{"id":357997,"date":"2025-11-05T18:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/357997\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T18:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:23:13","slug":"discover-these-13-events-in-north-san-antonio-to-kick-off-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/357997\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover these 13 events in North San Antonio to kick off the holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom a turkey trot to early holiday season festivals, check out these events going across North San Antonio in November and early December.<\/p>\n<p>This list is not comprehensive, and events are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Villain Arts Tattoo Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See all things tattoos and art at this weekend convention featuring professional artists, vendors, contests and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 14-16, times vary<\/li>\n<li>$20 daily, $45 three-day pass<\/li>\n<li>Freeman Expo Hall, 3201 E. Houston St., San Antonio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.villainarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.villainarts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2nd annual Brack Bash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head to this celebration of one of the city\u2019s biggest parks with live music, family friendly entertainment and local food vendors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandon Rhyder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catch this singer-songwriter at this idyllic event venue featuring accompanying artist Emily Monsen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Antonio Spartan Race<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make the drive south of the city to this nationally recognized endurance race boasting over 20 challenging obstacles on a South Texas ranch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 22-23, times vary<\/li>\n<li>$125-$167 depending on race distance<\/li>\n<li>Sandy Oaks Ranch, 1480 I-35, Devine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spartan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.spartan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ICE! featuring Frosty the Snowman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get a glimpse of this winter-themed display featuring 34 sculptures and over 6,700 blocks of ice in total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16th annual Turkey Trot 5K Run &amp; Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Support the city\u2019s largest food bank while celebrating Thanksgiving and enjoying a 5K run or walk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tree Lighting Event and Holiday Extravaganza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See live reindeer, listen to live local performances from area schools and enjoy other holiday festivities at this scenic Hill Country resort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This holiday festival has several winter-themed installations, photos with Santa, food, drinks, music and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 28-Dec. 28, times vary<\/li>\n<li>$21-$29 (admission)<\/li>\n<li>Toyota Field, 5106 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicchristmas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.classicchristmas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lighting of the Lights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experience the city\u2019s kickoff to the holiday season with the illumination of a light display and family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WinterFest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get to Stone Oak for this winter celebration featuring real snow, performances from local schools, sledding, carnival rides\u2014all proceeds will benefit the Brighton Center.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>$7.77 (admission)<\/li>\n<li>North Central Baptist Hospital, 21702 Hardy Oak Blvd., San Antonio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winterfestivalsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.winterfestivalsa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shavano Park Winter Holiday Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with a cookie contest, choir performance and a Santa plus Grinch appearance, check out the city\u2019s annual tree lighting festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cowboy Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head to this staple art museum and compete in a scavenger hunt while getting to meet the cowboy version of Santa Claus. Pre-registration required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Movie in the Park: \u2018The Santa Clause\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catch the showing of this classic holiday move at the Tower of the Americas downtown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From a turkey trot to early holiday season festivals, check out these events going across North San Antonio&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":357998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,174379,174378,133322,44535,95449,40969,165936,108825,7202,7203,358,174381,174380,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-357997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-christmas-festivals-san-antonio","10":"tag-concerts-near-me","11":"tag-events-san-antonio","12":"tag-family-events","13":"tag-food-festivals","14":"tag-free-events","15":"tag-ice-skating","16":"tag-live-music-san-antonio","17":"tag-san-antonio","18":"tag-sanantonio","19":"tag-texas","20":"tag-thanksgiving-events-san-antonio","21":"tag-turkey-trot-near-me","22":"tag-tx","23":"tag-united-states","24":"tag-united-states-of-america","25":"tag-unitedstates","26":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","27":"tag-us","28":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115498490522146965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}