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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.

A lush sci-fi romance serves as a companion piece to Wong's In the Mood for Love.

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."

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.

Whether you deem art a necessity or a luxury, you'll be sure of finding the perfect creations for gifting (others or yourself) at Cloud Tree Studios' winter market, featuring the work of talented locals – including Alejandra Almuelle, Tim Kerr, Graham Franciose, Jesse Sublett, Vera Smiley, Brian David Johnson, and many others.

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 international magician's latest projects include being a magic advisor for David Blaine's The Magic Way, winning Penn & Teller's Fool Us, and creating a deck of cards that helped raise awareness and money to end human trafficking.