TEXAS \u2014 If you don’t have plans for celebrating the incoming year of 2026, here are some things to do around the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n
Austin<\/p>\n
Brisket Eve 2025<\/a><\/p>\n A pop-punk concert courtesy of the band Jimmy Eat Brisket, along with other acts, at The Far Out Lounge on New Year\u2019s Eve. The event will feature barbecue, pop-up vendors and music.<\/p>\n Austin\u2019s New Year<\/a><\/p>\n Fireworks, food, live music and coverage by CNN at the Auditorium Shores in Riverside. According to the official press release, the event will start at 7 p.m. and end a little after midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n 7 p.m. – Gates, food trucks, bars, and vendors Open Thinkery’s New Year\u2019s Eve Celebration<\/a><\/p>\n The Thinkery, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children learn about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) subjects, will host two different sessions of family-friendly New Year\u2019s activities: one from 9-11 a.m. and one from 1-3 p.m.<\/p>\n A Facebook post<\/a> states that DIY crafts, dancing, balloons and STEAM play will be happening at the museum.<\/p>\n Dallas<\/p>\n Lone Star NYE at Reunion Tower<\/a><\/p>\n Reunion Tower is hosting a drone show and night of fireworks to celebrate the start of the New Year.<\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Eve with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform festive songs at 7:30 p.m. on New Year\u2019s Eve at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The full setlist is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dallas Zoo Lights<\/a><\/p>\n The Dallas Zoo will feature over two million lights with different patterns, themed photo ops and surprises, according to the zoo\u2019s website. The lights opened Nov. 14 and will run until Jan. 4 from 5:30-9 p.m.<\/p>\n San Antonio<\/p>\n Celebrate SA: 2025 NYE Party and Countdown<\/a><\/p>\n Hosted at the Hemisfair from 6 p.m. to midnight, there will be music, food vendors, games and activities for everyone attending. Fireworks will go off at midnight, and admission is free.<\/p>\n
\n7-11:45 p.m. – Music performances by The Point,\u00a0Tameca Jones, Chaparelle,\u00a0The Head and the Heart
\n11:45-11:55 p.m. – Austin\u2019s New Year drone show presented by Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
\nMidnight – Fireworks show<\/p>\n