December in Austin is such a beautiful time of year, and the family events are pouring in!  Here’s your December To-Do List – be sure to mark your calendars for these upcoming events.

The Grinch at Peppermint Parkway via Circuit of the Americas

All month long:

Save these dates!
Dec. 1: Light The Night Christmas Parade | Fredericksburg
Dec 1-3: 43rd Annual BudaFest
Dec. 1-9: Village of Lights Holiday Market @ Community First! Village
Dec 2: Snow Ball Dance Party @ Austin Public Library Yarborough Branch
Dec. 2: Yule in the Garden @ Zilker Botanical Garden

via Downtown Austin Alliance

Dec. 2: Holiday Sing-Along and Stroll @ Texas State Capitol
Dec. 2-3: Candy Cane Lane Hot Chocolate Truck Tour
Dec. 1-2: Light Up the Lake @ Old Settler’s Park (Round Rock)
Dec 2: Annual Trail of Lights Fun Run @ Zilker Park
Dec. 3: H-E-B Free First Sunday @ Bullock Museum

The Muppet Christmas Carol via Bullock Museum Facebook Page

Dec. 3: Special effects screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol @ Bullock Museum
Dec 4-6: 10th Annual Stars At The Trail @ Zilker Park
Dec. 5-10: My Fair Lady @ Bass Concert Hall (*Age Recommendation is 8 and up)
Dec. 7-16: Ventana Ballet: The Watchmaker’s Song @ Neill-Cochran House Museum
Dec. 9: Gingerbread Villas @ Laguna Gloria

Dec. 9: Winter Carnival @ Bethany Lutheran Church
Dec. 9-10: Holiday Family Campout @ Camp Moody
Dec. 10: Thinkery’s 40th Birthday Bash @ Thinkery
Dec. 10: Family Day: Winterland Wonders @ UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum
Dec. 11: Austin Brass Band Presents: Holiday Concert 2023 @ Austin Public Library, Central
Dec. 14: Austin Symphony Orchestra Presents: Home Alone @ Long Center

via Armadillo Christmas Bazaar.  Photo by Jennifer M. Ramos

Dec. 15-23: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar @ Palmer Events Center
Dec. 16: Santa’s Coming to Love&Cookies @ Love&Cookies
Dec. 17: Pinballz Christmas Market @ Pinballz Kingdom
Dec. 24: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland @ H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Dec. 26: Free Days @ Zilker Botanical Garden


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