{"id":47015,"date":"2025-11-12T22:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/47015\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:01:06","slug":"9-austin-area-events-happening-nov-14-16-holiday-festivities-shopping-and-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/47015\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Austin-area events happening Nov. 14-16: holiday festivities, shopping and fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcross Central Texas, residents can begin celebrating the holiday season, support local makers and view a fireworks finale during a weekend packed with free and festive events from Nov. 14\u201316.<\/p>\n

Astronomy Night<\/p>\n

The Hill Country Backyard Astronomers will provide telescopes for the nighttime sky-viewing party. The all-ages event will also offer crafts, puzzles and games. No registration is required.<\/p>\n

Blue Genie Art Bazaar<\/p>\n

The holiday market will offer in-person and virtual shopping options.<\/p>\n

Stronger Together: An Event for Military Families With Kids Ages 8-15<\/p>\n

Military families can engage in activities and workshop sessions focused on creating trust, cooperation and joy.<\/p>\n

Austin Indoor Pickle Festival<\/p>\n

Pickle lovers can gather at the Austin Sports Center to celebrate National Pickle Weekend with pickle-flavored treats, vendors, local artisan booths, contests, live demonstrations, music, crafts, axe throwing and more.<\/p>\n

Nov. 15, noon-6 p.m.$13.54 (entry ticket), $36.63 (VIP fast pass)1420 Toro Grande Blvd., Cedar Parkwww.texasfoodfest.com<\/a>Christmas event at Sagamore Fence & Deck<\/p>\n

Locals can celebrate Christmas with Sagamore Fence & Deck at the upcoming event featuring photos with Santa, tree stand decorating, hot chocolate and more. Sagamore Fence & Deck will also host a toy drive at the event and distribute a raffle ticket to win a gift basket for each toy donated.<\/p>\n

Pflugerville Public Library Renaissance Pfaire<\/p>\n

Friends of the Pflugerville Public Library will host a day full of activities for the whole family, including sword fighting demonstrations, chain mail demonstrations, and food and refreshments. Guests are encouraged to dress in period costumes.<\/p>\n

Lakeview Kickoff: A Stone in the Park<\/p>\n

The city of Round Rock will celebrate the grand opening of the new Lakeview pavilion and stage in Old Settlers Park. The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a performance by Allen Stone and a fireworks display to conclude the evening.<\/p>\n

Nature\u2019s Treasures Jewelry Bazaar<\/p>\n

The business\u2019s biannual bazaar is back with aura photos, crystal and jewelry vendors and discussions about rock identification presented by Austin Gem & Mineral Society.<\/p>\n

The Nutcracker with Metamorphosis Dance<\/p>\n

The performance of \u201cThe Nutcracker” follows the story of Clara, an aspiring ballerina, as she journeys across the globe. Founded in 2003, Metamorphosis Dance provides performances from experienced professionals and aspiring dancers to the greater Austin area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Across Central Texas, residents can begin celebrating the holiday season, support local makers and view a fireworks finale…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[27221,132,27220,23426,27214,23418,27235,27217,134,27230,27218,27234,27225,133,27224,27233,27236,27212,17369,13256,5830,27213,27231,17374,27216,27215,5829,27228,27219,27232,27229,27223,13259,27227,13257,27226,27222,6565],"class_list":["post-47015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-astronomy-night-buda","tag-austin","tag-austin-art-bazaar","tag-austin-community-events","tag-austin-events-nov-14-16","tag-austin-events-november-2025","tag-austin-family-events","tag-austin-festivals","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-holiday-fun","tag-austin-holiday-markets","tag-austin-holiday-season-events","tag-austin-indoor-pickle-festival","tag-austin-news","tag-austin-pickle-festival","tag-austin-shopping-events","tag-austin-things-to-do-this-weekend","tag-austin-weekend-events","tag-blue-genie-art-bazaar","tag-buda-events","tag-cedar-park-events","tag-central-texas-events","tag-central-texas-weekend-guide","tag-dripping-springs-events","tag-family-friendly-austin-activities","tag-free-austin-events","tag-georgetown-events","tag-lakeview-kickoff-round-rock","tag-lakeway-events","tag-local-austin-makers","tag-metamorphosis-dance-nutcracker","tag-natures-treasures-jewelry-bazaar","tag-pflugerville-events","tag-pflugerville-renaissance-pfaire","tag-round-rock-events","tag-sagamore-fence-christmas-event","tag-stargazing-austin","tag-things-to-do-in-austin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47015","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=47015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}