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HOLIDAY EVENTS

Enjoy Great Opportunities to Celebrate the Season

Left: Austin’s New 52nd Zilker marshmallow at the
Year; Blue Genie Art Tree Lighting fire pit. Free. Lakeway
Bazaar. Upper right: November 25 City Hall parking lot.
6–8 PM.
Hill Country Galleria Take a spin under the tx-lakeway3.
largest manmade civicplus.com/1427/
holiday tree standing Lights-On
Lighting of German 155 feet tall with a
Christmas Pyramid little more than 3,300
— Fredericksburg lights. The Zilker Annual Lake Travis
November 23 Holiday Tree is on Holiday Boat Parade
display each night December 1
Festivities begin in from 6 PM to midnight
front of the Vereins until the end of the If marine vessels
Kirche at Marktplatz year. Free; access to decorated stem to
with live the Zilker Tree is stern with holiday lights
entertainment. A short independent from Trail floats your boat, then
lighting ceremony and of Lights admission. this parade is for you.
countdown take place Zilker Park. 5:30 PM. Gather at Emerald Point
at 7 PM. After the austintexas.gov/ Marina by car or boat to
lighting, Santa makes zilkerholidaytree watch the festive flotilla
his way to the chart a course that
Oktoberfest Halle at Lights On! begins and ends at the
Marktplatz, where marina, with a party
children can take free November 30 and awards presentation
photos with him (bring This event kicks off the afterwards. Free.
your own camera). holiday season in 5973 Hiline Rd. 6 PM.
Free. Marktplatz. Lakeway. Santa, Mrs. emeraldpointmarina.com
6–8 PM. Claus and Rudolph will
visitfredericksburgtx.com
plug in the Trail of
Lights display and to Below:
Tree Lighting & Santa’s speak to all the
Arrival — Hill Country children. Decorate Fredericksburg
Galleria cookies and roast a Vereins Kirche;
November 23 Lakeway Trail
A Christmas Affair than 2 million lights, of Lights
2018: Joyeux Noël photos with Santa The fun starts at 6 PM AUSTIN’S NEW YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN; BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE WINSETT AND COURTESY OF BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR; HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN BIRZER; FREDERICKSBURG
November 14–18 and much more. with children’s PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRISH RAWLS AND COURTESY OF FREDERICKSBURG CONVENTION & VISITOR BUREAU; LAKEWAY TRAIL OF LIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE CITY OF LAKEWAY; AUSTIN TRAIL OF LIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY BY WHITNEY DEVIN
Proceeds from activities, including
Presented by The concessions and face painting and flash
Junior League of Santa photos benefit tattoos. The program
Austin, this annual local nonprofits. Free. begins at 7 PM, with
holiday market is a Lakeside Park. 6–10 PM. Santa’s arrival, the
vintage celebration marblefalls.org lighting of the holiday
of the season with tree and live music by
a French flair. It Echosmith. Free.
features more than Central Plaza.
200 merchants from Winter Wonderland hillcountrygalleria.
across the country. — Circuit of The com/events
Proceeds benefit Americas
more than 30 local November 23–25;
community November 29 Blue Genie Art Bazaar
nonprofits. – December 2; November 23
Tickets required. December 13–30 – December 24
Palmer Events Center.
Hours vary by date. Race out to COTA to The bazaar features
jlaustin.org/a- enjoy holiday light the work of more than
christmas-affair displays, an ice rink, 200 local and regional
live music, a petting artists offering a wide
zoo, camel rides, variety of imaginative
Walkway of Lights carnival rides and and beautiful gifts,
— Marble Falls more. Tickets including paintings,
November 14 required. 6–10 PM photography, prints,
– January 1 Sundays–Thursdays; sculptures, jewelry
6–11 PM Fridays and and other accessories,
Celebrate the Saturdays. clothing, glassworks,
holidays with more circuitoftheamericas. ceramics and more.
com/winter- Free. 6100 Airport Blvd.
wonderland 10 AM–10 PM daily;
10 AM–6 PM
Christmas Eve.
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