101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Austin - 2022

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Santa Sightings

Nov 6- Dec 24, 2021	Santa's Wonderland- Bass Pro Shops
Nov 6- Dec 24, 2021	Santa's Wonderland- Cabelas
Nov 12- Dec 24, 2021	Photos with Santa- Barton Creek Square
Nov 18, 2022	Downtown Lighting- New Braunfels
Nov 19, 2021	Holiday Celebration- Wolf Ranch Town Center
Nov 19- Dec 24, 2021	Photos with Santa- Lakeline Mall
Nov 19- Dec 24, 2021	Photos with Santa- The Domain
Nov 20- Dec 24, 2021	Santa at Killeen Mall
Nov 20, 2021	Holiday Tree Lighting Presented by Cleanx- The Arboretum
Nov 25-27, 2022	Angels & Mistletoe Holiday Market- San Marcos
Nov 26- Dec 31, 2021	Christmas at The Farm Santa and Live Reindeer- Sweet Eats Fruit Farm
Nov 26- Dec 18, 2022	North Pole Flyer ™
Nov 27- Dec 18, 2021	Weekends with Santa- The Arboretum
Dec 3, 2021	Tree Lighting & Santa's Workshop- Cedar Park
Dec 2, 2022	Light the Night Christmas Parade- Fredericksburg
Dec 2-3, 2022	Christmas Stroll- Georgetown
Dec 3, 2022	Christmas on Mercer Street
Dec 3, 2022	Liberty Hill Christmas Festival
Dec 3, 2022	Old Town Christmas Festival- Leander
Dec 10, 2022	Photos with Santa with Elgin Parks & Recreation
Dec 4, 2021	Breakfast with Santa- Bethany United Methodist Church
Dec 4 and 11, 2021	Breakfast with Santa- Santa's Jingle House
Dec 10, 2022	Christmas On The Square- Burnet
Dec 21, 2021	Madeleine Hindman Memorial Fund 5K Fun Run/Walk- Gruene Lake Village

Old Time Christmas

Nov 19, 2022	63rd Historic Home Tour and Holiday Market
Nov 26, 2022	Deck the Halls- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Dec 2-3, 2022	A Dickens Christmas in Lockhart
Dec 4, 2021	Kinderfest- Pioneer Museum
Dec 11, 2021	Christmas at Old Fort Croghan- Burnet

Light Displays

Sept 9 - Dec 31, 2022	Field of Light- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Nov 11, 2022- Jan 1, 2023	Santa's Ranch- New Braunfels
Nov 12, 2021- Jan 6, 2022	Mozart's Annual Christmas Light Show
Nov 19, 2021- Jan 1, 2022	The Walkway of Lights- Marble Falls
Nov 23, 2021- Jan 6, 2022	55 Nights of Fredericksburg Lights
Nov 24- Dec 31, 2022	Bastrop River of Lights
Nov 25- Dec 31, 2021	Maywald Christmas Lights
Nov 26- Dec 26, 2021	Peppermint Parkway- Circuit of The Americas
Nov 25, 2022- Jan 8, 2023	Lights Spectacular- Johnson City
Nov 25, 2022- Jan 1, 2023	Georgetown Square
Nov 28, 2022- Jan 1, 2023	Zilker Holiday Tree
Dec 1, 2022- Jan 1, 2023	Burnet Trail of Lights
Dec 2-26, 2021	Winter Wanderland- Austin Motel
Dec 2-4, 2021	Light Up the Lake- Round Rock
Dec 2, 2022- Jan 2, 2023	Trail of Lights in Lakeway
Dec 3-26, 2022	Trail of Lights- The EmilyAnn
Dec 8-23, 2022	Austin Trail of Lights
Dec 9- 19, 2021	Annual Trail of Lights- Historic Stagecoach Park in Buda
Dec 10- 24, 2021	Capital of Texas Zoo Presents: Zoo Lights

Living Nativities

Dec 1-3, 2022	Follow the Star- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Dec 3-4, 2021	Bethlehem Village- Georgetown
Dec 2-4 and 9-11, 2022	Main Street Bethlehem- Burnet
Dec 18, 2022	53rd Annual Tree Lighting- Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site

