Come experience the magic as we kick-off the holiday season with our annual Lighting of the Square, traditionally held at dusk on the Friday after Thanksgiving!  This years event will begin at 5:30 p.m. on November 27.   Come sing along with the Austin Carolers to your favorite holiday tunes and warm your tummy with cookies and hot chocolate!   Later, the band Uncle Lucky performs live and merchants stay open late - so stay for festive dancing and holiday shopping!

Historic Downtown Square
(800) 436-8696

The Candlelight Services at Southwestern University are a long-standing tradition celebrating the season of Advent.  This service of lessons and carols includes a special musical repertoire by the University Chorale.  A holiday reception will follow the late service in the McCombs Campus Center.  The service times are December 3rd at 6 and 8 p.m.

Lois Perkins Chapel at Southwestern University
www.southwestern.edu/offices/religiouslife
(512) 863-1527

The whole family is invited out to downtown Georgetown on December 5!  Walk through a Bethlehem Village, watch a hometown holiday parade, enjoy live entertainment, sample tempting treats in the festive food court and browse more than 75 arts and crafts booths!

Children will love the various activities and rides available in the Winter Wonderland. Have a chat with Santa himself!  Enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides throughout the evening. Free admission.  10 am until 8 pm.  For more about the Christmas Stroll and for vendor info, see the website below.

Historic Downtown Square
(512) 868-8675
www.dgagtx.org

The ninth annual Sun City Holiday Home Tour will again feature six professionally decorated homes.  Be inspired as you tour these homes ranging from modern to traditional decor.  These residents’ homes will feature not only the inspired decor from the professional, but also the owner’s furniture and collectables from around the world.  Surely you will leave with ideas for decorating your own home!

The tour will be on Friday, December 4 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday, December 5 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 6 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Tickets are $10 and are available from the Sun City Community Association office, the Georgetown Visitors Center, First Texas Bank in Sun City, a Kiwanis member, or at the homes during the tour.

Sun City, Georgetown
(512) 864-0207
Sun City Kiwanis

Deck the halls and celebrate the history of Georgetown this holiday season!  Join the Heritage Society for its annual Holiday Home Tour.  Tour-goers enjoy charming, restored, historic homes decorated in holiday finery that celebrate the past and present of old Georgetown neighborhoods.  Docents give tours as well as offer information about the history of each residence with interesting facts and tidbits.  The Holiday Home Tour occurs December 12 & 13. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 the day of.

Historic Georgetown
(512) 869-8597
www.georgetownheritagesociety.com

First Friday is the perfect time to spend the evening shopping and enjoying all the activities, music and food that make First Friday such a wonderful event.  Stroll the historic streets at your leisure, visit galleries, meet local artists, view new works and exhibits, and listen to live music!  Don’t forget the exceptional dining in historic Georgetown.  Treasure the experience of getting away to Georgetown.  Shops are open late every first Friday of the month, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., with a live band and street dance at 8:00 p.m.

Historic Downtown Square
(512) 868-8675
www.dgagtx.org

Come to the Georgetown Farmers Market! Our association is dedicated to bringing fresh, locally grown produce to the people of Central Texas. Our market is growing – meaning all the members sell only what they grow. This gives you the opportunity to talk face to face with the farmer and find out how your food is grown. We would love to see you there!  From April till November from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Every Thursday from 3:30 p.m – 6:30 p.m in San Gabriel Park, on Morrow Street across from Bob’s Catfish

Also, every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon in Sun City in the Sun City Village Activity Center Parking Lot on Texas Drive

For more information, including maps, go to:

(512) 215-4193
http://www.gtfma.com

Join us as the downtown Square comes alive with booths featuring handmade arts & crafts, jewelry, unique clothing, woodcrafts, ironworks, festive foods, antiques & collectables, stained glass, music, and entertainment fun for the children! Combined with the shops and restaurants around the Square, you’ll enjoy a delightful day for the whole family! Market Days are held the second Saturday of each month, March through November, in the heart of Downtown Georgetown. Market hours are 9 am until 4 pm.  For vendor applications and additional information please visit the Downtown Georgetown Association website below.

Historic Downtown Square
(512) 868-8675
http://www.dgagtx.org

Embark on a culinary journey at A Taste of Georgetown, held annually in October. This year’s 2009 Taste of Georgetown will be Saturday, October 17.  Visit the Downtown Georgetown Association website below for event and ticket information. 

Williamson County Courthouse
(512) 868-8675
www.dgagtx.org

Art in the Square – formerly known as Art in the Park – is Downtown Georgetown’s newest event!  This up-scale venue features works from more than 175 fine and contemporary artists in a wide range of media including clay, drawing, sculpture, painting, jewelry, fiber, metal, mixed media and more.  Art in the Square will be Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, October 18 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.  For more information, please visit the website below.

