The holiday shopping season has arrived, and the Buda Holiday Bazaar will have the perfect selection of handmade fine arts and crafts curated by local creatives for you to fill up your stockings. The Inspired Minds Art Center will be decked out from floor to ceiling with the best holiday gifts.

Get jolly this Friday for the bazaar's grand opening night, and enjoy a first look at the gallery while supporting Central Texas artisans. The gallery will also have complimentary cocktails and chocolate on tap as you shop. There will also be a special Artists Sunday event on November 26.

Entry is free, but patrons must RSVP to the grand opening event.

Weekdays | 1 pm - 6 pm

Grand Opening this FRIDAY | 5 - 7 pm

Saturdays | Noon - 5 pm

Join the Austin Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the Long Center as the Masterworks series continues with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6.

In addition to presenting this pastoral masterpiece, Peter Bay will conduct the orchestra through emotional pieces of past and present with guest trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden. These selections include Julian Orbón's Tres versiones sinfónicas, Reena Esmail's Rosa de Sal, and Clarice Assad's Bohemian Queen.

Enjoy this convergence of classical and modern music that promises to deliver memorable melodies!

Ticket prices range from $23 to $110.

Friday & Saturday | 8:00 pm

Tango your way down to Brazil and Argentina with cold beer and warm pastries in hand as Beerthoven presents Carna-Fall. The concert features El choclo by Ángel Villoldo and Odeon by Ernesto Nazareth, celebrating tango and choro rhythms. The show welcomes Duo-B, a violin and cello pairing from Waco.

Arrive 30 minutes early and catch music theorist Dr. John Turci-Escobar from UT's Butler School of Music discussing tango music. The show won't stop, as magician Dylan Love performs during intermissions.

Tickets cost $25, and student tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by emailing daniel@beerthoven.com. Friday and Sunday's shows are located at Saengerrunde Hall, and Saturday's performance is at Esquina Tango.

Friday & Saturday | 7:30 pm

Sunday | 3:00 pm

Start your holiday festivities with Domain Northside's Grinchmas this Saturday. Presented by the Texas Children's Hospital, activities include meeting the iconic Grinch himself, a bracelet bar, caricature artists, face painting, and a hair tinsel studio all accompanied by classic holiday tunes. This Christmas will not come without ribbons, tags, packages, boxes, or bags - get into the spirit!

Be sure to stay for the official tree lighting at 5:30 pm. Entry is FREE!

Saturday | 3 - 6 pm

University of Texas Wind Ensemble presents W.A. Mozart Serenade No. 10 TONIGHT at 7:00 pm in the Draylen Mason Music Studio



The Junior League of Austin presents A Christmas Affair

Open TODAY through Sunday at Palmer Events Center

The City Theatre Austin presents MOMENTS: Songs of Giving Thanks... and All That Jazz

TONIGHT at 8:00 pm, through Sunday at Genesis Creative Collective

Blue Genie Art Bazaar

Opens Friday at 10:00 am, through Dec. 24 at Blue Genie Art Bazaar (Airport Blvd.)

Great Promise for American Indians presents Austin Powwow

Saturday at 9:00 am at Travis County Expo Center

Austin Humane Society presents Rags to Wags Gala

Saturday at 5:30 pm at Fairmont Austin

Women in Jazz Association presents Austin Women in Jazz Festival

Saturday at 6:30 pm at Millennium Entertainment Complex

Armstrong Community Music School presents 2023 Showcase

Sunday at 3:00 pm at KMFA's Draylen Mason Music Studio

Balcones Community Orchestra presents Dvorak: Violin Concerto

Sunday at 4:00 pm at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection

Want more information on upcoming events in the Austin arts community? Visit kmfa.org/events .