Holiday Theatre

Nov 15- 21, 2021	Elf (2003)- The Beltonian Theatre
Nov 16- Dec 31, 2022	A Christmas Carol- Zach Theatre
Nov 18-21 and Dec 2-5, 2021	Elf Jr. The Musical- Central Texas Theatre Academy
Nov 26- Dec 18, 2022	Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
Nov 19- Dec 30, 2021	Elf: The Musical- The Georgetown Palace Theatre
Nov 27, 2021	A Nutcracker "Suite" Tea- Balance Dance Studios
Dec 2-18, 2022	Christmas Chaos - Bastrop Opera House
Dec 2-17, 2022	A Broken Badge Christmas
Dec 2-11, 2022	Elf- Central Texas Theatre
Dec 3-30, 2021	Dickens' Christmas Carol- The Georgetown Palace Theatre
Dec 4, 2021	DbD Christmas Festival- New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center
Dec 3-23, 2022	The Nutcracker- Ballet Austin
Dec 9-19, 2021	La Pastorela 2021- Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
Dec 15- 18, 2022	The Nutcracker- Texas Metropolitan Ballet
Dec 17, 2022	Sugar Plum Tea - Texas Metropolitan Ballet
Dec 17, 2022	Polar Express in Landa Park
Dec 18- 23, 2022	Journey to Bethlehem
Dec 17- 19, 2021	The Nutcracker- American Dance Co.
Dec 18-19, 2021	The Nutcracker- Balance Dance Studios
Dec 24, 2022	Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland- H-E-B Center
Dec 30, 2021	Abuelita’s Christmas Carol- Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

Holiday Concerts

Nov 26, 2022	Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
Dec 3, 2022	A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec 5, 2021	Songs of Joy- Young Voices of Austin
Dec 6, 2022	Handel's Messiah- Austin Symphony
Dec 9-10, 2022	Holly's Jolly Christmas Concert - The Beltonian Theatre
Dec 9, 2022	Ian Moore Family Christmas
Dec 11, 2022	Austin's Jingle Jam ft. Ja Rule & Ashanti
Dec 15, 2022	Elf in Concert
Dec 12, 2021	Music Celebration- New Hope
Dec 16, 2022	Holiday Swingin'! A Kat Edmonson Christmas
Dec 16, 2022	A Joyous Christmas- Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for Performing Arts

Christmas Tree Experience

Opens Nov 17, 2022	Papa Noel Trees
Opens Nov 20, 2022	Brungot Farms
Opens Nov 25, 2022	Round Rock Sertoma Christmas Tree Sale
Opens Nov 25, 2022	Elgin Christmas Tree Farm
Opens Nov 25, 2022	Evergreen Farms
	Abrameit's Tree Farm
	The Robinson Family Farm

Ice Skating

Nov 22, 2021- Jan 1, 2022	Winter Ice Skating Rink in Lakeside Park
Opens Nov 19, 2022	Eisbahn Outdoor Ice Skating Rink
Dec 3, 2022	Liberty Hill Christmas Festival
	Chaparral Ice

Hanukkah

Nov 28, 2021	Grand Menorah Lighting- Chabad Plaza
Nov 29, 2021	Hanukkah Celebration- Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
Dec 2, 2021	Hanukkah Celebration- Twin Oaks Branch
Dec 5, 2021	Chanukah Mad Science Extravaganza- Chabad Plaza
Dec 5, 2021	Capitol of Texas Menorah Lighting

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 12, 2022	Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts Show- Round Rock
Nov 13, 2021	Pfall Pfest Craft Show
Nov 16, 2021	Holiday Market- Rosa Hereford Killeen Community Center
Nov 16-20, 2022	A Christmas Affair
Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022	The Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Nov 18-20, 2022	Weihnachtsmarkt
Nov 27, 2021	Balance Christmas Bazaar
Nov 27, 2021	Shop Small Saturday & Tree Lighting- Hutto
Dec 3, 2022	German-Texan Annual Christmas Market
Dec 3- 5, 2021	Vintage Market Days® of Greater Austin- Spruced
Dec 3, 2022	Christmas on Mercer Street

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2021	Afternoon New Years Balloon Drop- Playland Skate Center
Dec 31, 2021	New Year’s Eve Family Celebration- Mel's Lonestar Lanes

Miscellaneous

Nov 15-21, 2021	Buddy the Elf Breakfast Spaghetti at The Beltonian Theatre
Dec 2-17, 2022	Scream Hollow -Twisted Christmas
Dec 3, 2022	Breakfast with the Grinch
Dec 3, 2022	Rudolph Run- Old Town Leander
Dec 4, 2022	Austin Jingle Bell 5K
Dec 4, 2021	Jingle Bell Dash 5K
Dec 4, 2022	Keepsake Ceramic Gingerbread House Workshop- Art Barn ATX
Dec 9- 20, 2022	Christmas at Tejas!
Dec 10, 2021	Holiday Ornament Craft Night- Pflugerville Recreation Center
Dec 11, 2021	58th Annual Christmas Parade- Killeen
Dec 21, 2021	Holiday Fun in Gruene Lake Village

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