Here are more Texas Christmas
festivals and events
for the next week or two

This week:

Christmas in the Vineyard
Becker Vineyards, Stonewall, Texas
November 23, 24, & 25, 2007
Friday Noon-6 pm
Saturday 10am-6 pm
Sunday Noon-6 pm

Free event. Browse unique and handmade items for Christmas, listen to holiday music, watch cooking demos, visit Yuletide concessions, enjoy story telling, wine tasting and winery/cellar tours. Becker Vineyards are located 11 miles east of Fredericksburg, 3 miles west of Stonewall, off U.S. Hwy 290. Exit Jenschke Lane, turn right at 464 Becker Farms Road.

Festival of Lights
Hallettsville, Texas
November 24, 2007

Mr. & Mrs. Santa’s Visit 12-3 pm
Food & Market Days Booths 12 pm
Lighting Extravaganza 545-6 pm
Santa’s Kiddie Parade 605 pm
Lighted Christmas Parade 615 pm

The Festival of Lights is about celebrating the big holidays on the calendar and the little holidays of the heart, Hallettsville is located in the heart of South Texas on Highway 77 approximately 100 miles southwest of Houston.

Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Uvalde Downtown Plaza
@ Crossroads of America

At the intersection of US Hwy. 90 and US Hwy. 83 is a unique marketplace with exhibitors selling a antiques, collectibles, jewelry, homemade food items and arts & crafts.

Next week:

Krist Kindl Markt
Copperas Cove, Texas
November 30-December 2, 2007
Avenue E and Main Street

Friday, November 30 4pm-9pm
Saturday, December 1 9am-9pm
Sunday, December 2 9am-3pm
Blocks of holiday shopping, activities for youngsters and food galore.

Weihnachtsmarkt
New Braunfels, Texas
19th Annual German Market Days
November 30-December 2, 2007
Wursthalle in Landa Park

Friday, November 30 10 am-6 pm
Saturday, December 1 10 am- 6 pm
Sunday, December 2 11 am-5 pm

Treat yourself to a shopping extravaganza of unique decorations, specialty items, gifts and antiques.

Ongoing:
Lights Spectacular
Blanco County Courthouse
Friday, November 23, 2007-Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Annual lighting of 100,000+ lights at the Blanco County Courthouse on Friday. One million lights twinkling in the trees around Pedernales Electric Coop’s Headquarters on Ave F. This is a week long celebration. Check out the website for more details.

Christmas at Boyhood Home of LBJ
Saturdays: November 24, December 1, December 8 and December 15, 2007
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Enjoy a traditional Christmas in this historic home, all decked out for a Christmas celebration in the 1920s from 6-9 pm. each evening. On these four Saturdays, the LBJ Boyhood Home will be lamp lit, giving visitors an opportunity to experience family life at the Johnsons’ house as it was more than eighty years ago.

As a special treat on December 8 only, visitors can board the shuttle bus for a ride to the Johnson Settlement, to enjoy an 1860s frontier Christmas in the exhibit hall. Visit the Sam Ealy Johnson cabin, where Lyndon Johnson’s grandparents first homesteaded in 1869.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The park has two visitor areas separated by about 14 miles: the Johnson Settlement/Visitor Center/Boyhood Home/Park Headquarters in Johnson City and the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall.

In December 2007 through March 2008, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stocks Texas lakes and ponds with Trout. Click to view the 2007-2008 Trout Stocking Schedule by county.

• Stocking dates are subject to change. Always contact the hatchery stocking location. Phone numbers for hatcheries are listed at the bottom of page.
• Trout anglers will need the $5 Freshwater Fishing Stamp, which is included in all freshwater license packages. Anglers under 17 years of age are not required to have a license and don’t need to purchase a stamp.
• Licenses and stamps are not required when fishing within a Texas State Park.
• Statewide Regulations: No Minimum Length Limit; Daily Bag = 5 trout

If Trout is not your fish, click to view TPWD Fish Stocking Reports for Frequently Stocked Species.

Tags: trout fishing, trout stocking, fish hatcheries, freshwater fish

Photograph by Eileen Trainor, all rights reserved.
Park Chalk Bluff

Trout Days
December 7-9

Click for information on Trout Days event

The Texas Hill Country River Region (THCRR) will be stocking thousands of rainbow trout plus a large number of lunker rainbows (2-5 lb class) at on the Nueces River.

Prizes will be great for fishermen catching rainbows during the Trout Days tournament. Three separate contest divisions are offered including youth, fly fishing only and open tackle division.

Of course, you may always fish the crystal clear waters for black bass, bluegills and the Guadalupe Bass.

Click here for preview blog post on Chalk Bluff Park

Tags: trout days, texas hill country river region, fishing tournament, chalk bluff park