{"id":24423,"date":"2025-10-28T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/24423\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:46:07","slug":"standup-comedy-and-the-nutcracker-10-events-to-add-to-your-november-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/24423\/","title":{"rendered":"Standup comedy and &#8216;The Nutcracker&#8217;: 10 events to add to your November calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSouth Austin community members can look forward to several interactive events and fundraisers this November including a comedy festival, a veterans dinner and dance and a local performance of \u201cThe Nutcracker.\u201d This list is not comprehensive. Event details are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Burton\u2019s &#8216;The Nightmare Before Christmas&#8217; Light Trail<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can look forward to an immersive experience featuring scenes, music and video projections transforming Austin into Halloween Town and Christmas Town. The attraction is only available in New York City and Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 25-Nov. 30$31 (children admission), $41 (adult admission), $51 (flex entry admission)Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin<a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasperformingarts.org\/events\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.texasperformingarts.org\/events<\/a>28th annual Empty Bowls Project<\/p>\n<p>The largest annual fundraiser for the Dripping Springs Helping Hands food pantry returns where attendees can pick a handmade ceramic bowl to enjoy soup and take home. The event will also feature live music and raffles.<\/p>\n<p>Still Standing Comedy Festival<\/p>\n<p>Well-known and on-the-rise stand up comedians will perform live standup with a mix of live music. Participating comedians include Morgan Jay, Robby Hoffman, William Montgomery and more.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 8, 2 p.m.$99 (general admission), $215 (VIP admission)The Far Out Lounge and Stage, 8504 S. Congress Ave., Austin<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefaroutaustin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.thefaroutaustin.com<\/a>2025 Ride to End Alzheimer\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Participants can ride routes between 13 and 100 miles to raise funds for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association\u2019s efforts in supporting Alzheimer&#8217;s research. Community members interested in helping without cycling can volunteer for various positions including water stations, cheerleading and registration.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 8, 7:15 a.m.Free (volunteer), $500 (fundraising minimum)Speeding Springs, 7100 Creek Road, Dripping Springs<a href=\"https:\/\/act.alz.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/act.alz.org<\/a>Autumn Walkabout 2025<\/p>\n<p>Community members can see what The Yard has to offer while enjoying specials from local businesses including a Spicy Pickle Chicken Fingers on a Stick, Cheeseburger Taquitos, Churro Infused American Lager and a Pumpkin Spice Cannoli.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran&#8217;s Day Dinner &amp; Dance<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Rotary Club of Dripping Springs, veterans and their families will enjoy a program dedicated to honoring veterans combined with a catered dinner and live dance music provided by Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band.<\/p>\n<p>Stronger Together: An Event for Military Families With Kids Ages 8-15<\/p>\n<p>Military families can engage in activities and workshop sessions focused on creating trust, cooperation and joy. Attendees will also be served dinner before workshops begin at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blue Genie Art Bazaar will be open Nov. 14-Dec. 24. (Blue Genie Art Bazaar)\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2025\/10\/02\/388188.jpg\" class=\"include_body\" onerror=\"this.src=\" width=\"1000\"\/>Blue Genie Art Bazaar will be open Nov. 14-Dec. 24. (Blue Genie Art Bazaar)Blue Genie Art Bazaar<\/p>\n<p>The Austin holiday season staple is coming back to town with in-person and virtual shopping options where community members can check out original works perfect for holiday gift shopping while supporting local art.<\/p>\n<p>Central Texas Youth Ballet &#8216;The Nutcracker&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The youth ballet will present the holiday classic featuring Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Mouse King.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 22, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.$10-$25 (admission)St. Andrews Dell Fine Arts Center, 5901 Southwest Parkway, Austin<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctyballet.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ctyballet.com<\/a>2025 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot<\/p>\n<p>Interested individuals can participate in the race in a variety of ways, including the timed or untimed 5-mile run, 1-mile walk\/run or the kids&#8217; 1K. The event will benefit nonprofit Caritas of Austin, which works toward preventing and ending homelessness in Austin by providing homes and tailored services.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 27, 8:30 a.m.$12 (kids\u2019 1K), $22 (1-mile walk\/run), $25 (untimed 5-mile run), $30 (timed 5-mile run)The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.com\/turkeytrot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.thundercloud.com\/turkeytrot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Austin community members can look forward to several interactive events and fundraisers this November including a comedy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,4228,134,133,17369,17372,1604,8189,17363,4170,17375,17374,17370,64,17371,17362,17364,17365,17373,17366,17367,17368,4227],"class_list":["post-24423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-events","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-blue-genie-art-bazaar","tag-christmas-events-austin","tag-community-impact","tag-community-impact-austin","tag-community-impact-local-things-to-do","tag-dripping-springs","tag-dripping-springs-community-impact","tag-dripping-springs-events","tag-empty-bowls-project","tag-events","tag-light-trails-austin","tag-local-events","tag-stand-up-comedy-austin","tag-stand-up-comedy-events","tag-thanksgiving-events-austin","tag-the-nutcracker","tag-the-nutcracker-austin","tag-turkey-trot-austin","tag-what-to-do-in-austin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}