Master Guide to Holiday Fun in Austin
The holiday season around Austin is filled with family fun as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's! Here is your master guide to the holidays including events, concerts, activities, Christmas tree farms, and more!
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Brungot Farms
Fresh Christmas Trees in the Austin areaHigh-quality Christmas trees and wreaths from a farm that gives back to the community: We don’t just offer farm-fresh Christmas trees and Christmas wreaths at the best quality and best price in the Austin, TX area; we support local non-profits in delivering on their missions in the community! Visit our Christmas tree lot at Twin Lakes YMCA, opening just before Thanksgiving, just north of Austin in Cedar Park, TX. Since 2014, we’ve provided top-quality Christmas trees and a fun, family-friendly experience. Located at 204 E Little Elm Trail, we offer the closest experience to a “choose & cut” tree farm in the Austin area. Discover what makes our trees special and pick out your perfect tree or wreath while supporting great non-profits. We can’t wait to meet you this holiday season!
101 Holiday Happenings around Austin
KidsOutAndAbout.com compiles a comprehensive list of holiday family activities in our area each year, organized under various categories. These categories include Santa Sightings, Light Displays, Living Nativities, Holiday Theatre, Holiday Concerts, Christmas Tree Experiences, Ice Skating, Hanukkah celebrations, Shopping & Craft Fairs, New Year's Eve events, and more. The list features both traditional holiday experiences like visiting Santa and viewing light displays, as well as unique local offerings. It's our mission to make it easy to plan your holiday schedule out and about; you'll be amazed at the wide variety of activities on the list!
Christmas Tree Farms
Here's our big list of farms where you can cut or choose your own Christmas tree in our area.
Subscriptions Boxes: Gifts That Keep on Giving
Send thoughtful choices to the ones you love near and far, and plan some excellent expected surprises for your own family in the months to come. KidsOutAndAbout has put together of some of our favorite choices with a range for all different ages and interests.
Santa Sightings
Where can your kids visit with Santa? At plenty of places around our area! We also show you Breakfasts with Santa (and sometimes, Breakfast with the Grinch!). (Get your tickets early, because those Breakfasts with Santa tend to sell out early.)
FREE holiday events
You think you can't get anything free anymore? Nonsense! Here are a bunch of free events coming up in our area.
Chanukah
Hanukkah begins in the evening of December 25, 2024 and ends January 2, 2025.
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26-January 1 each year.
Lightbulb Day
Lightbulb Day is celebrated on the Winter Solstice, on or about December 21.
Holiday concerts and performances
There are lots of special concerts and shows... and some of them are free!