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Austin
6th Street Downtown
Victorian
Christmas on 6th Street
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Holiday celebrations with a turn of the century Victorian
flavor, with handmade arts and crafts, Christmas carolers, choirs, and
handbells in a Christmas Village. Indians & Mountain Men, falconry
exhibit, a petting zoo, pony rides, barbershop quartets, banjo groups,
fiddlers, and much more.
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Austin
Texas Student Union University of Texas
Madrigal Dinner
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Acapello music and an unforgettable
meal with Medieval comedy. A University of Texas holiday tradition.
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Canton
Winter Wonderland
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4th annual Festival of Trees, held in Canton, Texas Nov 21 thru Dec 12th. The old Plaza Theaters turns into a winter wonderland for 23 magical days. All decorated trees are donated by local businesses and clubs and are available for silent auction throughout the event. For more information call the Canton Chamber of Commerce 803 567-2991 Free of charge.
Also Western Swing Christmas Ball, Saturday De 12th 7:30 to midnight $20 at the door. Canton Civic Center.
Canton, Texas annual Lighted Christmas Parade, Dec 12th at 6PM, around the square downtown.
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Cleburne
Whistle
Stop Christmas Lights
Opens December 5 through New Year's Eve |
The annual festival begins with a Christmas parade in
downtown Cleburne. After the parade head out to Hulen Park where there
will be 11 acres with more than 3 million Christmas lights. Plus, train
rides, fire truck rides and hayrides and more.
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College Station
Santa's Wonderland
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Millions of lights in this drive-through Texas Christmas
experience. Eco-friendly lights using L.E.D. lighting. You can drive
yourself through Santa's Wonderland or park your car and walk into Santa's
Town where you hop on a hayride to tour through the trail of lights. If
you get hungry you'll find something to eat at Santa's Cafe.
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Columbus
Christmas on the Colorado
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A low key, relaxing approach to the holidays in the little
Texas town of Columbus.. The weekend opens on Thursday with Veva
Vonler and Bob Huffaker discussing the role of the media in Texas movies. On Friday, a
candlelight tour of homes, then
Saturday, a craft and retail fair with caroling and other holiday performances. At 11:30 attend an author's
panel luncheon at the Stafford Opry House with local author, Herman
Brune. Later at the Opera House, attend Country Christmas with the
Columbus Opry.
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Denton
Holiday
Fun Fest
First Thursday After Thanksgiving |
At Denton's Holiday Lighting Festival thousands gather at
the Courthouse on the Square to see the Christmas lights turned on and
watch the annual tree lighting ceremony. Santa will be there with the
Grammy winning local band, Brave Combo, playing polka music.
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Fort Worth
Festival
of Lights
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The Festival of Lights Parade starts at 6 pm at Belknap
and Taylor Streets. The prime viewing area is Sundance Square where you
can also watch the lighting of the Fort Worth Christmas tree after the
parade. The tree is a 56 feet tall Colorado Spruce.
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Galveston
Dickens OnThe Strand
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Dickens on the Strand
celebrates the holiday in Victorian London style. Beefeaters and bobbies,
food and entertainment provides a jolly old holiday where you'll mingle
with Dickens' characters, including Queen Victoria.
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Granbury
"Night of Lights" Country Christmas Celebration |
This is the day Santa arrives in Granbury. Illuminated
floats move along a parade route lit by candles. The parade starts at 7
pm. The Historic District of downtown Granbury will by bright with a
lighting spectacular. There will be music and all the store will stay open
late.
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Grapevine
Christmas
Capital of Texas |
Historic Grapevine goes all out for Christmas. Millions
of lights, huge decorations, animated characters. Plus a lot of great
shopping. Grapevine has multiple events during Christmas.
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Grand Prairie
Prairie Lights
Lynn Creek Park
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Prairie Lights is a Christmas Lighting Extravaganza. We
have seen this one and it is a spectacle. Over 3 millions lights along a 2
miles drive with more than 600 individual displays in all sorts of shapes.
The finale of the drive is the largest light tunnel in Texas. Go to the
website for directions, admission fees and to read about the attractions
other than the drive, such as the Holiday Magic Theater and Holiday
Village.
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Hill
Country Regional Lighting Trail
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The Texas Hill Country towns of Boerne, Burnet, Dripping
Springs, Fredericksburg, Goldthwaite, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls,
New Braunfels, Round Mountain and Wimberley are all part of the Hill
Country Lighting Trail. Each town has dazzling light displays. Each of the
towns has its own separate events in addition to being part of the
Lighting Trail, such as New Braunfel's Santa's Ranch, a drive-through
Christmas Light Park with over a million lights.
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Jefferson
Christmas
Candlelight Tour of Homes
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Tour of homes in Jefferson's historic district, decorated in
the
finest holiday tradition.
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Johnson City
LBJ National Historical Park
Christmas at the LBJ Boyhood
Home
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Relive LBJ's 1920s boyhood small town Texas
Christmas. On December 10th, you can also experience a frontier Christmas in
the 1860's at the Johnson cabin.
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Johnson City
LBJ National Historical Park
Christmas Tree Lighting and
Evening Ranch Tours
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Tree lighting and decorations on the LBJ ranch
and Christmas at a German farm.
