You can’t beat the joy of hearing timeless Christmas tunes or watching classic movies for a good dose of nostalgic holiday cheer. Here’s a round-up of upcoming holiday music and movie events around Austin this season.
Holiday Movies
— The Muppet Christmas Carol Multisensory Screening @ Bullock Museum | Saturday, Dec. 1| Two showtimes: 12:30 pm – 2 pm and 3 pm – 4:30 pm | See The Muppet Christmas Carol Multisensory Screening at The Bullock State History Museum! Tickets are $8 for members and $12 for GA, and you can purchase yours here.
– The Polar Express in IMAX 3D @ The Bullock Museum | Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15| See The Polar Express in IMAX 3D at The Bullock State History Museum! Tickets are $12-$15, and you can purchase yours here.
— Movies in the Park: The Grinch @ Balcones District Park | Thursday, Dec. 5 | 4:30 pm – 8 pm | Join Austin Parks Foundation for its last Movies in the Park event of 2024! This Movies in the Park will take place Thursday, December 5th at Balcones District Park. Head out to the park for some fun holiday cheer, and puppy snuggles, and watch a beloved holiday classic, The Grinch (2018). Stop by before the movie as early as 4:30 pm for some fun holiday crafts by Painting Pandas, cute puppies visits, and take pictures with Santa Paws from our friends at the Austin Humane Society. The movie will begin at dusk. Get more info here.
— Alamo Drafthouse Elf Movie Party | Various dates, times, and locations | Alamo Drafthouse’s Elf Movie Parties are interactive holiday spectaculars packed with games, props, and, of course, singing loud for all to hear. Grab your tickets here.
Other holiday-themed movie parties this month at Alamo include:
— Holiday Films @ The Paramount Theatre | Paramount Classic Holiday Films presented by CapMetro are back with this annual tradition. Here’s what’s playing:
- Dec. 12, 7:30 pm: Home Alone
- Dec. 16, 7:30 pm: Edward Scissor Hands
- Dec. 12, 7 pm: The Muppet Christmas Carol
More Places for Holiday Movies:
- Austin’s Drive-In Movie Theaters
- Santa Pop-Up & Holiday Movies @ Meanwhile Brewing
Holiday Music
– Holiday Sing-Along & Stroll @ 8th & Congress | Saturday, Dec. 7 | 3 pm – 8 pm | Join KUT News, KUTX 98.9 & the Downtown Austin Alliance for the 30th Annual Tree Lighting, Sing-Along and Stroll. This free family-friendly event is on Congress Avenue between 8th and 11th streets, and features artisan vendors, food trucks, photos with Santa and more. There’s also a children’s market featuring 24 child-run businesses from Central Texas. Get the full scheduled and more info here.
— Austin Sympohony Orchesta Presents The Nightmare Before Christmas @ Long Center for the Perfoming Arts | Tuesday Dec. 17 | 7:30 pm| One of Tim Burton’s most celebrated films, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, will be projected on the big screen with dialog and effects accompanied by Danny Elfman’s enigmatic score played live by your Austin Symphony Orchestra! The film follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town’s beloved Pumpkin King. Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine of Halloween, Jack longs to try something new. Convinced that he can spread the joy of Christmas and against the advice of Sally, a caring and clever ragdoll, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock, and Barrel – to kidnap Santa Claus. But Jack’s merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere. Tickets start at $58 and you can purchase yours here.
More Places to hear holiday music:
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: Stories of the Winter Season by the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus | Friday, Dec. 6 | 7 pm
- That Time of the Year: An Original Holiday Music Revue @ Saint Joan of Arc Episcopal Church | Weekends in December
- A Very Electric Christmas @ Paramount Theatre | Sunday, Dec. 8 | 3:30 pm
MORE to Explore:
- Do512 Family Calendar – All the upcoming events for families in Austin!
- Big Guide to Holiday Family Fun
- Holiday Markets
