Day Trips

Coming up this weekend ...

Hill Country Christmas Lighting Trail turns on millions of colorful lights to sparkle across water, shine from the hills, and beckon to travelers in Blanco, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Goldthwaite, Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls, and Round Mountain through Jan. 1. For a detailed brochure, call 830/997-8515.

Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Fair at the Bastrop Opera House offers lots of handmade gift ideas, Nov. 27-28. 512/303-6283.


Coming up ...

Dickens on the Strand in Galveston turns the waterfront into a Victorian-era holiday village with continuous entertainment and food, Dec. 5-6. 800/351-4237.

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