
Waco is a wonderful place to spend the holidays, especially if you enjoy fun, social events that bring the community together for the season. Whether you're craving a family-friendly holiday performance, a fantastic day of local shopping, or the opportunity to see downtown all lit up for the holidays, Waco is sure to have an event for you. Our real estate agents have more on holiday events around Waco that you can enjoy with your whole family this November and December.
Waco Wonderland is downtown Waco's major holiday celebration, featuring three days of events and activities to enjoy from December 5 to 7, 2025. Shop at the Mistletoe Market featuring tons of locally made, unique gifts, visit the Santa house for free photos with Santa, watch the downtown Holiday Parade, and see the spectacular tree lighting ceremony. Downtown Waco will also be decked out with lights, along with fun outdoor activities like the snow tube hill, Ferris wheel, and trackless train.
The Silos are one of the best places in Waco to shop during the holidays, offering a wide selection of great gifts for the home and garden. They also host Christmas at the Silos every year in early December, attracting visitors from across Texas and beyond. Stop by to do some holiday shopping, see the grounds decorated for the holidays, and get photos with Santa from Thanksgiving Weekend through all of December. You can find full details for this year's Christmas at the Silos when they're announced at the link above.
Love live theater during the holidays, but want to see something new and fresh? Holiday Reunion is a new stage adaptation and multimedia performance, which you can enjoy at the Performing Arts Community Center on November 28-29, 2025. The play is the first performance from the new Central Texas Performing Arts organization, and features a heart-warming tale perfect for kicking off the holiday season.
The Mayborn Museum Complex at Baylor is an excellent place to find fun, educational events all year long, and Christmas Lights in the Village is one of their most popular events of the year. Visit to see the historically accurate 1890s village decorated for the holidays, just as it would have been more than a century ago. The event also features visits with Santa, a Christmas train, a petting zoo, and a tree-lighting ceremony that you can enjoy every evening at 6:15 PM. This year's Christmas Lights in the Village will be open from December 12 to 14 & 19 to 21, 2025.
We return to the Performing Arts Community Center for our final event, and this is one you won't want to miss if you love the music of the holidays. A Holly Jolly Christmas Concert is one of Waco's biggest holiday performances, hosted by the Waco Community Choir and featuring holiday hits from across the decades. See the show on December 14, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM.
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