🎄 Austin’s Ultimate 2025 Holiday Calendar: Lights, Markets, Music & More/ 🎄 Calendario Navideño Definitivo de Austin 2025: Luces, Mercados, Música y Mucho Más

Austin transforms into a winter wonderland each holiday season, full of twinkling lights, festive markets, pop-up bars, and unforgettable experiences for every age. Stroll through vibrant art bazaars, sip on seasonal drinks at pop-up bars, catch a live concert, or marvel at dazzling light trails. Whether you’re creating new family traditions or revisiting beloved favorites, the city offers magic around every corner.

Austin se transforma en un país de las maravillas cada temporada navideña, lleno de luces centelleantes, mercados festivos, bares pop-up y experiencias inolvidables para todas las edades. Pasea por vibrantes bazares de arte, disfruta de bebidas de temporada en bares pop-up, asiste a conciertos en vivo o maravíllate con senderos de luces deslumbrantes. Ya sea que crees nuevas tradiciones familiares o revivas favoritas, la ciudad ofrece magia en cada esquina.

📅 November 14 – December 24, 2025 

Blue Genie Art Bazaar

WHERE / DONDE: 6100 Airport Blvd, Suite C, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Long-running holiday art bazaar with hundreds of local/regional artists — jewelry, art, crafts, gifts — ideal for holiday shopping. / Feria navideña de arte con cientos de artistas locales/regionales — joyería, arte, artesanía y regalos — ideal para compras navideñas.

📅 November 14, 2025 – January 4, 2026

Lights on the Lake

WHERE / DONDE: Volente Beach Resort & Waterpark — 16107 FM 2769, TX 

Details / Detalles: Holiday lights along Lake Travis with decorated trees, themed displays, and photo ops. Enjoy food & drinks at the resort, family-friendly activities, and visits with Santa or the Grinch on select days. / Paseo navideño junto al lago con árboles y decoraciones, fotos, comida y bebida, actividades para familias y visitas de Santa o el Grinch en días seleccionados.

📅 November 21 – December 28, 2025

Peppermint Parkway

WHERE / DONDE: Circuit of The Americas (COTA), Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Drive-through / walk-through holiday light experience with festive displays, lights, holiday village, rides and family-friendly fun. / Experiencia navideña con luces, decoraciones, pueblo festivo, paseos y ambiente familiar.

📅 November 21 – December 28, 2025

Miracle on 5th Street Pop-up Bar

WHERE / DONDE: The Eleanor Bar & Social House 

Details / Detalles: Holiday-themed pop-up bar with festive cocktails, decorations, and cheerful, nostalgic holiday vibes — good for adults celebrating the season. / Bar pop-up navideño con cócteles festivos, decoración y ambiente nostálgico de temporada — ideal para adultos celebrando la navidad.

📅 November 22, 2025 – January 3, 2026

Mozart’s Lake Austin Festival of Lights

WHERE / DONDE: Mozart’s Coffee Roasters — 3825 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Music‑synchronized lakeside holiday light show, with lakefront lights, holiday-village vibes, and festive atmosphere. / Espectáculo de luces navideñas junto al lago con ambiente de pueblo navideño y luces sincronizadas al ritmo de la música.

📅 November 28 – December 23, 2025 (Thursdays–Sundays) 

A Christmas Card Musical 

WHERE / DONDE: Sterling Stage Austin, 6134 E Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78752 

Details / Detalles: Holiday-themed immersive cabaret musical with live music, themed cocktails, pizza & gelato, a festive pre-show party atmosphere. / Musical navideño estilo cabaret inmersivo con música en vivo, cócteles festivos, pizza y gelato, y ambiente de fiesta antes del show.

📅 December 3–14, 2025

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Broadway in Austin)

WHERE / DONDE: Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin, TX 78712 

Details / Detalles: A full musical production of the beloved Disney classic, with spectacular sets and costumes — good holiday-era theatre outing. / Producción musical del clásico de Disney, con escenarios y vestuarios espectaculares — buena salida teatral navideña.

📅 December 5–23, 2025 (select show dates)

Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker

WHERE / DONDE: Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Holiday ballet tradition with live orchestra accompaniment — classic seasonal show for families and adults alike. / Tradición navideña con ballet y orquesta en vivo — espectáculo clásico para familias y adultos.

📅 December 5–7, 2025

A Christmas Card Musical

WHERE / DONDE: (Venue per show listing) 

Details / Detalles: A Hallmark-style romantic holiday musical with welcome shots, festive drinks, pizza, and gelato served during the show. / Musical romántico navideño al estilo Hallmark con tragos de bienvenida, bebidas festivas, pizza y gelato durante la función.

📅 December 5–7, 2025

Georgetown’s 44th Annual Christmas Stroll

WHERE / DONDE: Downtown Georgetown 

Details / Detalles: Candy-land–themed stroll with a parade, shopping, dining, live entertainment, Santa photos, and 200+ artisan vendors. / Paseo festivo estilo Candy-land con desfile, tiendas, comida, entretenimiento, fotos con Santa y más de 200 vendedores artesanales.

