Community Holiday events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL
2025
Holiday Express Train Show Conducted by local model train enthusiast Bruce Looman, the themed exhibit will feature model trains running through a miniature holiday village with festive decorations. • Through Dec. 23, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. • Free with museum admission (admission is free for children and members, $8 for nonmembers) • Bastrop County Museum and Visitor Center, 904 Main St., Bastrop • www.bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com Farm Street Opry: A Country Christmas Local performers, including Santa, will offer the annual Christmas-themed show. • Dec. 4, 5:30 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show) • $7.50 (adult admission), free (kids under 10) • Bastrop Convention Center, 1408 Chestnut St., Bastrop • www.farmstreetopry.com Bastrop’s Rockin’ Holiday Revue Live holiday music and an emcee will fill the historic Bastrop Opera House with holiday cheer. Attendees are encouraged to wear festive attire. • Dec. 5-21, times vary • $30 (admission) • Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring St., Bastrop • www.bastropoperahouse.org Wreaths Across America Ceremony A brief ceremony honoring fallen veterans will be offered, after which community members are invited to lay remembrance wreaths on their graves. Attendees are encouraged to sponsor a wreath online ahead of time.
Lost Pines Christmas Lighted Parade Over 150 floats, fire trucks, unicycles, vintage cars and more will illuminate downtown Main Street. Santa and his helpers will also make an appearance during the parade.
• Dec. 13, dusk (parade starts) • Free (admission) • Main Street, Downtown Bastrop • www.lostpineschristmas.com
Merry on Main Holiday activities for all ages will be offered, including writing letters to Santa, shopping at local stores and seasonal snacks from local vendors. • Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • Downtown Bastrop • www.cityofbastrop.org/page/city.mainstreet Holiday Historic Homes Tour Benefiting the Bastrop County Historical Society’s efforts to preserve historical landmarks, the annual holiday tour will stop at three historic homes and one church—all decorated for the holidays.
• Dec. 13, noon-5 p.m. • $25 (admission) • Bastrop County Museum and Visitor Center, 904 Main St., Bastrop • www.bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com Caroling Along Historic Main Attendees of the inaugural event will listen to performers singing carols along historic Main Street while local historians share stories. • Dec. 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m. • $10 (admission) • Bastrop County Museum & Visitor Center, 904 Main St., Bastrop • www.bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com
• Dec. 13, 11 a.m. • Free (admission)
• Fairview Cemetery, 1409 Hwy. 95, Bastrop • www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1133
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