Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | November 2025

Events Holiday Events Guide

BY GRACE DICKENS

2025

• 26 Club Estates Parkway, Austin • www.lteducationfoundation.org

November

Bee Cave on Ice The outdoor ice-skating rink in the Hill Country Galleria will offer food and drink options, and festive photo opportunities. • Through Jan. 19, times vary by day • $16 (one-hour skate session), $11 (Community Night prices on Tuesdays) • 4000 Galleria Parkway, Bee Cave • www.beecavetexas.gov

Thanksgiving Feast at Blind Salamander Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa will host a Thanksgiving feast at Blind Salamander with a seafood bar, carving stations, hot and cold stations, a la carte options, and desserts. Reservations are required. • Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. • $135 per adult, $45 per child (ages 6-12) • 8212 Barton Club Drive, Austin • www.omnihotels.com Photos with Santa Santa’s Workshop will be set up in the Hill Country Galleria on select days in November and December for visitors to take their own photos. • Nov. 29-Dec. 24, times vary • Free • 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave • www.hillcountrygalleria.com 2025 Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony The holiday tree in Zilker Park is 155 feet tall, with a circumference of 380 feet and a total of 3,309 lights. The lighting event will feature local entertainment, food and live music, including pre-event music from Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. • Nov. 30, 5:15 p.m. (music performances begin), 6 p.m. (tree lighting) • Free • 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.austintexas.gov/zilkerholidaytree

TexARTS Professional Production ‘White Christmas’

The performance of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” will include holiday music featuring classic songs, romance, costumes and dance numbers. • Nov. 21-Dec. 21, Thursday-Sunday, times vary • Tickets start at $45 • 1110 RM 620 S., Lakeway • www.tex-arts.org Hotel Viata Tree Lighting Event The holiday event will include a Christmas marketplace, a tree lighting, a chance to meet and write letters to Santa, a live choir performance and more. • Nov. 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m. • Free • 320 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin • www.hotelviata.com 9th annual Hill Country Turkey Trot 5k and 1-mile Puffin’ for Stuffin’ Benefiting the Lake Travis Education Foundation, the Thanksgiving event allows participants to run, jog or walk on The Hills Country Club Signature Golf Course. • Nov. 27, 8 a.m. • $35-$40 (adults), $25-$30 (youth), free (ages 5 and under)

Light Up the Plaza A tree lighting ceremony will be held in the Hill Country Galleria featuring live music, ice skating, an appearance from Santa, face painting, refreshments, giveaways and more.

• Nov. 28, 5-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave • www.hillcountrygalleria.com

neighbors together for a night of giving, in support of Lake Travis Crisis Ministries. The event will include photos with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies, a giving tree, writing letters to Santa, and more. • Dec. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Free • Covert Cadillac Bee Cave, 16501 Sweetwater Village Drive, Bldg. 2, Austin • www.betterunite.com/holiday2025

December

Hearts of the Holiday 2025 The annual community celebration from The Kind Hart Foundation and Covert Bee Cave brings families and

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