📅 December 5–7, 2025

A Merry Mary (Moody) Christmas Cabaret

WHERE / DONDE: Mary Moody Northern Theatre 

Details / Detalles: A fun holiday cabaret of comedy, music, and classic holiday hits featuring Broadway and Austin performers. / Cabaret navideño con comedia, música y éxitos festivos con artistas de Broadway y Austin.

📅 December 5–7, 2025

A Not-So Silent Night: Fierce, Fabulous & Full of Light

WHERE / DONDE: (Venue per event listing) 

Details / Detalles: A bold, queer-joy holiday show with reimagined carols, pop-anthem energy, and powerful harmonies. / Un show navideño lleno de alegría queer, villancicos reinventados, energía pop y armonías vibrantes.

📅 December 5 – 13, 2025 (select dates)

Community First! Village of Lights

WHERE / DONDE: Community First! Village

Details / Detalles: Holiday lights, handcrafted gift market, mini-train rides, Christmas movies, Santa photos & festive snacks. / Luces navideñas, mercado artesanal, paseos en trenecito, películas navideñas, fotos con Santa y comida festiva.

📅 December 5, 2025 – January 3, 2026

Luminations

WHERE / DONDE: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center — 4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739 

Details / Detalles: A nature-inspired holiday light show with glowing garden paths, immersive light installations, twinkling luminarias. Includes access to the illuminated “Fortlandia” forts, evening live music, festive snacks & drinks — great for families, couples, and holiday-lights seekers alike. / Espectáculo navideño al aire libre con jardines iluminados, instalaciones de luces inmersivas y luminarias, incluyendo acceso a “Fortlandia,” conciertos vespertinos, snacks y bebidas festivas — ideal para familias, parejas o quienes buscan luces navideñas.

📅 December 6, 2025

Downtown Holiday Stroll & Tree Lighting

WHERE / DONDE: Congress Avenue (9th–11th St), Downtown Austin

Details / Detalles: Free, family-friendly holiday stroll with pop-up vendors, vendor-markets, Santa visits, window & light displays, live music/sing-along, and tree lighting. / Paseo navideño gratuito y familiar con vendedores, luces, visitas de Santa, música, decoración y encendido de árbol.

📅 December 6, 2025

German‑Texan Heritage Society Christmas Market 

WHERE / DONDE: German Free School of Austin 

Details / Detalles: Traditional German-style Christmas market with imported ornaments/decorations, gifts, Glühwein, and festive seasonal treats. / Mercado navideño de estilo alemán con adornos importados, regalos, Glühwein y dulces navideños.

📅 December 6–7, 2025

Horror for the Holidays Expo

WHERE / DONDE: Palmer Events Center 

Details / Detalles: Austin’s largest spooky-season holiday market — vendors, art, collectibles, horror merch with a seasonal twist. / El mercado navideño de terror más grande de Austin con arte, coleccionables y mercancía temática.

📅 December 6–20, 2025 (select dates)

The Market at ZACH 

WHERE / DONDE: ZACH Theatre 

Details / Detalles: Outdoor artisan pop-up market with local makers selling art, home goods, clothing, candles & gifts. / Mercado artesanal al aire libre con creadores locales vendiendo arte, artículos para el hogar, ropa, velas y regalos.

📅 December 6, 2025 – January 3, 2026

Mozart’s Festival of Lights 

WHERE / DONDE: Mozart’s Coffee Roasters 

Details / Detalles: Music-synchronized lakeside holiday light show with treats, drinks, and Christmas-village vibes. / Espectáculo de luces navideñas sincronizado con música, dulces, bebidas y ambiente de pueblo navideño.

📅 December 6–7, 13–14, 20–21, 22–23, 2025

Thinkery’s Gingerbread Workshop 

WHERE / DONDE: Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723 

Details / Detalles: Hands-on, family-friendly workshop to build and decorate a gingerbread “ranch,” with candy bar buffet, candy-chemistry demos, frosting, sprinkles, and take-home treats. / Taller familiar para construir y decorar una casa de jengibre, con buffet de dulces, demostraciones, glaseado, caramelos de colores y golosina para llevar a casa.

📅 December 8–23, 2025

Trail of Lights Fun Run (weekend selection)

WHERE / DONDE: Zilker Park 

Details / Detalles: A 2-mile run/walk through the illuminated Trail of Lights with a Finish Line Festival including food, drinks & Santa. / Carrera/caminata de 2 millas entre las luces navideñas con festival final, comida, bebidas y Santa.

📅 December 10–23, 2025

Austin Trail of Lights

WHERE / DONDE: Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 

Details / Detalles: Iconic 1.25‑mile trail of holiday lights featuring millions of lights, decorated trees, festive displays, music, food vendors, Santa photos — a central Austin holiday tradition. / Sendero navideño de 1.25 millas con millones de luces, árboles decorados, exhibiciones festivas, música, vendedores, fotos con Santa — tradición navideña emblemática de Austin.

