This Month in Austin - December 2025
We usually bring you our favorite events, happenings, and deals each week in our newsletter but in case you like to plan ahead, here’s our team’s breakdown of everything we love going down in Austin in December…
December Calendar
For a list of holiday markets, check out this blog post!
Monday, December 1: Free Intro to Improv Class
Tuesday, December 2: UMLAUF After Dark: Holiday Market | Festive Centerpiece Candles | 512 ATX Short Film Festival | Holiday Still Life Sketching + Family-Style Dinner
Wednesday, December 3: Vinyl Night at Carpenter Hotel | Painting Doormats | Boots, Booxe & Mistletoe | Dating Apps Suck Austin Singles Mixer (Ages: Mid 20s-Young 40s) | Paint Your Pet: Ornament Edition
Thursday, December 4: Hyperreal Film Club Presents The Holiday at Holiday | Armadillo Inn at Carpenter Hall | Shibui Japanese Whisky Spirit Society | Holiday Wine Dinner | Fire Making Basics
Friday, December 5: The Grinch at Ski Shores |Home Alone at Lou’s on Cesar Chavez | Festive Needle Felting Decor | Commodore Perry Estate Concert Series: Sylvie | Beatles Full Moon Concert in the Dark w Live Strings + Cacao | Noche de Tambores | Opun Mic & Improv - Theme: HOLIDAYS (+ Ugly Sweater Contest) |Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
Saturday, December 6: French Legation Flea Market | Holiday Sing-Along & Stroll | Arts Festival at Wheatsville | Yule in the Garden | Austin’s First Fake Sangeet | THE LAWN PARTY: Comedy Series Fundraiser | Mortified Austin Holiday Show | Shots for Tots | Jewelry Making: Gift Edition | Austin Purple Jam Dine-O-Rama | A Puppet Bucket Christmas Carol: An Improvised Holiday Puppet Show |Holiday Edition: Pottery Workshop
Sunday, December 7: A Very Celis Christmas Market | Yule in the Garden | “Light It Up” - Community Caroling & Concert | Mahjong & Matcha | Quilted Boot Stocking Workshop | Kinda Tropical Pilates Pop-Up w/ Integral Pilates | Odd Duck’s 12-Year Anniversary Celebration
Monday, December 8: Embroidered Beanies
Tuesday, December 9: Decorating Ornaments | Watercolor Workshop - Over the Garden Wall Painting
Wednesday, December 10: Records to Read to at Carpenter Hotel | The Moth | Book Bedazzling w ATX Book Lovers Club | Sagittarius Cake Decorating
Thursday, December 11: Mexic-Arte Museum's Holiday Party | Y'all Bar: A Holiday Pop-Up & Fundraiser
Friday, December 12: Free Gingerbread Workshop at South Austin Recreation Center | 37th Street Lights Opens! | Christmas Dinner Book Swap | Kinship Dinner Club | Queer To Tell: Holiday Edition | Gingerbread House Decorating Party
Saturday, December 13: Hyde Park Holiday Market | THE BIG RED | A Nightmare Before Christmas Gothic Ball & Bazaar | Austin SantaCon | Puerto Rican AYCE | Ugly Sweater Party Bar Crawl | Pinkmas - Pastelitos y Postrecitos
Sunday, December 14: Juniper’s Feast of the Seven Fishes | Family Day at UMLAUF: Winter Waltz | Celebration Libations: Champagne & Sparkling Wine | Sleigh Queen Holiday Drag Brunch
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Tuesday, December 16: Merry Mahjong Open Play
Wednesday, December 17: Build & Sip Gingerbread Workshop | Holiday Martini Making Class
Thursday, December 18: Dim Sum Favorites
Friday, December 19: Festivus Dance Party | Lights at the Legation
Saturday, December 20: Make & Take Tamales | The Jing-A-Ling Super Sing | Art of Mixology: Merry & Bright | Secret Concert on a Cliff | Stoned vs Drunk vs Sober: Tournament of Champions
Sunday, December 21: Class in a Glass of Pinot - Wine Comparative Tasting - Explore Series | Afternoon Tea: A Sparkling Holiday Tea Party
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Saturday, December 27: Radiohead Concert in the Dark with Live Strings 122725 + Cacao | Yoga Class & Glass
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Wednesday, December 31: The Roosevelt’s Roaring 20s NYE | EBERLY Saints + Sinners New Year's Eve 2026 | Midnight Masquerade at Hotel ZaZa
Cheers to an active social life and/or trying something new in 2025!
