Holiday Festival

Bring the whole family to the park for the fourth annual Levy Park Holiday Festival! The free two-day festival features a holiday market, a craft station, live music performances throughout the park, a special performance by River Oaks Dance, a free photo booth with special guests including Santa Claus and holiday characters from Vitacca Dance, and food and drink concessions. 

Photo Booth:
Create holiday memories at our family photo booth! Free, digital copies are available for all or take home a printed keepsake for a small donation to the park. The photo booth is open to all members of the family –including pups!

• Saturday from 1:15 to 5 p.m. – Santa Claus!
• Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. – holiday characters from Vitacca Dance

Holiday Market Vendors:
Shop for holiday gifts at our market featuring a variety of local vendors. There’s something for everyone on the nice list!

• Participating Vendors: Anvil Cards, Aura of Opulence, The Baker’s Man, Buckler Essentials, Colorful Houston, Designs by Lanese, Diverscity Clothing, Dough a Deer, Furrever Doggies (12/5 only), Gordeaux's Pet Bakery, Lakehouse Workshop, LaLydia Garden Boutique, LH Candle Studio, Luca Love, Milagro Art (12/5 only), Nissa Crafts (12/4 only), NV Jewelry Designs, Oat What Fun (12/5 only), Olmox Fine Jewelry (12/5 only), Pretti.Cool, Second State Jewelry (12/4 only), Shelbi Nicole Designs (12/4 only), Sweet Suite HTX, Thought Blossoms, and Uncommon Bees. 

Entertainment:

• Saturday: Boomtown Brass Band / Gisele Duque / Jeremy Joseph / Will Van Horn
• Sunday: Charlie Perez Presents A Charlie Brown Christmas Trio / David, Chapy & James / Diana Torres / Moss Trio / River Oaks Dance

Craft Station:
Get creative at our free craft station by Pop Shop America! In addition to two featured crafts each day, holiday printables, snowflake templates, and paper for letters to Santa will be available. 

• Saturday: Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornaments and Elf Hats
• Sunday: Holiday Tic-Tac-Toe Sets and Paper Gingerbread Houses

Food and Drink Concessions:

• Love Shack will be open throughout the event with made-to-order burgers, hot dogs, nachos, hand cut fries and onion rings, fresh squeezed lemonade, and a full beer and wine menu. 
• Side Dough is extending their hours to be open throughout the event with all kinds of snacks to offer as well as a full beer and wine menu.
• Woodshed Smokehouse is a unique experience for all things grilled, roasted, and slow-cooked. Located adjacent to the Levy Park Event Lawn, the restaurant’s expansive pet friendly outdoor patio is the perfect place to take in the event.   

Parking: 
Parking is available adjacent to the park and along Eastside Street and Wakeforest Avenue. Check signage for restrictions. Additional public parking (parking rate applies) is available in the Kirby Grove parking garage located at the corner of Richmond and Wakeforest.