Holiday Events & Things to Do
Near Austin

SAVOR: Chocolate Tasting Experience is hosted every Saturday and Sunday at our Culinary Center and Tasting Room. Savor 3 unique chocolate confections ($7 per person). Reservations are not required but highly recommended. Walk-ins are welcome.

Aviary Wine & Kitchen is throwing a Holiday Market on South Lamar! Come get in spirit and pick out gifts and wine for your Holiday season

The AUSTIN TRAIL OF LIGHTS is Austin’s largest holiday tradition and 2nd largest event in the city.

Plan your visit early and don't forget to take a spin under the Zilker Tree!

Join us for shopping, Christmas music and a Christmas message!

Mark your calendars now! More details to come :)

We are partnering with our friends at Odell Brewing Company to host the 5th Annual Ugly Sweater Party, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank on Thursday, December 12th, from 5-8PM!

We are partnering with our friends at Odell Brewing Company to host the 5th Annual Ugly Sweater Party, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank on Thursday, December 12th, from 5-8PM!

We are partnering with our friends at Odell Brewing Company to host the 5th Annual Ugly Sweater Party, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank on Thursday, December 12th, from 5-8PM!

No need to mull it over with this newest release!

This holiday shopping bazaar is a fun, authentic Austin experience – for 11 days leading to Christmas, visitors can shop national and local art, handmade gifts, stocking stuffers and more while enjoying live music from the Armadillo stage and sips from a

Krampus March at the Yard Friday, December 13th Dead Music Capital Band will be marching from The Austin Winery through the Yard to end their raucous celebration of Krampus at St Elmo Brewing Company!

SNAKE SKIN PRISON PRESENTS: A Very Metal Christmas 9!!!

Drive your car on Circuit of The Americas. Five, at speed sessions on track each day, with passing.

The second installment of The St. Elmo Outsiders, our monthly hiking league, takes place on Saturday, December 14th at 10AM. This month, we will be meeting up at the Skyglass entrance of the Greenbelt.

SAVOR: Chocolate Tasting Experience is hosted every Saturday and Sunday at our Culinary Center and Tasting Room. Savor 3 unique chocolate confections ($7 per person). Reservations are not required but highly recommended. Walk-ins are welcome.

The Christmas Bar Crawl Is Coming! Get Your Santa, Elf, Reindeer, & Crazy Holiday Costumes Ready To Party!

This month's craft workshop will get you into the festive spirit, Texas-style.

Saxophonist Gerald Albright Music, Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert.

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! We'll be celebrating this holiday 90s style! Same great 90s songs with a little extra holiday cheer!

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are back in an all new two-queen holiday extravaganza at Emo's on December 15th!

In the early 1970s, Rolling Stone Magazine called Michael Martin Murphey “one of the best songwriters in America.”

SAVOR: Chocolate Tasting Experience is hosted every Saturday and Sunday at our Culinary Center and Tasting Room. Savor 3 unique chocolate confections ($7 per person). Reservations are not required but highly recommended. Walk-ins are welcome.

John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands star together in this film about a stage actress having a difficult time connecting with her character and staying rooted in real life as the Broadway debut approaches.

~ THE NUTCRACKER SUITE & OTHER HOLIDAY TREATS 2019 ~

Join us Sunday, December 22nd from 7 to 9PM for this year's holiday sing-a-long! Murphy’s In-Laws Band will be leading us in singing holiday songs. Sip on free hot chocolate and our Christmas Ale, Mary.

Spend Christmas Eve at Blind Salamander Kitchen & Bar and enjoy an a la carte menu featuring rack of lamb and crispy duck breast accompanied by an excellent selection of champagne and wine.

FEAST OF 7 FISHES Tuesday Christmas Eve 12/24/2019

WIlliam Powell and Myrna Loy star as one of the screen’s most effervescent couples as they navigate a Christmas in New York and try to solve a murder in this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s sly, gin-soaked novel. Pure fun. In 35mm.

Join us for our monthly celebration of the wonders of barrel aging.

IKKiCON is a Japanese Animation and Pop-Culture Convention held annually in Austin, Texas. Come join us for the best way to end the year.

Celebrate the new year at Blind Salamander with a freshly prepared seafood tower, a chilled glass of bubbly and Hill Country views. Dinner entrées start at $32.00.

If you don’t yet have NYE plans or just want to celebrate with the little ones first, St Elmo Brewing is hosting family-friendly party from Noon to 6pm.

New Year’s Eve Menu Northern Traditional Feast Pre-Fixed $50 per Person Pre-Fixed & Wine Pairing $65 per Person New Year’s Eve Menu Southern Traditional Feast Pre-Fixed $50 per Person Pre-Fixed & Wine Pairing $65 per Person

** EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE 10/14 ***** REGULAR TICKETS ON SALE 11/01 *** Join us for the second annual Very Austin New Year's Eve in the rooftop garden of Austin's Central Library, named TIME Magazine's 2018 World's 100 Greatest Places!

For NYE will will be open for our regular business hours 3pm-12am and at extending our 2-for-1 Burger Night special (usually Mondays) 7pm-11pm (“Set your base before you party”).

Encore is bringing in the New Year with Good Music and Soulful Vibes! Experience an Upscale and Mature NYE Celebration

At Rosedale Kitchen and Bar we are offering a complimentary champagne toast, big ball drop watching along with a special 10pm seating giveaway. Details below.

Swift’s Attic: Swiftly Ring in the New Year! Add some whimsy to our night along with a complimentary champagne toast.

Wu Chow: is offering a tasting menu paired with wines along with our famous Shanghai Soup Dumplings and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

Austin Nightlife Presents... GATSBY'S HOUSE Austin New Year's Eve Celebration 2020 5 Hour Prepaid Bar 4 Areas To Mingle 3 Top Rated Texas DJs 2 Floors Of Fun 1 Amazing Countdown 

LASER-LIT, CONFETTI-FILLED, CHAMPAGNE-FLAVORED MAYHEM

This is going to be good!!

Celebrate NYE with W Austin in decadent style as we invite you to our most lavish annual event.

Ring in 2020 with us at The Brass Tap Domain.

My VIP Life Hospitality Presents: Black & White Electric Ball New Year's Eve 2020 -- 4 Hours of Complimentary Food + Drinks 3 Areas To Mix & Mingle 2 Top Texas DJs 1 Electric Countdown! -- Join us for the most anticipated New Year's Eve party in Austin. - Multiple Full

As we prepare to step into the next Roaring ‘20s, Hotel ZaZa Austin brings out all the neon glitz and glam for the first annual New Year’s Eve Party.

New Year Concert presented by Austin Glitz & Glam Concerts framed around a Silver Wonderland sparking stage.

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Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts crafted by local Texas artists! Artus Co in collaboration with Pump Project and Almost Real Things have curated 80+ artists to bring you the first annual Holiday Pop Up Shop at The Arboretum!