📅 December 12, 2025 – January 1, 2026

37th Street Lights

WHERE / DONDE: West 37th Street, Central Austin

Details / Detalles: Pedestrian-only holiday lights and decoration display by neighborhood residents — quirky, creative, and free to visit; a grassroots Austin tradition. / Exhibición navideña peatonal decorada por vecinos — luces creativas, ambiente local, gratis — tradición vecinal peculiar de Austin.

📅 December 13, 2025

‘Tis the Season 2025 Holiday Market

WHERE / DONDE: Austin Craft Lounge, 12919 Nutty Brown Rd, Austin, TX

Details / Detalles: Holiday market featuring 30+ local artisans/vendors — perfect for unique gifts, handmade goods and crafts from local makers. / Mercado navideño con más de 30 artesanos — ideal para regalos únicos, artículos hechos a mano y obras de creadores locales.

📅 December 13–21, 2025

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar

WHERE / DONDE: Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Art-market + live music + holiday shopping in a festive, family-friendly environment — local and national artists, handmade goods, unique gifts. / Mercado de arte + música en vivo + compras navideñas en ambiente festivo y familiar — artistas locales y nacionales, artesanía, regalos únicos.

📅 December 14, 2025

Sunday Funday: Holiday Ornaments

WHERE / DONDE: Neill‑Cochran House Museum, 2310 San Gabriel St, Austin, TX

Details / Detalles: Family-friendly activity to make holiday ornaments to take home. Materials provided; kids 12 and under free. Museum open for tours and seek-and-find activities. / Actividad familiar para hacer adornos navideños para llevar a casa. Materiales provistos; niños hasta 12 años participan gratis. Museo abierto para visitas y actividades de búsqueda.

📅 December 16–17, 2025

Home Alone in Concert

WHERE / DONDE: Long Center – Dell Hall 

Details / Detalles: The movie Home Alone shown with live orchestral score — nostalgic holiday experience. / Proyección de Mi Pobre Angelito con orquesta en vivo interpretando la música.

📅 December 20, 2025

Hoppy Holidays with the Tinsel Singers

WHERE / DONDE: Neill‑Cochran House Museum, 2310 San Gabriel St, Austin, TX

Details / Detalles: Evening holiday concert by the Tinsel Singers — a vocal holiday performance likely featuring festive songs. / Concierto navideño por los Tinsel Singers — presentación vocal de temporada con canciones festivas.

📅 December 20, 2025

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

WHERE / DONDE: Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center at Southwestern University — Georgetown, TX 

Details / Detalles: A string-quartet concert of classic Christmas carols, performed under candlelight for a warm, festive seasonal experience. / Concierto navideño a la luz de las velas, con un cuarteto tocando villancicos clásicos — ambiente cálido y festivo.

📅 December 21, 2025

Hoppy Holidays with the Tinsel Singers

WHERE / DONDE: Neill‑Cochran House Museum, 2310 San Gabriel St, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Afternoon concert (3:00–4:00 PM) by the Tinsel Singers. Another opportunity to enjoy seasonal music at the museum. / Concierto por la tarde (3:00–4:00 PM) de los Tinsel Singers — otra oportunidad de disfrutar música navideña en el museo.

📅 December 31, 2025

Austin’s New Year

WHERE / DONDE: Auditorium Shores, Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Free New Year’s Eve celebration with live music, local food & drink vendors, and a midnight fireworks show — great for families and groups. / Celebración gratuita de Nochevieja con música en vivo, vendedores de comida y bebida, y fuegos artificiales a medianoche — ideal para familias y grupos.

📅 December 31, 2025

GATSBY & GLAM | New Year’s Eve | Bollywood Dance Party

WHERE / DONDE: Antone’s Nightclub, 305 East 5th Street, Downtown Austin, TX 

Details / Detalles: Gatsby-themed Bollywood & Tollywood dance party to ring in 2026 — LED visuals, midnight countdown, CO₂ cannons, dance-floor contests, food available after midnight. / Fiesta de Bollywood y Tollywood con temática Gatsby: pantallas LED, cuenta regresiva a la medianoche, cañones de CO₂, concursos de “mejor pareja bailando / mejor outfit”, comida disponible tras la medianoche.

📅 December 31, 2025

POSH Austin New Years Eve Party 2025

WHERE / DONDE: Omni Austin Hotel Downtown — 700 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX

Details / Detalles: Festive New Year’s Eve party with top DJs, multiple music rooms, four-hour prepaid drinks, LED screen countdown at midnight, VIP hotel-room & table options, and lively upscale celebration. / Fiesta de Nochevieja con DJs destacados, varias salas de música, bebidas prepago por 4 horas, cuenta regresiva en pantalla LED, opciones VIP de cuarto/mesa y celebración elegante.

From glittering light trails and enchanting holiday markets to festive concerts and seasonal surprises, Austin is brimming with holiday cheer. Make the most of this magical season, create memories with friends and family, and immerse yourself in the spirit of the holidays.

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Desde senderos de luces centelleantes y encantadores mercados navideños hasta conciertos festivos y sorpresas de temporada, Austin rebosa alegría navideña. Disfruta al máximo esta temporada mágica, crea recuerdos con amigos y familia y sumérgete en el espíritu navideño.

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