Austin Buzzes With Music, Festive Cheer, and Unique Experiences

26/11/2025 3 min
Austin Buzzes With Music, Festive Cheer, and Unique Experiences

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Austin is buzzing this week with music, holiday cheer, and plenty of unique experiences for every listener in the city. Let’s kick things off with live music tonight, Wednesday, November 26. If you’re a soul fan, check out Alesia Lani with J. Mill and Black Nomad at Antone’s on East 5th. Over at the Continental Club on South Congress, you’ve got Bill Carter and Gabe Rhodes plus special guests at 6:30pm, then The Blues Specialists at 7pm and Willie Pipkin & Friends at 9:30pm. Suzanna Choffel brings her signature groove to C-Boy’s Heart & Soul, while Hotel Vegas hosts the Slowgaze Collective x The Nothing Song featuring Lauren Lakis and more at 8pm. For something outdoors, catch Strings in the Woods featuring award-winning Will Taylor at Barton Creek Greenbelt earlier in the day.Holiday events are already in full swing all over town. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is offering Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail tonight, according to the UT Austin event calendar. North of the city, Lights on the Lake at Volente Beach Resort offers a walk-through winter wonderland experience for families. The famous Blue Genie Art Bazaar is back through December 24 for holiday shoppers looking for gifts that are authentically Austin. If you're feeling theatrical, tonight’s also your chance to see An Evening With David Byrne at Bass Concert Hall at 8:00pm, as reported by Texas Performing Arts. Families can share a story moment at Let’s Be Grateful Storytime, Wednesday 10:30am at BookPeople on North Lamar.Heading into Thanksgiving and the weekend, the festivities keep coming. Friday through Sunday, November 28th to 30th, don’t miss the Angels & Mistletoe Holiday Market in San Marcos for serious holiday shopping, according to KidsOutAndAbout. If light displays are your thing, Peppermint Parkway at Circuit of the Americas and the 37th Street Light display have become holiday musts.Looking for more live music later in the week? The Howdy Gals 8th Anniversary bash happens Saturday at Hole in the Wall, and you can catch Christone "Kingfish" Ingram at the Paramount Theatre. Saturday also sees Jester King's 15th Anniversary Party kicking off at noon with live music and craft beer out at their brewery.For laughs, Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership downtown is running shows nightly with local and national comedians. And don’t forget, the Austin Trail of Lights opens up in December but the Zilker Holiday Tree is lit starting November 30—so get those peppermint hot chocolates ready. Thanks for tuning in, listeners! Be sure to subscribe for more Austin happenings and to keep up with all the excitement. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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