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.
All month long:
- A Christmas Carol @ ZACH Theatre
- Austin Trail of Lights @ Zilker Park
- Bastrop River of Lights
- Fortlandia @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Johnson City Lights Spectacular
- Judy Moody & Stink @ Austin Scottish Rite Theater
- Longhorn Lights @ UT Austin
- Luminations @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Maywald Christmas Lights Display
- Marble Falls Walkway of Lights
- Mozart’s Lake Austin Festival of Lights
- Peppermint Parkway @ Circuit of the Americas
- The Nutcracker @ The Long Center
- The Light Park @ Dell Diamond
- Santa’s Ranch
Save these dates!
Dec. 1: Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Zilker Park
Dec. 2: Jingle Bell Jamboree @ The Domain
Dec. 5: Movies in The Park: The Grinch @ Mueller Lake Park & Amphitheater
Dec. 5: DeSTEMber Bash @ Girlstart Stem Center
Dec. 6: 44th Annual BudaFest
Dec. 6: Lakeway Tail of Lights @ Lakeway Activity Center
Dec. 6: The Muppet Christmas Carol Multisensory Screening @ The Bullock
Dec. 6: Public Tree Lighting @ Driskill Hotel & Bar
Dec. 6: Light The Night Christmas Parade @ Marktplatz, Fredericksburg
Dec. 6 & 7 and Dec. 13 & 14: Community First! Village of Lights @ Community First! Village
Dec. 7 & 8: Yule in the Garden @ Zilker Botanical Garden
Dec. 6 & 7: Light Up the Lake @ Old Settler’s Park
Through Dec. 7: Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience @ McKinney Roughs Nature Park
Through Dec. 7: Chuy’s Toy Drive
Dec. 7: Family Campout @ Camp Moody
Dec. 7: Holiday Sing-Along & Stroll @ 8th & Congress
Dec. 7: Austin Trail of Lights Fun Run
Dec. 8: Family Day @ UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum
Dec. 8: A Very Electric Christmas @ Paramount and Stateside Theatres
Dec. 10 – 23: Train of Lights: Zilker Eagle Trail of Lights Rides
Dec. 14: Second Saturdays Are for Families: Gingerbread Villas @ Laguna Gloria
Dec. 14: Blanton All Day: Jingle & Jam @ Blanton Museum
Dec. 14: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar @ Palmer Events Center
Dec. 15: Broadway in Austin: Peter Pan @ Bass Concert Hall
Dec. 15: Winter Wondertown with Santa and Holiday Minis @ Pikopye’s Town
Dec. 17: The Night Before Christmas @ The Long Center
Dec. 26: FREE DAY @ Zilker Botanical Garden
Dec. 31: Noon Year’s Eve Party @ Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch
Dec. 31: Noon Year’s Eve @ Pokopye’s Town
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