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This vibrant and immersive fine art and music festival has stood the test of time as Austin’s premier destination for high-quality art, live music, and artisan gifts for the holiday season, now in its 48th year. Three dozen musical artists are scheduled to perform, and almost 200 artists will have goods on display.

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.

The Star Bandits present a showcase of six original short plays by Austin playwrights: Hang Man by Marcus Delzell; Treachery by Sarah Waddle; Do They Know We're Suffering? by Dalton Anderson; Attachment Theory by Juneid Mosaheb; Robin Hood vs. Dracula by Robbie Bland; and One Man Play by Max Freed.

Let’s clear up any confusion about the Last Walt by discussing what it’s not:: - It’s NOT a Last Waltz tribute show. The title’s a joke about organizer Walker Lukens being forever mis-billed as Walter. No songs by the Band will be performed.: - Despite it being a sprawling December theatre show, there’s NO holiday tie-in. “I hate Christmas music,” reveals Lukens. “And it’s degrading to make musicians play it.”: - It’s NOT a release show for Lukens’ excellent new album Accessible Beauty. “I don’t really care about playing my music,” he explains. “That’s why I’m doing a massive variety show.”: Do expect magic, comedy, performance art, a preposterous host named Jeph, and a revue of acts like Shakey Graves, Jess Williamson, Kam Franklin, and Fat Tony doing special, one-off performances.

Master Pancake: Tickets are selling like hotcakes, so act fast to get a seat for this unique holiday show with the MP comics mocking weird holiday film tidbits and creating carols based on holiday memories from the audience.

Zach Theatre’s 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. "Celebrate the season with the loving Cratchit family and three soulful ghosts as they take Ebenezer Scrooge on a joyride to rediscover his heart and love for human kindness."

Austin Shakespeare presents this staged reading of Henrik Ibsen's classic, adapted by Richard Nelson and starring Mark Pellegrino (of TV's Supernatural) as Dr. Tomas Stockman, "a scientist who becomes a standard bearer for the truth and eventually confronts his entire town."

You know Birdie's was named Food & Wine’s 2023 Restaurant of the Year, right? And now their annual Bistro Remy concept, an ode to French favorites, returns with chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's prix fixe menu showcasing wintry comforts like gougères, boeuf bourguignon, duck confit, salad with Banyuls vinaigrette, and cauliflower soup with brown butter.

"Imagine you're at an outdoor café, complete with a stage decked out with holiday cheer, while in-house waitstaff serve you festive festive food and drinks. And soon, you’ll be watching a free performance of The Christmas Carol. But this is no ordinary Christmas Carol: it’s one that gets derailed by a deck of Cards Against Humanity! And if you've ever played Cards Against Humanity, you know the zany possibilities are endless." Note: For a small donation, you may even have the chance to derail the show yourself by playing a card.

"Once upon a time in this very town, the true meaning of Christmas disappeared. Oh, my divas, it was not slay, it was not boots, it was not mama." A new holiday classic from the minds of Andie Flores, Sam Mayer, Sawyer Stoltz, and director Megan Tabaque, with music by Caleb de Casper. Featuring Roxy Castillo, Beau Elliot, Sabrina Ellis, Aira Juliet, Lynn Metcalf, and Erica Nix.

This is an eerie evening of local writers sharing their favorite winter ghost stories, accompanied by murder ballads by Creekbed Carter Hogan and a screening of a 1970s adaptation of a classic M.R. James tale.

This year’s cavalcade of canine capers stars brilliant and talented rescue dogs, including the show's newest stars, Dragonfly and Firefly. Darren Peterson brings his masterful juggling and unicycling, along with a talented cast that includes acro-artists Balyssa Ball and James Kent. The extraordinary holiday entertainmentfrom Circus Chickendog, now in its 12th year of pleasing crowds of all ages, is directed by Melissa McKnight.

This influential noir thriller, the only film directed by actor Laughton (Mutiny on the Bounty), tells of an unscrupulous religious nut who takes advantage of orphans to score their father's hidden treasure.

Ventana Ballet and Red Nightfall Dance Theatre present an immersive, culturally inclusive, and whimsical twist on the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, showcasing classical ballet, Spanish Flamenco, Egyptian bellydance, traditional Chinese dance, and drag performance.

Some of Austin's finest singers, burlesque babes, drag divas, and comical clowns celebrate and skewer the holidays in this twisted delight from Shrewd Productions – a show that's a little bit naughty but very, very, very nice.

Lates: Newly restored in 4K, this visionary Black, queer British film from the director of Looking for Langston tells a story of hedonistic radio deejays and the mysterious murder of their friend, and features a soundtrack with music from Parliament-Funkadelic, X-Ray Spex, the Players Association, and more.

Here's a group show of smaller-sized local works that are priced for stocking-stuffer shopping, ready to bring the gift of local creative goodness to your most art-loving friends.