Texas’ erratic winter season might have some residents fleeing to different elements of the state to expertise weekend escapes, holidays, fun-filled occasions, and far more in January. Texans on the lookout for concepts on the place to journey can discover them right here, in our huge month-to-month roundup of high suggestions across the state.
All through Texas & past
Two Dallas-based premium transportation operators are having January gross sales:Vonlane, a luxe bus firm with routes throughout Dallas, Fort Price, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, is providing reductions of as much as 20 p.c off throughout its winter Vonlane Cross sale all month lengthy. First-time customers and seasoned vacationers alike can get a $1,500 Vonlane Cross credit score for $1,350 (a ten p.c low cost), with further reductions for bigger purchases. Cross members may even obtain as much as 4 complimentary drinks (with a legitimate ID) as one other perk throughout their journeys. Credit could be bought by contacting Vonlane Passenger Providers.
JSX “hop-on” air service is internet hosting its annual network-wide Purple Stripe sale, that includes fares discounted as much as 30 p.c. The sale will run from January 7-13 on eligible journey dates from January 7-March 12, 2025. Locations embrace Las Vegas, Cabo San Lucas, Boca Raton, Salt Lake Metropolis, Miami/Opa-Locka, Westchester County, Napa, Los Angeles, Denver, Carlsbad, Oakland, Scottsdale, and extra. JSX is a public constitution jet service that operates from a personal terminal at Dallas Love Area and permits passengers to test in simply 20 minutes earlier than departure.
In Austin
January is the right time for reflection and recharging, and there is not any higher technique to kick off 2025 than with a much-needed spa day. W Austin’s Away Spa is providing a number of self-care spa packages for these in want of a New 12 months reset. The spa’s “Shimmer” and “Sparkle” packages embrace 60-minute massages with a complimentary enhancement, whereas the “Shine” bundle features a luxurious “Rewind” facial, manicure and pedicure, and the “Over the Hills & Far Away” physique remedy. All spa choices embrace valet parking and entry to the lodge’s Moist Deck and health middle. The brand new spa packages start at $335, and can be found by way of the top of February.
Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer is bringing his legendary dwell tour to Austin’s Moody Middle for a one-night-only present on Friday, Jan. 31. In response to a launch, the singular Texas present will probably be one of many final possibilities to expertise Zimmer, his 18-piece dwell band, and a full orchestra earlier than he debuts a wholly new setlist and manufacturing for his future excursions. Attendees will hear music from iconic movies resembling Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar, The Lion King, Dune, and plenty of extra. The present is almost bought out, however a restricted variety of tickets are nonetheless accessible at hanszimmerlive.com.
Hans Zimmer will play at Austin’s Moody Middle on January 31.Picture by Suzanne Teresa
On Thursday, January 18, charitable group Sonic Guild will award $150,000 in grants to twenty deserving Austin native bands and solo artists through the Sonic Guild Ball on the Lengthy Middle for the Performing Arts. Recipients embrace Nemegata, Stella and the Very Messed, Rob Baird, and extra. However what makes this yr’s gala so particular is that for the primary time ever, tickets can be found to the general public for the ceremony and present. Particular person public tickets can be found on-line and run $24-$130.
In Houston
Houston’s iconic Montrose neighborhood has gained a brand new saint: The extremely anticipated Resort Saint Augustine is now accepting reservations for luxurious stays on its stunning two-acre, 5 constructing campus in 2025. Greater than half of the lodge’s 71 rooms are going through the rigorously manicured courtyard, whereas its suites have both balcony or terrace areas. Plus, the courtyard and Augustine Lounge are open and accessible to the general public, so that you don’t must be a visitor to point out up and hang around. Nightly charges at Resort Saint Augustine start at $450 per evening.
Broadway lovers touring to Houston in January could have loads of choices with three blockbuster musicals making stops there, alongside a number of extra classical musicals, performs, a brief play competition, and extra. Musical theater buffs will benefit from the Houston Grand Opera’s manufacturing of West Aspect Story, whereas Imply Women superfans can watch Cady, Regina, Gretchen and the remainder of the woman gang open their burn e book and sing their technique to the highest of the category at Pastime Middle for the Performing Arts.
Throughout North Texas
There are usually not one, however two thrilling new exhibitions opening concurrently this month on the Arlington Museum of Artwork. The primary, “Depraved Threads: The Artistry of Costume in Oz,” will characteristic authentic costumes, props, and pictures from the movie that commemorate the artistry of its costume design and the 20+ yr historical past of the beloved Broadway musical. In the meantime, British royalty fans will not wish to miss “Princess Diana: Accredited Entry Exhibition,” which can showcase images of “The Individuals’s Princess” that have been taken by the late royal photographer Anwar Hussein. The Depraved exhibit will probably be on show in AMA’s group artwork house (with no tickets required for entry) by way of April 27, whereas the Princess Diana exhibit will run by way of April 6, and is included with common museum admission ($15 for adults).
The 2025 Fort Price Inventory Present & Rodeo formally begins Friday, January 17, and CultureMap will probably be overlaying the entire rodeo season happenings going down till February 8. Festivities embrace every little thing from acclaimed clothier pop-ups to buzzy comedians showing for the rodeo’s Auditorium Leisure Collection. A full schedule and ticketing data is on the market on fwssr.com.
The forty first Annual KidFilm Household Competition will happen January 18-19 on the Angelika Movie Middle Dallas, that includes 12 packages with characteristic movies, brief movies, and creator appearances. The spotlight of competition is a screening of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film, the primary fully-animated feature-length movie in Looney Tunes historical past. All packages are free, however tickets are required. Tickets for all reveals can be found on the theater on the day of present solely, starting one hour earlier than every showtime. The complete schedule of KidFilm packages could be discovered on-line at usafilmfestival.com. For extra data, name 214-821-3456.
At house in San Antonio
The Alamo Metropolis’s Michelin Key-awarded Resort Emma and its signature restaurant, Supper, have debuted a brand new winter menu created by the lodge’s new government chef Geronimo Lopez. The restaurant’s rotating steak choices and fan-favorite dishes will nonetheless stay, however chef Lopez has additionally developed a number of new choices to please the palette, resembling a stuffed quail with soiled rice, rooster liver, and rooster demi-glace; a winter citrus salad with shallot, fennel, tarragon, and olive oil; a brief rib grilled cheese with onion jam and gruyère; and extra. Reserve on OpenTable.
“Chef Tasting” occasions will occur at Resort Emma on Fridays from 5-6 pm with particular servings of the seasonal menu.Picture courtesy of Supper at Resort Emma
