It is the coziest month of the year in Austin, and families have so much to look forward to. From twinkling lights to holiday markets to Santa sightings, here is your December To-Do List filled with kid-friendly fun all month long.
All month long:
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- A Christmas Carol @ ZACH Theatre
- Austin Trail of Lights @ Zilker Park
- Bastrop River of Lights
- Bee Cave On Ice @ Hill Country Galleria
- Blue Genie Art Bazaar’s 25th Year of Holiday Shopping
- Fortlandia @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Gingerbread Season @ Thinkery
- Ice Rodeo @ Four Seasons Hotel
- Johnson City Lights Spectacular
- Lakeway Trail of Lights @ Lakeway City Park
- Lights on the Lake @ Beachside Billy’s
- 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
- Santa’s Ranch
- The Nutcracker @ The Long Center
- The Light Park @ Dell Diamond
- Tinplate Tinsel: The Advent of Model Trains @ Elgin Depot Museum
- Western Wonderland @ Dripping Springs Ranch Park
Weekends in December:
- Christmas at the Caverns @ Inner Space Cavern
- Village of Lights @ Community First! Village
Save these dates!
Dec. 2: Deck the Diapers: A Holiday Volunteer Event @ Austin Diaper Bank
Dec. 4: Pictures with Krause Klaus @ Krause’s Cafe and Biergarten
Dec. 5: Destember Extravanga @ Girlstart
Dec. 5 & 6: Light Up the Lake @ Old Settler’s Park
Dec. 5: 45th Annual Buda Fest
Dec. 5, 6, 7: A Not-So Silent Night @ First Austin
Dec. 6: Santa on the Trail @ Holly Fishing Pier
Dec. 6: Bertram Country Christmas 2025
Dec. 6: Puppet Show with Small Wonders @ Kingsbury Commons
Dec. 6: Morning Glories: Holidays Around the World @ Meredith Heritage Tree Deck
Dec. 6: Holiday Extravaganza @ Southwest Family YMCA
Dec. 6: The Holiday Maker: An Improv Show for Kids & Their Adults (Every Saturday)
Dec. 6: Holiday Sing Along & Stroll @ Congress Ave. Downtown
Dec. 7: H-E-B FREE First Sunday: Sounds of the Season @ The Bullock
Dec. 7: Princess Tea Party @ Hotel Viata
Dec. 7: The Muppet Christmas Carol Screening @ The Bullock
Dec. 10: Austin Trail of Lights begins @ Zilker Park
Dec. 13: Holiday Extravaganza @ Multiple YMCA locations
Dec. 13: Gingerbread Villas @ Laguna Gloria
Dec. 14, 20: Kids Brunch with Santa @ The Fairmont
Dec. 14: Princess Tea Party @ Hotel Viata
Dec. 14: Family Day: Winter Waltz @ UMLAUF
Dec. 14: Elf Screening @ The Bullock Museum
Dec. 15: Holiday Celebration @ Lake Travis Community Library West
Dec. 16: Home Alone in Concert @ Long Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 18: Holiday Cookie Decorating @ Toybrary
Dec. 18: Movie in the Park: Home Alone @ Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center
Dec. 20: Breakfast with Santa @ Hotel Viata
Dec. 26: Free Days @ Zilker Botanical Garden
Dec. 31: Noon Year’s Eve @ Pikopye’s Town Lakeway
Dec. 31: City of Austin’s New Year’s Eve Party @ Vic Mathias Shores
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