Positive, pumpkins have barely simply began showing on porches, however San Antonio already has visions of sugarplums in its head. The town has unveiled the 2025 dates for Holidays on Houston Road, the annual lights spectacular downtown.
The glowing occasion, organized in a joint effort by The Metropolis of San Antonio, Centro San Antonio, and Go to San Antonio, takes over 5 blocks of Houston Road between Broadway and Legacy Park, December 5-15. For its third yr, organizers are including some further wattage with enhanced décor and every week of particular occasions main as much as the Vacation Market Weekend, December 12-14.
On December 5, the brand new SATX 5K will exchange the Holidays on Houston Road 5K and Enjoyable Run forward of the San Antonio Marathon on December 7. Then, on December 6, locals can dine below the twinkling cover throughout A Style of Holidays on Houston Road. The market weekend will characteristic greater than 50 distributors promoting one-of-a-kind items that even the pickiest cousin will love.
Distributors arrange for 2024’s Vacation Market Weekend.Picture courtesy of Centro San Antonio
All through the season, over 393,000 mini-LED lights will illuminate round 80 Houston Road bushes, with every intersection that includes a novel, dazzling show. Bigger-than-life ornaments and wreaths will present much more selfie backdrops.
Though the area received’t be absolutely activated, downtown revelers will get a preview of the shows on November 28, an official kick-off to Alamo Metropolis’s vacation season with the forty fourth Ford Vacation River Parade and Lighting Ceremony, and the H-E-B Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Travis Park.
“Holidays on Houston Road is a shining instance of what’s potential in downtown San Antonio, the place the town’s soul comes alive and its heartbeat can really be felt,” mentioned Trish DeBerry, President and CEO of Centro San Antonio, in a launch. “Simply as we look forward to the transformational, once-in-a-generation plans now being developed, these celebrations present how bringing folks collectively by tradition, group, and custom can create unforgettable experiences and a thriving downtown for all.”