Downtown Square
(800) 436-8696
www.bluelotusartshowtour.com

It’s the ultimate recycling and bargain-hunting event! The City-Wide Garage and Sidewalk Sale will be held downtown on Saturday, October 31. Don’t miss this opportunity to shop or sell gently-used items!  Downtown stores will hold sidewalk sales offering discounted items.   Sale hours are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The sale will be an excellent fundraising opportunity for churches, civic organizations, and other nonprofits. Spaces are limited and garage sale vendors should bring their own tents, tables, and chairs.  For a booth rental application and more information contact the Downtown Georgetown Association:

Downtown Georgetown
(512) 868-8675 
www.dgagtx.org 

Georgetown Symphony Society is proud to sponsor its annual Festival of the Arts at venues around Georgetown for four days, always including the first weekend in June. The Festival offers concerts and talks by nationally recognized musicians and scholars, featuring a different classical composer each year.

Georgetown, TX
(512) 864-9591
www.georgetowntexassymphony.org

The Sun City Community Association and the Rotary Club of Georgetown and Sun City are proud to announce their 12th annual Hill Country Arts and Crafts Fair.  The fair will include about 90 vendors and emphasizes handcrafted, homemade products of all sorts (jewelry, pottery, clothing accessories, hand-carved wooden items, stained-glass products, ceramics, silk-flower arrangements, and Christmas ornaments).  Admission is free and open to the public; the fair is a ‘rain or shine’ event and it is wheelchair accessible.  For information contact: Dick Baker, (512) 864-1209 or E-mail dick.baker@pulte.com.  November 1st 9am-4pm, November 2nd 11am-4pm.

The Red Poppy Festival marks the coming of spring and the arrival of Georgetown’s colorful springtime visitor, the Red Poppy Flower. These beautiful flowers have been a part of Georgetown’s heritage and landscape for over seventy years, a fact certified by the Texas legislature in naming Georgetown as the Red Poppy Capital of Texas.  Join us for over 100 unique hand craft vendors, a fabulous free children’s area, a car show, parade, outstanding live music and a Saturday night concert and street dance!

The 2010 Red Poppy Festival will be April 24-25. See the website for complete details.

Historic Downtown Square
(800) 436-8696
www.redpoppyfestival.com

Enjoy one of the largest family events in central Texas that attracts over 50,000 visitors. With over 80 booths, a petting zoo, parade, live entertainment, train rides, fireworks and more (all located on the beautiful San Gabriel River) there’s only one place you should be this 4th of July. Check out the Sertoma website below for more information! Free Admission!  Annually every July 4.

San Gabriel Park
(800) 436-8696
www.georgetownsertoma.org

Celebrate Valentine’s in Georgetown!  Enjoy an evening of shopping on the Georgetown Square while sampling Texas wines and dining on the local restaurants’ best fare.  You can find unique gifts at the event’s silent auction held in the Courthouse.  This year’s event will be held on February 12, 2010.  Tickets are $25 and are available at the Georgetown Visitors Center.  The event is sponsored by the Georgetown Main Street Program and the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association.

Historic Downtown Square
(512) 930-2027
www.mainstreetgeorgetown.com

Watch chuckwagon teams compete and see an authentic longhorn cattle drive in San Gabriel Park at this annual event and celebrate Georgetown’s location on the historic Chisholm Trail, as well as Williamson County’s rich cattle driving and raising heritage.  There will be entertainment for all ages including live cowboy music, food, a western art show, western demonstrators, chuckwagons, a kids’ chuckwagon cook-off, historical trail drive re-enactors, and a ranch rodeo!  Check back for for the 2010 date.  For more information, visit the website below. 

San Gabriel Park
(512) 943-1670
www.upthechisholmtrail.org

Shop the arts & crafts booths and volunteers collectibles booth. Enjoy baked goods, BBQ sandwiches, Wesley best pickles. There will be entertainment featuring varied local talent and a silent auction featuring art from Bob Lilly. The event takes place Saturday from 9-5 and Sunday from 12:30-4:30 at Wesleyan at Estrella. For more info, call 863.2528.

Come out and enjoy a family-friendly weekend at the annual Williamson County Sheriff Posse Rodeo!  All your favorite rodeo events plus Mutton Bustin, Calf Scramble, Rodeo Clowns, Kids Corral Area, Vendors and the HEB Steer Saddling Challenge! So whether you’re a full-fledged cowboy or city-folk, there’s something for you! Check back soon for the 2010 rodeo dates. You can also check out the official Rodeo Website below for the schedule of events. 

 
San Gabriel Park
www.georgetownrodeo.com