Winter has lastly arrived within the Lone Star State, which suggests there may be an abundance of fun-filled and holiday-themed trip concepts and occasions to expertise in December. Texans in search of concepts on the place to journey can discover them right here, in our large month-to-month roundup of high ideas across the state.
Throughout Texas
ICYMI: There are vacation happenings galore all through Texas, and CultureMap has rounded up the most effective vacation mild shows and happenings in San Antonio this winter. For many who can be touring to different main cities in Texas, we have you lined with the last word vacation mild shows throughout Dallas, Fort Value, Houston, and Austin, too.
Within the Hill Nation
It is by no means too late to get out into the Hill Nation for a luxe glamping journey underneath the good Texas sky. Star Studded Nights, a 14-acre personal glamping website in Valley Mills, has every thing vacationers must take pleasure in a snug keep: Absolutely furnished (and temperature managed) safari tents with plush bedding and ensuite bogs, a standard space with a firepit and out of doors video games, and a provisional retailer for any last-minute requirements or s’mores substances. Nightly charges start at $229.
Throughout North Texas
The Adolphus in Dallas is able to present the coziest stays this winter, beginning with the resort’s “Vacation Glow Package deal” that gives visitors with a a $100 eating credit score and an Adolphus Signature Vacation Candle, handcrafted in partnership with Dallas-based perfume designer Niven Morgan. The package deal is legitimate for stays of two nights or extra, and may be booked utilizing the code “ES6” for stays from now till December 30. Charges at The Adolphus start at $254 per evening.
For households that need to ring within the New Yr in model, The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas has an expensive “Diamonds & Bowties” package deal that features luxurious lodging, two youngsters facilities and Ritz Children expertise passports, a particular breakfast with Santa (for as much as two adults and two kids), complimentary valet parking, late checkout, and far more. The package deal package deal is legitimate for one-night stays on December 31, and contains two tickets to the resort’s Diamonds & Bowties New Yr’s Eve get together. Charges with the Diamonds & Bowties package deal begin at $1,039.
We hear Santa may also go to lodges on Christmas evening.
Photograph courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas
Alongside the Gulf Coast
If a wintery tenting journey is on the itinerary this month, South Padre Island is the place to be, in accordance with on-line campsite market Campspot. A current survey by the web site ranked South Padre Island the No. 5 finest vacation spot within the South for vacationers looking for “nostalgia-driven escapes” that remind them of the “easy allure” of the Eighties. Close by campgrounds that Campspot highlighted included Brownsville’s 55-plus Winter Haven Resort, We RV Champions of Rio Hondo, and extra.
In Austin
Friends who need to spend a part of their completely happy holidays hanging by the pool on the Downright Austin can use the promo code “HOL” to get a holiday-themed welcome amenity, a $20 each day credit score to the resort’s breakfast and lunch bar Morningbird, and a one-time $20 meals and beverage credit score for Morningbird or Swim Membership, the cool new bar that’s partially inside a drained and reworked pool. And beginning December 15, Swim Membership will remodel right into a winter wonderland pop-up referred to as Après Swim, full with holiday-themed cocktails, bites, and varied vacation occasions. Nightly charges at Downright Austin start at $264 in December.
Houstonians touring to Austin with their canines are greater than welcome to take pleasure in all of the pet-friendly facilities the Resort Van Zandt has to supply, together with complimentary Yeti model canine bowls, plush pet beds, and particular canine visitor door hangers. The resort is moreover providing branded canine robes for buy, so your furry finest pal can loosen up in model. Resort Van Zandt does not make use of dimension, weight, or breed restrictions for canines, and there’s no further cost for bringing Fido alongside for the keep. Room charges begin at $195 an evening.
The Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa is all dolled up for Christmas with a powerful lineup of vacation choices for visitors and guests alike. The resort boasts two luxurious experiences for December stays: An unique “Santa Suite” package deal with a 20 % low cost on stays in one of many whimsical holiday-themed suites, plus a $100 resort credit score; and a “Magical Reminiscences” package deal that features 20 % off stays with a $25 meals and beverage credit score. The Santa Suite package deal is legitimate for stays by January 3, whereas the Magical Reminiscences package deal is on the market by January 19. Room charges start at $329 per evening.
At house in San Antonio
December is the correct time for a staycation: San Antonio’s revolutionary culinary scene has earned the town a brand new title as among the best locations to journey in 2025, in accordance with a current report by Journey + Leisure. The publication’s annual “The place to Go” listing opinions almost 120 notable locations across the globe and chooses solely 50 for its assortment of finest locations. T+L named two lately opened lodges in its report: Kimpton Santo, a boutique resort that repurposed nineteenth century schoolhouses, and the absolutely renovated InterContinental San Antonio RiverWalk.
