All aboard Fredericksburg’s decorated vintage style trolley to experience the Holiday Evening Food and Wine Tour, held November through January. Enjoy tastings at three wineries, paired with local foods as thousands of lights and holiday window displays bring out the Yuletide spirit! Pricing is $99 which includes a professional guide and all samplings. A second trolley option runs in the month of December, transporting riders to Johnson City’s light displays. Adults are $29.95 each, children are $18.95 each. www.fbgtours.com
Granite Shoals has a delightful walk-through holiday display, located at the corner of H.A. Barnett Drive and RR 1431. Beginning at dusk from December 6th to January 1st, this bright spot is created each year from a small patch of open space by a group of volunteers.
Johnson City is serious about holiday displays! Their Lights Spectacular runs from November 29th through January 5th, and includes over one million lights. Bulb hosts are the Pedernales Electric Coop, the fully light-draped Courthouse, and the shops along town square. Or experience Hill Country Christmas from November 23rd to January 5th, 6-11 p.m. at 1685 U.S. 281 North, where Dex Haynes and his family will be featured on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” this year. This two million+ light display is privately owned and funded, drive-through, and free. abc.com/shows/the-great-christmas-light-fight
