From picking out your Christmas tree to strolling Austin’s annual Trail of Lights to view the dazzling light display, the holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of the year! What holiday events are happening around the Cedar Park/Leander area and where can you buy your annual Christmas tree? Here’s a look at holiday fun events around the Austin-area:
Christmas Tree Farms
- Papa Noel Trees Lakeline
- 11200 Lakeline Blvd., Austin
- Hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Christmas Tree Lot at The Home Depot
- Various locations
- Hours: Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Holiday Fun
Cedar Park and Leander
- Tree Lighting & Santa’s Workshop
- Dec. 7 at Heritage Oak Park – 875 Quest Parkway
- Old Town Christmas Festival
- Dec. 1 in Leander, TX
Austin-Area
- Theatre Productions
- A Christmas Carol
- Nov. 21-Dec. 30 at the ZACH Theatre
- Ballet Austin’s “The Nutcracker”
- Dec. 7-23 at The Long Center
- “Handel’s Messiah”
- Dec. 4-5 at Hyde Park Baptist Church
- A Christmas Carol
- Shopping at Local Markets
- Armadillo Bazaar
- Dec. 12-24 at Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas 78704
- Blue Genie Art Bazaar
- Nov. 23-Dec. 24 at 6100 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
- Cherrywood Art Fair
- Dec. 8 & 9 at Maplewood Elementary – E. 38 1/2 St. & Maplewood Ave.
- German Christmas Market
- Dec. 1 at The German Free School Building 507 E 10th St, Austin, TX 78701
- Armadillo Bazaar
- Parades, Strolls and Runs
- Austin Jingle Bell 5k
- Dec. 9 at The Domain
- Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Stroll
- Dec. 1 in Downtown Austin
- 5 to 10 p.m. – Holiday Stroll along Congress Avenue
- 6 to 7 p.m. – KUT & KUTX Holiday Sing-Along with John Aielli and Elizabeth McQueen
- 7 p.m. – Lighting of the Downtown Tree
- Dec. 1 in Downtown Austin
- Austin Jingle Bell 5k
- Light Shows
- Mozart’s Coffee Holiday Light Show
- Nov. 30 – Dec. 30 at Mozart’s Coffee House
- Trail of Lights
- Dec. 10-23 at Zilker Park
- Luminations
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Stroll
- Dec. 1 – Downtown Austin
- Winter Wonderland at The Circuit
- Nov. 23-Dec. 30 at Circuit of the Americas
- Mozart’s Coffee Holiday Light Show
I wish you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season!
Do you have any questions about Cedar Park/Leander or the greater Austin-area? Give me a call! I am always available to help!