Community Events & Things to Do
Near Austin

Join us for a post-election in-depth analysis with The Texas Tribune's Ross Ramsey. With such special interest in the mid-term elections, what happened? And what will happen next? Ross Ramsey will provide his insight.

The Junior League of Austin’s 43rd annual A Christmas Affair, Joyeux Noël, will be held November 14-18 at Palmer Events Center. This year’s four-day holiday market is a vintage celebration of the season with a French flair.

Join us in our beautifully decorated tea room, Bistro Noël.

Join us for a Thanksgiving Community Dinner at Mendez Middle School Gymnasium!

Dialogue Institue and Raindrop Foundation invites you to early Thanksgiving Dinner with your friends and neighbors.

Come cozy and casual all weekend long to enjoy a variety of holiday-inspired activities with Santa. Cost: $30 per person

Come out and enjoy the Thanksgiving celebration at Sweet Berry Farm November 17th-25th from 11am-5pm.

Come to the 2018 A Christmas Affair Cirque de Demain: JLA Coat Drive Kick Off Party Ticket on Saturday, November 17th from 2-4pm.

Join us for an evening of fun, food, and gratitude!

This two day camp invites elementary school students to create an original, improvised show to be performed at 4 pm on November 20.

School’s out for the entire week… send your kids in for 3 days of tinkering and fun projects before Thanksgiving!

Join us for our Thanksgiving Break Skate! We will be open extended holiday hours. Come burn off all that yummy holiday food!

Please join us for a private photo experience for children with special needs and their families. Children will have the opportunity to visit with Santa and have their photo taken with him.

ZACH’s inspired adaptation of the Dickens’ classic is a musical sleigh ride through rhythm and time, infusing the traditional Victorian story with a score that spans all genres and eras. November 21–December 30, 2018

We hope you’ll join your neighbors, bring your family, and your friends, to what is sure to be a great start to Thanksgiving Day! We will have Live Music by TexasLaw, free pastries, free coffee and water.

This is the big event where we prepare, package and deliver food to the homeless and less fortunate.

The largest five-mile run in Texas and one of the largest Turkey Trots in the nation with nearly 20,000 participants, the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot is Austin’s beloved Thanksgiving Day tradition benefiting Caritas of Austin.

We love THANKSGIVING!!! And to show our love for turkey day we are hosting our second annual Gobble Til You Wobble 5K & 10K!

Join us for a post-thanksgiving potluck brunch with all your vegan friends & family in Austin! This event is 100% free and we'll work with all attendees to make sure it's 100% vegan!

Join us as we kick off a season of merriment and good cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, with the annual lighting of The Driskill tree accompanied by the beautiful sounds of holiday music and caroling.

William Inboden is Executive Director and William Powers, Jr. Chair at the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at the University of Texas-Austin. He also serves as Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Santa's back! The Long Center presents Santa on the Terrace, Saturday, December 1st from 9am-2pm, on the H-E-B Terrace. Santa is coming to town a little early this year—don't miss your chance to see him!

Come for the Food and Entertainment. Stay for a unique shopping experience. We will have authentic German, handcrafted Christmas ornaments, nutcrackers, Schwiebogen, smokers and decor.

In business the best ideas, insights and collaborations come from a true population representation — aka, diversity. But, how can we be our best, when over 50 percent of our nation is under represented?

Come Hang out with us for a light breakfast, with sing-a-long songs, crafts and don’t forget to bring your cameras for pictures with Santa!

Whether you're naughty or nice, it's time to get into the holiday spirit on the Austin Santa Crawl. Throw on your ugly Christmas sweaters and other holiday gear, grab your friends, and come spread some cheer at the best bars in Austin!

Calling all runners (and walkers) near and far! It’s time to kick off the holiday season with the 23rd Annual Austin Jingle Bell 5K!!!

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Austin’s real estate market remains one of the hottest in the country, despite worries about a real estate bubble. The economy is booming, and there are no signs of slowing. What's driving the market and should we be worried?

Would you like to dance tango socially? Join our two hour workshop and learn tips from professional tango dancers to gain confidence on the dance floor. Connect with others as you find beauty in this century-old elegant dance

Presented by The George Washington Carver Ambassadors and The George Washington Carver Museum Cultural and Genealogy Center Free photo with Santa!

A jazzy celebration gift to Austin’s Senior Citizens. 3-5 p.m. in the Boyd Vance Theatre Reception immediately following concert.

This will be the 1st Annual Trail of Pubs Crawl at The Domain/ Rock rose area. We will begin our crawl at Punch Bowl Social where you will receive a Christmas goodie bag, which includes a name tag, a Christmas koozie, party favors and the Pub Crawl.

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New Year's Eve with the Black Angels

Join us for the most unique New years party in Austin at Moonfire Lounge's FIRE & ICE New Year's Eve Celebration! The FIRE & ICE party is the only place to celebrate NYE the right way. The mood will be set by our DJs and gorgeous dancers!

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