Victorian Christmas on 6th Street - Downtown Austin, Texas

In late November,  a stroll down 6th Street, becomes a walk down memory lane as Austinites get lost in memories of a past Victorian Era. 




The symbiotic harmonies of a barbershop quartet and Christmas carols being sung by a choir serenade the over 125,000 festival-goers who get a jump start on the holiday season.  They go in search for the perfect present among over 150 arts and crafts booths. A festive treat for the entire family, this free festival, has grown to become the city's second largest downtown event.

While shopping is the main event at this holiday happening, attendees can also enjoy an entertaining mix of eclectic attractions. Cloggers stomp their feet to the beat of a Highland reel as vendors in 19th century fashions tend to their stalls, toy soldiers march for an appreciative crowd and spur-wearing gunslingers duel in a showdown, much to the delight of an audience gathered at a spot other fantasies of the past take place. 

 A brightly-painted, Liliputian-sized locomotive lazily chugs along the street as it takes little ones on a short trip, the train's whistle blast joining the squeals of joy from the kids taking turns on the various carnival rides. Pint-sized cowboys can saddle up for a pony ride, or visit a cuddly critter at a petting zoo. 

Something for everyone is available at this annual gala event, plus, there are those constant reminders that we celebrate our own special brand of weirdness.

Keeping it weird in Austin … A Christmas Tradition.