November 30
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA at Tapatio Springs Resort from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Start the holiday season with the annual breakfast with Santa — a delightful morning where families can enjoy a delicious brunch together while the children share their holiday wishes with the jolly Santa Claus himself. Tickets are $17 and $35.
DICKENS ON MAIN: Join in the fun as Boerne’s Hill Country Mile transforms into a vintage Christmas experience, with non-stop entertainment in various holiday “villages” set up throughout the venue. From noon to 10 p.m., the celebration’s main attractions include live music and performances, visits with Santa Claus, ice sculpting shows, and children’s take-home crafts.
December 1
BE A SANTA to a Senior: Program pairs area seniors with gifts from Christmas trees located at Home Instead, Barker and Wortman Coffee and Broadway Bank. The trees contain cards bearing a “wish list” of a local older resident. Shoppers can return their gifts to the same location by Dec. 9.
December 3
STORYTIME WITH SANTA: Join A Signature Production on for the fourth annual Storytime with Santa at 705 S. Main St. At 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Visit with Santa, enjoy group Storytime with Santa, snacks, a personalized gift and more.
December 5
COOKIES WITH SANTA at the Frost Bank Boerne Financial Center at 1300 S. Main St. They’ll have cookies and a special appearance from Santa Claus from 4-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
December 6
ST. NICHOLAS MARKET by St. John Lutheran School at 315 Rosewood Ave. Students have made all kinds of items to sell at this holiday market, which runs noon to 2 p.m.; tea towels, jam, lanyards, keychains, fire starters, pens, loofah soaps, decorations, jewelry and more. A cash-only event.
STOCKING STROLL: A popular holiday event; shoppers get a special gift from each business as they stroll along the Hill Country Mile. Tickets are $35. For details, see the Boerne Parks and Rec website.
BOERNE CHRISTMAS SHOW: The Boerne Community Theater presents “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Boerne Christmas Show” Dec. 6-15 at the theater, 907 E. Blanco Road. A fast-paced take on the traditional Dickens story. All tickets are $15. Reserve online at www.boernetheatre. org or 830-249-9166.
December 7
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL BY Boerne Love, includes visits with Santa, letter writing to Santa, free hot chocolate, a special Christmas dance lesson, local vendors and more, hosted from 3-6 p.m. at the Boerne Post Haus, 615 S. Main St. Event is free and open to the public. Details: connect@ boernelove.com.
CLAW-LA-LA-LA at the Von Erich Ranch, at the Ironwood Barn, 1637 Ranch Road 473, from noon to 11 p.m. There will be wrestling matches, a meet-and-greet with Kevin Von Erich and Whey Jennings, an exclusive memorabilia room, food from the Compadres Hill Country Cocina and more.
OMA’S CHRISTMAS FAIR, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, is a two-day market show with three buildings of handmade and hand-crafted merchandise produced by 100 vendors from across Texas. Saturday’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DOWN HOME CHRISTMAS at the AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center, 102 City Park Road, from noon to 4 p.m. Photo ops with Santa by a tractor, antique tractor hayrides, petting zoo, decorating cookies and Christmas tree ornaments, shopping, bluegrass music, a working blacksmith, Texas’s largest antique toy tractor collection, candy-filled stockings for every kid, face painting, popcorn and more.
SIXTH ANNUAL FARM Shops hosted by Eden’s Promise and Rosewood Farm and Fragrance. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 16 Comanche Trail, there will be homemade and farm fresh goods available for purchase, making for the perfect holiday gift.
WEIHNACTS PARADE by Boerne Parks and Recreation. This beloved Christmas tradition in Boerne dates back more than 30 years. Always on the first Saturday of December, the parade is held at night along Main Street. Beginning at 6 p.m., up to 100 floats, bands and other entries are lit up in holiday cheer as they make their way from the Boerne fire station to the parade’s end at River Road. Bring a chair, some blankets and pick out your space to take it all in along the Hill Country Mile.
December 8
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP CONCERT at First Baptist Church, 631 S. School St. “This is our God: Jesus Saves!” is a free Christmas worship concert, free and open to anyone who loves Christmas music, kids and families. You can watch and sing along with the FBC Worship and Kids ministries at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 6 p.m.
BOERNE CONCERT BAND Christmas concert directed by Larry Schmidt, “Traditions of Christmas” at Boerne Middle School North, 240 Johns Road. The Boerne Ukuladies will kick off the evening at 6 p.m. with Christmas favorites as the audience arrives, followed by the Boerne Jazz Band with Christmas jazz selections sure to entertain. The Boerne Concert Band performs Christmas classics, traditional and contemporary, a full evening of music of the season with something for everyone.
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