Happy weekend Lake Travis! It’s the first weekend of December and a weekend when a lot of holiday lights get turned on!
This Friday in the Lake Travis area you’ll have your choice of Lights On! and the Trail of Lights in Lakeway or seeing 65,000 lights illuminate the largest live oak tree in Cedar Park.
The big city will light up this weekend at the Trail of Lights Zilker Park with the 2nd Annual Preview Party on Friday, an exclusive limited attendance event. Or lace up your running shoes and find your holiday socks for the Trail of Lights Fun Run on Saturday.
The sun will be out on Saturday with temps in the 60s but that doesn’t mean you won’t see snow in the Lake Travis area. This is the first of three snow days at the Hill Country Galleria.
Spend some time near the water and check out the Holiday Lighted Boat Parade on Lake Travis on Saturday night. The boat parade will start at Rough Hollow at 5:30pm, pass in front of Lakeway Resort & Spa, Lakeway Marina, Crosswater Marina, and will end at Sundancer Grill with an Ugly Sweater Party and Reverse Happy Hour.
Check out all of the holiday events happening this weekend and thank you for supporting our local businesses, events and live music scene — Live Local in Lake Travis!
Here is your Lake Travis area weekend roundup:
Friday, December 4
Lights On! and Trail of Lights between Lakeway City Hall and the Lakeway Activity Center (6pm-8pm)
65,000 lights illuminate the largest live oak tree in Cedar Park at Heritage Oak Park (6:30pm-9pm)
Meet and Greet with Santa at the Hill Country Galleria (4pm-8pm)
Parents Night Out at Rolly Pollies in Bee Cave (6:30pm-9:30pm)
Friday Night Live Music Lineup at Poodie’s Roadhouse in Spicewood — Ru Coleman (6pm), Carl Hutchens (8pm)
Fabulous Chevelles at Angel’s Icehouse in Spicewood (7:30pm-10:30pm)
The Tap Room at Solid Rock Brewing in Spicewood (4pm-8pm)
Texas KGB at Rumi’s Tavern in Jonestown (9pm-1am)
Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas at One World Theatre (7pm / 9:30pm)
Saturday, December 5
Holiday Stacking Blocks Free Kids Workshop at Home Depot (9am-noon)
Snow Day at the Hill Country Galleria (noon-4pm)
Meet and Greet with Santa at the Hill Country Galleria (noon-8pm)
Come & Go Crafts at the Lake Travis Community Library (1pm-3pm)
The 8th Annual Production of The Nutcracker by TexARTS Youth Ballet Theatre at St. Michaels Catholic Academy (2pm & 6pm)
Holiday Lighted Boat Parade on Lake Travis will start at Rough Hollow (mile marker 18) at 5:30pm, pass in front of Lakeway Resort & Spa, Lakeway Marina, Crosswater Marina, and will end at Sundancer Grill in Hurst Creek with an Ugly Sweater Party and Reverse Happy Hour.
Saturday Night Live Music Lineup at Poodie’s Roadhouse in Spicewood — Gene Douglas (6pm), Silo Road (8pm), Undead Joe Trio (10:30pm)
The Tap Room at Solid Rock Brewing in Spicewood (4pm-8pm)
Good Karma with a Christmas Toy Drive and Ugly Sweater Party at Rumi’s Tavern in Jonestown (9pm-1am)
Mark Cohn at One World Theatre (7pm / 9:30pm)
Ballet Magnificat! at Life Austin Amphitheatre (7pm)
Sunday, December 6
[email protected] Oak Hill Artist Collective at The Rusty Mule. Great original hand-made gifts from local artisans along with kids activities, food and live music by David Rose & Friends (9am-4pm)
Lakeway Sing Alongs’ 13th annual family Christmas show, “Christmas is Coming!” at the Lakeway Activity Center (2pm & 4:30pm)
Meet and Greet with Santa at the Hill Country Galleria (noon-8pm)
Lone Star Farmers Market in the Shops at the Galleria (10am-2pm)
The 8th Annual Production of The Nutcracker by TexARTS Youth Ballet Theatre at St. Michaels Catholic Academy (2pm)
Sunday Night Live Music Lineup at Poodie’s Roadhouse in Spicewood — Tessy Lou & the Shotgun Stars (4pm), Jon Napier Song Swap with Guest Eric Hisaw (7:30pm)
Jennifer B. and the Groove, Van Wilks, Heavy Watersennifer at Rumi’s Tavern in Jonestown (3pm-7pm)
In the Big City
This weekend at the Trail of Lights Zilker Park — 2nd Annual Preview Party benefiting the Trail of Lights Foundation on Friday, December 4 is an exclusive limited attendance event. Or lace up your running shoes and find your holiday socks for the Trail of Lights Fun Run presented by Humana on Saturday, December 5. Tickets for these two events will sell out, so get your tickets now.
December 8, 2015 kicks off 15 nights of lights, new displays and, of course old favorites in Zilker Park.
Weekday Happenings
Alice Nelson’s Nativity collection is on display through December 15 at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek.
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