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Winter in Round Top is as close to a Hallmark movie as it gets. Check roundtop.com for event updates and direct links to tickets. By Candice Cowin GOOD TIMES LET THE Fayetteville Community Center & Performance Theater 2026 Gala, An Evening In Paris 54 DECEMBER See page 34 for a roundup of holiday happenings in Round Top. Throughout December 10 am – 5 pm: Paul Michael Company Holiday House at Market Hill. View and shop 30,000 square feet of Christmas and seasonal decor. Open daily. @paulmichaelcompany. Through December 20 "Red Wall Portraits Part II" Exhibition at Red & White Gallery. Continuation of the first "Red Wall Portraits" show that was cut short by COVID in 2020. The Red Wall Series now consists of 650 portraits taken in front of the gallery's iconic red wall. Sales benefit the Fayetteville Community Center & Performance Theater. redandwhitegallery.com. Friday – Sunday, December 5 – 7 9:30 am – 5:30 pm: Christkindlmarkt at The Compound. European-inspired Christmas market with twinkling lights, artisan vendors, food, music, and holiday cheer. roundtopcompound.com. Zapp Hall Christmas Show. Selection of dealers, food, tunes and more. Glen Templeton and Matt Caldwell perform in the beer garden on December 6. Open daily. @zapphall. 5 – 9 pm: Christmas Experience at Milk and Honey Ranch. Interactive nativity, family photos, petting zoo, Christmas concert, snow machine, carnival, pony rides, and Christmas market with pop-up vendors. $50 entry fee, additional $10 per person for groups greater than four. Tickets, milkandhoneyranch.com. Saturday, December 6 10 am – noon: Round Top Family Library hosts Christmas in the Library. Pictures with Santa, Christmas treats, and crafts. ilovetoread.org. 11 am – 5 pm: Round Top Area Historical Society 28th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Six homes including two historic homes and four newly built homes decorated for Christmas and open to tour. Tickets $25 at rtahs.com and Round Top Real Estate office; on day of the tour at the society's campus, 397 E. Mill Street. Multiple ticket sales or questions, contact Jeannette Burger at 281.610.8274, jburger@cvctx.com. 3 – 5 pm: Sounds of the Season at Festival Hill. Holiday classics performed by Blinn College Music Department's Blinn Wind Symphony and combined choirs. Tickets $10, festivalhill.org. 3 – 8 pm: Round Top Lighted Christmas Parade + Festivities. Shopping, food, drinks, and photos with Santa and the Mrs. in the town square. Lighted float parade begins at 6:45 pm. exploreroundtop.com. Saturday, December 13 11 am – 10 pm: 28th Annual Fayetteville Country Christmas Celebration and Lighted Parade. Shopping and dining in the historic square, arts and crafts booths, home tour, and parade. greaterfayettevillechamber.org. 4 – 6 pm: Ar ts for Rural Texas (ARTS) Holiday Show. Celebrating local artists in all media. At the Ross Gallery in Fayetteville (through January 10, 2026). @arts.for.rural.texas. 4 - 6 pm: The Nutcracker Ballet at Festival Hill. Celebrating the 17th annual performance by the Ovation Ballet Company of Austin at Festival Hill. Tickets $40, festivalhill.org. JANUARY Thursday, January 1 3 – 5 pm. Linda Patterson and Friends at Festival Hill. New Year's Day organ recital in the Edythe Bates Old Chapel. Tickets $30, festivalhill.org. Saturday, January 17 Noon: Round Top Family Library Chili Cook-Off at the Round Top Rifle Hall. Live music by Black Cat Choir, games, crafts, and chili tasting. Tickets $12; register your team, @roundtopfamilylibrary. (Continued) Paul Michael Company Holiday House at Market Hill Round Top Lighted Christmas Parade 2023 KOLTON KING