas for local holiday fun. Christmas concerts, lights, trees, nativities, and more. . . plus activities for Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.
The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements. And, of course, please be aware that these days events are being canceled last-minute, so ALWAYS check before heading out.
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101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Austin - 2025
Santa Sightings
| Nov 15-Dec 24, 2025 | Photos with Santa- Lakeline Mall |
| Nov 21- Dec 24, 2025 | Photos with Santa- The Domain |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Downtown Lighting & Santa's Arrival- New Braunfels |
| Nov 29- Dec 14, 2025 | North Pole Flyer ™ |
| Dec 5-7, 2025 | Budafest |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Light the Night Christmas Parade- Fredericksburg |
| Dec 5-7, 2025 | Christmas Stroll- Georgetown |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Breakfast With Santa- Cedar Park |
| Dec 6-23, 2025 | Breakfast with Santa- Santa's Jingle House |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas on Mercer Street |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Old Town Christmas Festival- Leander |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Christmas at The Caswell House: Storytime with Santa |
| Dec 12, 2025 | A Jolly, Bright Lakeline Night- Cedar Park |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Storytime with Santa- My Gym |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Liberty Hill Christmas Festival |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Christmas Parade- Killeen |
Old Time Christmas
| Nov 22, 2025 | 66th Historic Home Tour and Holiday Market |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Deck the Halls- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Kinderfest- Pioneer Museum |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Cocoa with Cowboys- The Williamson Museum |
Light Displays
| 37th Street Lights | |
| Nov 7, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | The Light Park- Dell Diamond |
| Nov 1, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Santa's Ranch- New Braunfels |
| Nov 21- Dec 28, 2025 | Peppermint Parkway- Circuit of The Americas |
| Nov 21, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Walkway of Lights- Marble Falls |
| Nov 28, 2025- Jan 1, 2026 | Georgetown Square |
| Nov 29, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Lights Spectacular- Johnson City |
| Nov 28, 2025- Jan 5, 2026 | Bastrop River of Lights |
| Nov 30, 2024- Jan 1, 2025 | Burnet Trail of Lights |
| Nov 28, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Western Wonderland- Dripping Springs Ranch Park |
| Nov 29- Dec 26, 2025 | Trail of Lights- The EmilyAnn |
| Nov 30, 2025- Jan 1, 2026 | Zilker Holiday Tree |
| Dec 5-6, 2025 | Light Up the Lake- Round Rock |
| Dec 5, 2025- Jan 1, 2026 | Trail of Lights in Lakeway |
| Dec 5, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Luminations- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |
| Dec 10-23, 2025 | Austin Trail of Lights |
| Dec 12, 13, 17-23, 2025 | Holiday Extravaganza and Lights Display - Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill |
Living Nativities
| Dec 4-6, 2025 | Follow the Star- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church |
| Dec 5-6, 2025 | Bethlehem Village- Georgetown |
| Dec 5-7 and 12-14, 2025 | Main Street Bethlehem- Burnet |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 56th Annual Tree Lighting- Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 7- Dec 28, 2025 | A Charlie Brown Christmas - Zach Theatre |
| Nov 19- Jan 3, 2026 | A Christmas Carol- Zach Theatre |
| Nov 23, 2025 | The Polar Express Experience |
| Nov 28- Dec 30, 2025 | Dashing Through the Snow- The Georgetown Palace Theatre |
| Dec 2-3, 2025 | Will Hearn’s Grand Ol’ Christmas Show |
| Dec 5-14, 2025 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer- Central Texas Theatre |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Whimsical Wonders- Designed to Dance Company |
| Dec 5-21, 2025 | Bastrop’s Rockin’ Holiday Revue- Bastrop Opera House |
| Dec 5-23, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Ballet Austin |
| Dec 5-7, 2025 | The Nutcracker presented by Metamorphosis Dance |
| Dec 6, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Balance Dance Studios |
| Dec 12-28, 2025 | A Tuna Christmas- Penfold Theatre |
| Dec 18-21, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Ballet Texas |
| Dec 18-21, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Texas Metropolitan Ballet |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland- H-E-B Center |
Holiday Concerts
| Dec 2, 2025 | Handel's Messiah- Austin Symphony |
| Dec 5. 2025 | Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Christmas Concert- Austin Saengerrunde |
| Dec 12, 2025 | The Isaacs Christmas |
| Dec 13, 2025 | A Charlie Brown Christmas- Paramount Theatre |
| Dec 13, 2025 | A Lone Star Holiday: Music, Magic, & Merriment- Austin Civic Orchestra |
| Dec 16-17, 2025 | Home Alone in Concert |
| Dec 19, 2025 | A Joyous Christmas- Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for Performing Arts |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opens Nov 21, 2025 | Papa Noel Trees |
| Opens Nov 22, 2025 | Elgin Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opens Nov 23, 2025 | Brungot Farms |
| Opens Nov 28, 2025 | Round Rock Sertoma Christmas Tree Sale |
| Opens Nov 28, 2025 | Evergreen Farms |
Ice Skating
| Nov 14, 2025- Jan 19, 2026 | Bee Cave on Ice |
| Nov 21, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Ice Rodeo- Four Seasons Hotel |
| Nov 21, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Winter Ice Skating Rink in Downtown Marble Falls |
| Eisbahn Outdoor Ice Skating Rink | |
| Nov 28, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Western Wonderland- Dripping Springs Ranch Park |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Liberty Hill Christmas Festival |
| Chaparral Ice |
Hanukkah
| Dec 7, 2025 | NCJW Austin Annual Chanukah Party |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Joy Preble: Lost and Found Hanukkah- BookPeople |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Party- Congregation Beth El |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 8, 2025 | Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts Show- Round Rock |
| Nov 14- Dec 24, 2025 | The Blue Genie Art Bazaar |
| Nov 19-23, 2025 | A Christmas Affair |
| Nov 21-23, 2025 | Weihnachtsmarkt- Sophienburg Museum and Archives |
| Nov 28- 30, 2025 | Angels & Mistletoe Holiday Market- San Marcos |
| Dec 5-7, 2025 | Vintage Market Days of Greater Austin- Christmas Cheer |
| Dec 6, 2025 | German-Texan Annual Christmas Market |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas on Mercer Street |
| Dec 13-21, 2025 | Armadillo Christmas Bazaar |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2025 | Austin's New Year |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Noon Year's Eve Party- My Gym Austin |
| Dec 29, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Happy New Year Paper Watch Craft- McKenna Children's Museum |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Noon Years Eve Celebration- Windsor Park Library |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Noon Year’s Eve @ Laura’s |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Noon Year’s Eve Celebration- San Antonio Aquarium |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 28- Dec 20, 2025 | Scream Hollow -Twisted Christmas |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Rudolph Run- Old Town Leander |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Jingle Bell Dash 5K- Killeen |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Austin Jingle Bell 5K |
| Dec 11-23, 2025 | Gingerbread House Workshop- Foodie Kids |
| Dec 12-22, 2025 | Christmas at Tejas! |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Sugar Plum Tea - Texas Metropolitan Ballet |
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Christmas Tree Farms
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