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Austin's beloved tradition returns for its 59th year, featuring more than 2 million lights illuminating the park, 90 lighted holiday trees, and more than 70 other holiday displays and lighted tunnels.

Austin's fave shopping destination for the holidays is the place to find unique jewelry, art, home goods, and gifts with oodles of Austin flair.

See a stunning light display and bring a donation for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which the Maywalds raised over $80,000 last year. New this year: a gift shop offering hot chocolate, mugs, shirts, Christmas ornaments, and more.

Double the fun with a new partnership from children's museum Thinkery and beloved toy store Toy Joy, to be celebrated at the museum's 40th birthday party (10th anniversary at Mueller location). Activities include a Playful Parade, toy race, pop-up party games, and more, plus shopping for the holidays.

Austin blues artists join together to support Sarah Barlow, an Antone’s performer who experienced a serious injury resulting in a severed left index finger and bone crush fracture after saving her dog Lucky from a dog attack in October. Proceeds go toward her recovery and the musicians.

The Zilker Botanical Garden and Teatro de la Tierra present Beto, Beto el Abeto, a play – adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Fir Tree – that blends languages, cultures, genres, and biological kingdoms in an inventive, unorthodox approach to Christmas amidst a world that is changing rapidly.

Chuy's offers several ways to easily contribute to the Austin Police Operation Blue Santa: Bring new, unwrapped toys to any Chuy's location or to the Trail of Lights Fun Run at Zilker (Dec. 2), donate funds online, or select something from their Amazon wish list. Donations for children ages 11-14 are most needed.

Experience this limited-edition, site-specific art piece of light and sound in the former underground water reservoir.

The third annual event features 15+ vendors and makers selling ceramics, vintage, jewelry, kid gifts, books, zines, and more, plus pics with Santa, free drinks, treats, tattoos, and DJ Saint Nick Fong bringing the holiday cheer. Free to attend and family-friendly.

This program from the city of Austin, run by Farmshare Austin, has opened new market locations. There are now six weekly markets around town that sell Texas-grown produce, eggs, honey, and other groceries all at reduced prices. Most major cards are accepted at these markets and if you are a SNAP customer, you can also use your Lone Star card and Double Up Food Bucks. Locations and schedules are subject to change, so check the current info online to find one near you.

Weekly guided breathwork sessions incorporate lunar and solar cycles, card readings, Kundalini, journaling, and more, and are led by Margaret, who has studied around the world and is a trained midwife, birth & postpartum doula, Reiki master, registered yoga teacher, and kinesiologist.

It began in NYC and it continues here, there, and everywhere festive. Bring your partyingest buds and babes to this long-running Christmas-themed cocktail pop-up with wall-to-wall decor, multiple bars, and plenty of spirits – right in the tinsely heart of Downtown Austin. Best bet for whiskey lovers at the nightly holiday hullabaloo: the Snowball Old Fashioned.

A drive-thru holiday spectacular with a mile of holiday displays, millions of lights, dancing characters, and a plaza with food, rides, activities, and more.

Support small businesses and keep it local with a market curated by Eastside Pop Up, plus lovely libations and tasty bites from CMW.

Bring family, friends, and furry friends for a jolly good time that will warm your heart. Strike a pose with Santa himself and capture precious memories with your loved ones while supporting Florence's Comfort House, an org that ensures local kids are supported with essentials and a safe place to learn and play.

Artist and musician Steve Parker brings a new installation to the Blanton that’ll make even the grinchiest grin, complete with brass instruments, musical snowglobes, marionette-animated trees, and carols like you’ve never heard them before.