The Season is Looking Merry & Bright in Karis

Things to Do This Holiday Season at Karis

We love the holiday season and are pleased to invite you to visit Karis during the holidays. We’ll have fun, food and photos with Santa to celebrate. It sure looks like our community also loves the holidays because there are fun events and festive atmospheres around every corner. There’s nothing better than enjoying the holidays with friends, family and neighbors, so we’ve gathered a list of all the fun going on in and around Crowley to make your season merrier. See a few of our favorites listed below.

First Stop: Karis

• Santa is visiting Karis! - Plan your visit to our model homes to meet the big guy, snap a photo, and get yummy food truck bites December 9^th, 10^th, 14^th, 16^th, and 17^th from noon to 2pm.

 

Things to Do This Holiday Season Near Crowley

• City of Crowley Parade of Lights - Oh, what fun! Join the city of Crowley on Main Street for Christmas in Crowley Parade of Lights. The festivities commence with a Parade of Lights down Main Street. 
• Christmas on the Farm + Children’s Entrepreneur Market - Visit Russell Farm Art Center for a country Christmas! The festivities include Christmas craft stations, pictures with a donkey wearing antlers (bring your own camera), and other Christmas-related activities. New this year is a kids farmer's market run entirely by kids!
• Historic Home Tour Christmas Edition at Russell Farm - While you're at Christmas on the Farm, be sure to swing by the Boren house for a free historic home tour. The house will be all dressed up for Christmas.
• Christmas in Dinosaur Land - This brand-new museum in Fort Worth is hosting its first holiday event. Activities will include a walk through a dinosaur forest, adorned with Christmas lights, hot chocolate, crafts, and a visit from Santa or the Grinch! 
• Cowboy Christmas on the Trail - Experience Texas Living History on the historic Chisholm Trail! Ride on a covered wagon through 5 different scenes and listen to the Legends of Texas.
• Holiday in the Garden – The Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s event features shopping with local market vendors, a visit from Santa, a kid’s craft zone, face painting, and more!
• ICE! featuring Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” - Step into a wonderland carved by expert artisans out of two million pounds of colorful ice with fan-favorite activities and live shows for all ages at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.
• Christmas at Gaylord Texan - The grand atrium is decked out with millions of lights, and you’ll find immersive walk-through experiences, a Christmas carousel, snow tubing, arts and crafts, Charlie Brown and friends, Cirque performances, Santa photos, and more.
• The Arlington Holiday Lights Parade – The parade and lighting of the Christmas tree is an annual fixture where thousands of people gather downtown.
• Texas Christkindl Market – Visit this fun and festive market to shop, eat, and play and get into the holiday spirit.
• Holiday in the Park - Head to Six Flags Over Texas for lights, a merry marketplace, and holiday attractions to bring a Texas winter wonderland in its annual event.
• Decorators Warehouse – Shop the largest Christmas store in Texas and one of the largest in the world, located in Arlington!
• Christmas Capital of Texas - Grapevine is the “Christmas Capital of Texas,” which means you’ll find myriad Christmas events and activities scheduled throughout the month. Experience the magical glow of Historic Downtown Grapevine at the 44th annual Parade of Lights.
• Holidays at Heritage – Enjoy family-friendly activities to spread cheer including live music and holiday movie nights.

Lights

• Christmastime in Texas - Experience the magic of the holiday season in this drive-thru Christmas light park in Joshua. Every year, the park brings together families and friends for an unforgettable holiday experience. 
• Night of Lights - Families are invited to get into the Christmas spirit in Burleson with Christmas lights, hot beverages, and music.
• Lightscape – The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens dazzles audiences on this one-mile-long path with tunnels of lights, a fire garden, and singing trees.
• Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway – Tour a Texas-sized drive-thru holiday lighting spectacular around the track.
• The Light Park at Hurricane Harbor Arlington – Guests will witness a one-mile drive-thru spectacular light show synced with holiday tunes.
• Radiance! at the Ranch - Sip cocoa from the comfort of your car as you marvel at twinkling lights animated to holiday classics.
• Diamond Loch - Residents adorn their homes, and you can tune in to music with signs to alert you to the proper station.
• Prairie Lights – Experience a two-mile, drive-thru holiday park that showcases a display of more than 4 million lights.
• Sugar Lane Lights - A magical one-mile Christmas light drive-thru is adorned with over 2 million LED lights.
• Daystar Television Network – Fun activities for the whole family await including a new 950-foot lighted tunnel, interactive displays, a Christmas Town, life-sized nativity, and more.
• Lights at Interlochen - Drive through the famed Arlington neighborhood where residents have been going all out with holiday lights for 40 years.

Performances

• It’s a Wonderful Life – The Musical at the Plaza Theatre Company - Enjoy a memorable family outing to watch the beloved classic and create cherished holiday memories.
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Dickie's Arena - The Ghost of Christmas Eve features classics set to rock opera performance of music and visual effects.
• Christmas Events at the Palace Theater – Experience Christmas concerts, live performances, and classic Christmas movies and cartoons. 
• A Gospel Black Nativity at Jubilee Theatre - Traditional Christmas carols adapted from the nativity story by Langston Hughes are sung in gospel style.
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Casa Mañana – A performance, including some sensory showtimes, based on the best-selling book about six rowdy siblings and the making of a Christmas pageant.
• The Nutcracker at Bass Performance Hall - Texas Ballet Theater’s production features dazzling choreography and impressive sets.
• Christmas in the Movies at Casa Mañana - Features the merriest music from the films that complete the season including Elf, Love Actually, The Polar Express, and more.
• White Christmas at Uptown Theater – Be entertained by a musical version of the 1954 holiday movie.
• Arlington Music Hall – Discover an abundance of holiday shows at Arlington Music Hall.
• The Nutcracker Experience at Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Educational Center - This production is a part-walking, part-seated, and fully immersive Nutcracker experience the whole family will enjoy.

 

With so much to experience so close, we’re sure you’ll find plenty of Christmas spirit this season. Our location in Crowley puts our residents in a community that shares our goals for providing environments to create togetherness. If you’re looking for a new home in the greater Fort Worth area, speak with one of the Karis homebuilders about the homes that are available for sale now.