101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in San Antonio - 2025
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Natural Bridge Caverns
Experience Christmas on a Whole New Level - Join us at Natural Bridge Caverns for a one-of-a-kind Christmas, created with your health and safety in mind. The 7th Annual Christmas at the Caverns features a NEW Trail of Lights through the Texas Hill Country. Stroll through hundreds of thousands of lights and hear the sounds of Christmas music as you walk through a 1/3-mile trail, take to the night sky on Twisted Trails, go down under for Caroling in the Caverns, help find Santa’s reindeer in our outdoor maze, have story time with Santa or cozy up to the warm Christmas Campfire.
101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in San Antonio - 2025
Santa Sightings
| Nov 8-Dec 21, 2025 | Photos with Cowboy Kringle – Gruene |
| Nov 21-22, 2025 | Christmas in God's Country- Downtown Hondo |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Downtown Lighting & Santa's Arrival- New Braunfels |
| Nov 22- Dec 23, 2025 | Holiday in the Park- Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Ford Holiday River Parade and River Lighting Ceremony |
| Nov 28- Dec 28, 2025 | Coca-Cola Classic Christmas- Toyota Field |
| Nov 28-Dec 21, 2025 | Christmas Countryfest- Devine Acres |
| Nov 28- Dec 24, 2025 | Photos with Santa- Tower of the Americas |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Holiday Stroll Parade- Seguin |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Light the Night Christmas Parade- Fredericksburg |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holidazzle- Schertz |
| Dec 6, 2025 | WinterFest San Antonio |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Windcrest Light Up |
| Dec 6-21, 2025 | Santa’s Railroad Wonderland |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Pictures with Santa- San Antonio Garden Center |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Cowboy Christmas- Briscoe Western Art Museum |
| Dec 6-21, 2025 | Traders Village Christmas |
| Dec 12-14, 2025 | Kinder Fest- Boerne |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Las Posadas- Coker Methodist Church |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 22, 2025 | 66th Historic Home Tour and Holiday Market |
| Nov 25- Dec 23, 2025 | Old West Christmas Light Fest- Enchanted Springs Ranch |
| Nov 28-29, 2025 | Dickens on Main- Boerne |
| Dec 5-6, 2025 | Weihnachts in Boerne: A Magical Family Tradition |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holidays in Gruene – Annual Gruene Pony Express Ride |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Kinderfest |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Winter Holiday Traditions- Government Canyon State Natural Area |
| Dec 12-13, 2025 | Country Christmas- Big Red Barn |
| Dec 13, 2025 | A Homemade Christmas- The Alamo |
Light Displays
| Nov 1, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Santa's Ranch- New Braunfels |
| Nov 7, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | The Light Park- Retama Park |
| Nov 13, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Christmas Celebration- Sea World |
| Nov 15- Dec 31, 2025 | Zoo Lights- San Antonio Zoo |
| Nov 21, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Lights Alive! |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 39th Annual Light the Way Holiday Festival |
| Nov 25, 2025- Jan 6, 2026 | Fredericksburg's Christmas Nights of Lights |
| Nov 28, 2025- Jan 13, 2026 | Holiday Lights on the River Walk |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Lights of Esperanza- Texas A&M University |
| Dec 5-14, 2025 | Holidays on Houston Street |
| Dec 4-20, 2025 | Westover Field of Lights |
| Dec 12-22, 2025 | Christmas at Tejas! |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Helotes Hill Country Christmas Parade |
Living Nativities
| Nov 13, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | O Wondrous Night- SeaWorld San Antonio |
| Dec 12-14, 2025 | Christmas In Bethlehem- Everyday Christian Fellowship |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Las Posadas- Coker United Methodist Church |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 23, 2025 | The Polar Express Experience |
| Dec 2-3, 2025 | Will Hearn’s Grand Ol’ Christmas Show |
| Dec 5-14, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Ballet San Antonio |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Whimsical Wonders- Designed to Dance Company |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Cinema on Will’s Plaza- Home Alone |
| Dec 18-21, 2025 | Ballet Texas Presents the Nutcracker |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Eva's Heroes Sensory Friendly Nutcracker - Alamo City Dance Company |
| Dec 20-21, 2025 | The Nutcracker- Alamo City Dance Company |
| Dec 23-28, 2025 | Elf The Musical - Majestic Theatre |
| Dec 23, 2025 | The Polar Express Experience- Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Cirque Musica - Holiday Wonderland |
| Dec 29-30, 2025 | Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet - Majestic Theatre |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 29, 2025 | Sounds of the Season- Cave Without a Name |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Vienna Light Orchestra- Majestic Theatre |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Lighting of the Lights- Helotes |
| Dec 10-11, 2025 | Chamber Connexions-Christmas Baroque Brilliance |
| Dec 12-23, 2025 | Ford Holiday Boat Caroling- San Antonio River Walk |
| Dec 12, 2025 | The Isaacs Christmas |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Christmas in New Orleans- Mid-Texas Symphony |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Mariachi Sol de Mexico presents Jose Hernandez’ Merry-Achi Christmas |
| Dec 19-20, 2025 | A San Antonio Mosaic- San Antonio Chamber Choir |
| Dec 20, 2025 | YOSA Presents: A Holiday Spectacular |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Sarah Brightman- A Winter Symphony - Majestic Theatre |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Ghosts of Christmas Eve- Frost Bank Center |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open now | Gorilla's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Lot |
| Opens Nov 24, 2025 | Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opens Nov 28, 2025 | Devine Acres Farm |
Ice Skating
| Rotary Ice Rink at Travis Park | |
| Eisbahn - Ice Skating Rink | |
| Ice and Golf Center at Northwoods |
Hanukkah
| Dec 11, 2025 | JCC: Hands on Chanukah |
| Dec 14, 2025 | TBE: Chanukkah in the Hill Country |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Chanukah on the River |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 21-23, 2025 | Weihnachtsmarkt- Sophienburg Museum and Archives |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Holiday Art Market- Tobin Center |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Holiday Market- San Antonio Garden Center |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Kris Kringle Market- Schertz |
| Dec 6-7, 2025 | Oma's Christmas Fair |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 26, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 | Rockin' New Years Celebration - Six Flags |
| Dec 26, 2025- Jan 2, 2026 | Splashway New Year's Eve Celebration |
| Dec 29, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 | Paper Watch Craft - McKenna Children's Museum |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Parent's Time Off - New Year’s Eve Party Workshop- Kidcreate Studio |
| Dec 31, 2025 | San Antonio New Years Eve 5k- Pearsall Park |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Celebrate SA: NYE Party and Countdown |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 17-Dec 15, 2025 | Gingerbread House Contest- Tower of the Americas |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas Campfire Story and S'mores- Government Canyon State Natural Area |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Annual Jingle Bell Run 5K- SJRC Texas |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Reindeer Dash 5k & Rudolph Kids Dash |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Snowball 5K/1K - Run, Walk, Roll, Stroll |
Below you'll see upcoming holiday events on our calendar that have been posted by local organizations. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... It's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
Christmas Tree Farms
Do you cut your own Christmas tree? Here's our big list of farms where you can cut and choose your own Christmas tree in our area.
Subscriptions Boxes: Gifts That Keep on Giving
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