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5 Ways to Winterize Your Holiday Season in Austin
The holiday season in Austin can be magical. The Zilker Tree. Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. Brightly decorated cedar trees along Route 360. Everything falls in place for a beautiful season, with one exception: cold weather. Growing up back east, Christmastime was synonymous with freezing temperatures. Bundling up to go shopping, frost covered windows, parks and forests […]
How to Shop Small and Shop Local This Holiday Season
There’s nothing more exciting than finding the perfect gift for a loved one or close friend. Sometimes it jumps out and screams, “buy me!” Other times, you have to spend a little time searching. Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to shop. Mark your calendars because we’ve compiled a list of our favorite pop-ups, markets and […]
Trail of Lights Celebrates 50 Years of Spinning Under the Zilker Tree
For 52 years, Austinites have walked Trail of Lights as part of their holiday tradition. And for 50 years, the moon tower located off Barton Springs Road has been transformed into a glowing tree–dubbed the Zilker Tree–where visitors stand under the lights and look up while spinning around for a wonderfully disorienting effect. Five years ago, Trail […]
Your Guide to a Memorable Austin Christmas Staycation
Friends, food and family. The three F’s of the holiday season. Amid the chaos, lights and Amazon wish lists, there’s one constant: the old-fashioned family get-together. A chance to reconnect with the ones you love. But not everybody heads home for the holidays. For whatever reason, many of us will be hanging out in Austin […]
5 Austin Holiday Events You Have to Experience for Yourself
I love the holidays in Austin. This is the time of year that locals bask in the mild weather, enjoying unparalleled nightlife minus the frostbite, while the rest of the country hunkers down and endures another snowy winter. What better way to celebrate this amazing time of year than with some incredible, can-only-happen-here holiday events? These […]
Don’t Miss the 51st Year of Austin’s Trail of Lights!
My holiday season doesn’t get started until Trail of Lights begins. This year, Austin’s beloved event is back for its 51st year of sparkling holiday goodness. It may be like this every year, but there seems to be an renewed energy surrounding this celebrated Austin tradition. The Trail of Lights Foundation has worked extremely hard to make the […]
The Ultimate Local Austin Gift Guide
When it comes to giving gifts, my favorite part is the hunt for the perfect one. This joyous obsession may very well lead me to bankruptcy some day. But let’s not go there, yet. If you have a list of names and an unsettled feeling in your stomach–because all you hear is crickets when it comes to knowing what […]
Blue Genie Art Bazaar Gives Holiday Shoppers Reason to Rejoice
After the turkey has settled and the pumpkin spice lattes have transitioned to frothy peppermint mochas, grab your wallet and reusable tote bags because it’s holiday craft fair season until we land with a thud in 2016. Austin hosts a range of fairs in November and December, but if you’re looking to score that neon […]
Procrastinator’s Guide to Festive Christmas Eve Activities in Austin
Your decorations have been out for weeks. Family is in town and holiday stress may be running high, but fortunately there are still unique Christmas Eve activities and events in Austin that can complement mounting anticipation for tomorrow. In fact, for those who only have Christmas Eve and Christmas day off work, today may present the perfect time to participate in holiday […]