{"id":36693,"date":"2025-11-05T17:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36693\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:33:10","slug":"discover-these-13-events-in-north-san-antonio-to-kick-off-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/36693\/","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>November<\/p>\n<p>Villain Arts Tattoo Festival<\/p>\n<p>See all things tattoos and art at this weekend convention featuring professional artists, vendors, contests and more.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 14-16, times vary$20 daily, $45 three-day passFreeman Expo Hall, 3201 E. Houston St., San Antonio<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villainarts.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.villainarts.com<\/a>2nd annual Brack Bash<\/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>Brandon Rhyder<\/p>\n<p>Catch this singer-songwriter at this idyllic event venue featuring accompanying artist Emily Monsen.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Spartan Race<\/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<p>Nov. 22-23, times vary$125-$167 depending on race distanceSandy Oaks Ranch, 1480 I-35, Devine<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spartan.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.spartan.com<\/a>ICE! featuring Frosty the Snowman<\/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>16th annual Turkey Trot 5K Run &amp; Walk<\/p>\n<p>Support the city\u2019s largest food bank while celebrating Thanksgiving and enjoying a 5K run or walk.<\/p>\n<p>Tree Lighting Event and Holiday Extravaganza<\/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>Classic Christmas<\/p>\n<p>This holiday festival has several winter-themed installations, photos with Santa, food, drinks, music and more.<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 28-Dec. 28, times vary$21-$29 (admission)Toyota Field, 5106 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicchristmas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.classicchristmas.com<\/a>Lighting of the Lights<\/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>December<\/p>\n<p>WinterFest<\/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<p>Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.$7.77 (admission)North Central Baptist Hospital, 21702 Hardy Oak Blvd., San Antonio<a href=\"https:\/\/winterfestivalsa.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.winterfestivalsa.com<\/a>Shavano Park Winter Holiday Event<\/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>Cowboy Christmas<\/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>Movie in the Park: \u2018The Santa Clause\u2019<\/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":2,"featured_media":36694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23075,23074,7892,11668,23076,6592,18268,11670,82,84,83,23078,23077],"class_list":["post-36693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-christmas-festivals-san-antonio","tag-concerts-near-me","tag-events-san-antonio","tag-family-events","tag-food-festivals","tag-free-events","tag-ice-skating","tag-live-music-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-thanksgiving-events-san-antonio","tag-turkey-trot-near-me"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36693","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=36693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}