There's No Place Like Texas for the Holidays

Our Holiday Heritage Bucket List

Pictured: The beautiful San Elizario Presido Mission during the Luminaria Festival and Las Posadas
Credit: Visit El Paso
Delicious tamales are traditional holiday fare in Texas
Credit: Jazz Guy

1. Holiday Calories Don't Count

The view as you spin under the Zilker Holiday Tree
Credit: Jack

2. Release Your Inner Child

3. Find Treasures at a German Christmas Market

Pictured: Find beautiful hand-crafted ornaments at a German Christmas Market in Texas
Credit: Len Dog64
Tuba Christmas on the steps of the Capitol in Austin
Credit: Henry Huey

4. Attend These Heritage Holiday Events

5. Light Up the Night

Pictured: The spectacular holiday lights at the Pedernales Electric Cooperative HQ in Johnson City
Credit: Dave Wilson

6. Las Posadas

Pictured: The beautiful San Elizario Presido Mission during the Luminaria Festival and Las Posadas
Credit: Visit El Paso

7. Watch a Live Nativity

Pictured: Camels from the Texas Camel Corps participate in Bethlehem Revisited in Waxahachie
Credit: Visit Waxahachie
Snow falls at the Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site
Credit: Texas Historical Commission

8. Holiday Heritage at Our State Historic Sites

Author

Sarah Page

Heritage Tourism Program Coordinator