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Marlin
A Marlin Christmas
Marlin City Website
December 5, 2009
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Christmas parade, historic church tour, historic cemetery tour, sampling of natural mineral waters, six historic homes decorated for Christmas, a hospitality house with wassail and cookies, a Christmas Gospel sing after the Home Tour and a charity luncheon to benefit Meals on Wheels.
For more info contact Kathy Sartor 254-803-2239.
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Marshall Texas
Wonderland
of Lights
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The community of Marshall, Texas joined together to
create a holiday extravaganza called Wonderland of Lights. The festival
begins the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving and runs through December
31st. Today, this festival rivals any Christmas lighting scene in
the country, with over 10 million lights.
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McKinney
Dickens
of a Christmas
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Downtown McKinney's #1 festival. This is an old-fashioned
Victorian themed festival with horse drawn carriages, strolling carolers,
Santa, a Christmas tree lighting, Christmas music, food and more.
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San Angelo
Ft. Concho NHL 630 S. Oakes St.
Christmas at Old Fort Concho
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A celebration of western heritage at the 40-acre,
24-building historic fort. Includes living history camps, children's
activities, shopping, entertainment, special displays and exhibits.
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San Antonio River Walk at La Villita
International
Accordion Festival
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At the Annual International Accordion Festival you'll
hear a wide range of accordion music and more from around the world. You'll be able to participate in informal
workshops, jam sessions, open mics and presentations and talk with
master artists about their music.
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San Antonio
San Antonio New World Wine
& Food Festival
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This Festival showcases the Alamo City’s finest
restaurants and chefs--as well as celebrity guests from Mexico, Miami, Los
Angeles, New York, Chicago and all over Texas--as it celebrates San
Antonio as a top notch wine and food destination as well as an important culinary
and cultural gateway to Mexico and the rest of Latin America.
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San Antonio River Walk
Ford
Holiday River Parade & Lighting Ceremony
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The Annual Holiday River Parade & Lighting Ceremony begins at 7:00p.m. with the ceremonial "Pulling of the Switch"
lighting up over 122,000 twinkling lights, suspended in the trees along
world famous San Antonio River Walk. Following the lighting ceremony,
there is a one-hour parade along San Antonio's River Walk
featuring decorated and illuminated floats with celebrities, bands and
wildly-costumed participants. The Ford Holiday River Parade &
Lighting ceremony is the official kickoff to the Paseo Del Rio Holiday
Festival.
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San Antonio River Walk
FORD
Fiesta de las Luminarias
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Experience Christmas on the River Walk as you
stroll along the banks of the San Antonio River lit by more than
2,500 luminarias. Warmly glowing candles in sand filled bags line the
walkways to symbolically mark the "lighting of the way" for the Holy
Family. This centuries old tradition begins at dusk Friday, Saturday &
Sunday only.
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San Antonio San Antonio River Walk Extension
TexasHoliday
Arts & Crafts Show
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Local and regional artists, craftsmen, and jewelers sell handcrafted, original designs,
holiday gifts. Located along the River Walk Extension near the Chamber of Commerce,
this Arts & Crafts Show offers some of the most unique hand made
products available.
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Richmond
10215 FM 762
Campfire
Christmas
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George Ranch hosts a holiday celebration that
includes a traditional Texas meal, wagon rides, caroling and campfires,
and tours of the George Ranch homes. Travel through the park on a hay
wagon, and visit the Jones Stock Farm, decked out in Christmas 1830s-style, where the family will be gathered by candlelight to sing
carols and tell stories. Join the ranch's cowboys around the campfire to toast the season and its
blessings.
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Texarkana
Twice as Bright Festival of Lights
Day after Thanksgiving through January 2 |
Thousands of lights decorate downtown Texarkana. In
addition to the lights there are horse and carriage rides, plus live
reindeer.
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Texas Hill Country
Holiday Wine Trail
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Visit trail wineries full of Christmas Spirit with wine for gifts, parties and special dinners. With your registration
confirmed and ticket in hand, you will collect a dated ornament, specially
chosen and often handcrafted, at each Trail Winery.
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German Christmas Market “Weihnachtsmarkt Texas Style”
“Second Saturday & Sunday in December”
Sat 10 am – 9 pm * Sun 10 am – 6 pm
Tomball, Texas, Old Town near the historical Train Depot Plaza, 201 S. Elm
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Free Admission and No Parking Fees. Herzlich Willkommen! You do not have to be German to enjoy this festival.
Come and enjoy the family-friendly ambience - Gemütlichkeit - of this unique music/street festival and open air market along with antique shops in the old town area.
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Waxahachie
Bethlehem
Revisited
402 N. College St. |
Walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem, recreated to look
like they did the night Jesus was born, complete with live animals and
over 150 costumed characters with artisan demonstrations. Free Admission
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Wimberley |
| The Wimberley Merchants Association would like to invite you to join us on for the Winter’s Eve Festival on the Wimberley Square on December 5, 2009 starting at 5:00 pm. Enjoy two stages of live entertainment, gourmet food booths, including wine and beer. Santa will be arriving around 7:00 pm and over 90 shops around the Wimberley Square will be open for holiday shopping. This is a free event for the family. The Wimberley Square will be adorned with holiday lighting as well. Come to the Texas Hill Country for an enchanting holiday event!
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Christmas
in Texas is an eclectic mix of ethnic traditions. 
