Put on your best green shirt, thank the luck of the Irish, and raise a glass to St. Patrick, the man we have to praise for a day of merrymaking and festivities. The Irish are just as proud of their traditions as we are of the Lone Star State, so the Celtic Cultural Center in Austin’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration is nothing but authentic! For good fun, craft beer, bagpipes & kilts, the center is well worth a stop for The Texas Bucket List on St. Patrick’s Day!
If you’re in love with the charm and beauty of the San Antonio Riverwalk, seeing it trussed up in green and red during the holidays is a special treat. Thanks to months of preparation and decoration, you can enjoy over 21 miles of twinkling lights and glowing luminarias glistening off the water and shining in the night sky. Well worth a stop on The Texas Bucket List!
If you’re a fan of Charles Dickens, you won’t want to miss the annual Dickens on the Strand holiday festival. Featuring Victorian-era fashion and characters from his famous book, Dickens on the Strand is an experience for anyone wishing to get in the holiday spirit. So don’t stay home and be a Scrooge, come out to the festival in Galveston and cross this one off of your Texas Bucket List!
Over in Fayette County there is an event that happens twice a year, during the first week of October and April. It’s called the Round Top Antiques Fair and it’s a place to find all sorts of things. From jars of snake skins, incredible antiques, to fine art you will walk away with something you will cherish forever.
We go a-wassailing among the leaves so green in New Braunfels at the annual Wassailfest. Come and sip a nice, warm cup of wassail and fill yourself with holiday cheer! Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too!
Of course, what’s Christmas without a festive burger full of cheer? Tycoon Flats in San Antonio pulls out all the stops to bring you a jolly red, green, and white holiday hamburger. The Feta Cranberry Candied Bacon Burger is only available during the holiday season, so you’d better hurry to cross this one off your list!
We get in the Christmas spirit by visiting the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine to view one of the best Texas-themed Christmas displays in the state. Featuring over 2 million lights among other displays, the Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star Christmas will put a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart just like old Saint Nick.
Merry Christmas, y’all! Have you got your Christmas Bucket List ready? Put on your coats, warm up your caroling voice, and grab a cup of wassail because this week we are dedicated to everything there is to see, do, and experience on The Texas Bucket List: Christmas Edition.
To start things off in the Christmas spirit we visit the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine to view one of the best Texas-themed Christmas displays in the state. Featuring over 2 million lights among other displays, the Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star Christmas will put a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart just like old Saint Nick.
Of course, what’s Christmas without a festive burger full of cheer? Tycoon Flats in San Antonio pulls out all the stops to bring you a jolly red, green, and white holiday hamburger. The Feta Cranberry Candied Bacon Burger is only available during the holiday season, so you’d better hurry to cross this one off your list!
Next it’s time to gather around the fire with your boots and cowboy hat to sing along with Gary P. Nunn belting out the lyrics to “It’s Christmastime in Texas.” Following Gary P. Nunn are the sweet, angelic voices of the New Braunfels Christian Academy Choir with a holiday favorite, “Silent Night.”
Lastly, we go a-wassailing among the leaves so green in New Braunfels at the annual Wassailfest. Come and sip a nice, warm cup of wassail and fill yourself with holiday cheer! Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too!
by Drift Guys
Four tons of meat. The largest free BBQ in Texas. What could be a better stop on The Texas Bucket List?
by Drift Guys
Hear ye, hear ye! Lords and Ladies are welcome every year to dress in their medieval finest, their magically mystic, and their outlandishly ostentatious for The Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission. With appearances from every period in history, the Renaissance Festival offers a unique and immersive glimpse of the past with jousting tournaments, plays, and shops. For merriment and fun, this blast from the past can’t be beat on The Texas Bucket List!