Good afternoon from a winter-like day in Lubbock. There’s something about a windchill in the teens that will help put you in the Christmas spirit. Another way to achieve maximum Christmas Spirit is to see Ballet Lubbock’s excellent presentation of The Nutcracker.
Flatland Cavalry is in town along with guitarist extraordinaire Tommy Emmanuel. Load up your Spotify/Amazon playlists if you’ve yet to hear either of these.
The National Ranching Heritage Center is hosting their 38th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch event. It really is a special thing to see, but if you’re reading this and aren’t already in line, you should probably do something else instead.
Lubbock Events
Thursday, December 8th
CapRock Winery
Junior Vasquez hosts Junior’s Listening Room with Kenny Maines & The Gathering Band featuring Cary Banks, Mike Carraway and Mickie Vasquez
Food Trucks – 6pm, Music – 6:30pm
Civic Center Theater
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker – 7pm
Alamo Drafthouse
Die Hard Movie Party – 7:30pm
Elf Movie Party – 9pm
The Blue Light
Jim Dixon & Shane Rogers
Friday, December 9th
National Ranching Heritage Center
38th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch 6:30-9pm
Civic Center Theater
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker – 7pm
Alamo Drafthouse
Christmas Vacation Movie Party – 9pm
The Blue Light
Flatland Cavalry
Charley B’s
JB and the Moonshine Band
Saturday, December 10th
Science Spectrum
Holiday Wonderland – 10a-2p
Alamo Drafthouse
The Polar Express Family Party – 1pm
Christmas Vacation Movie Party – 7:30 & 9pm
Civic Center Theater
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker – 2pm
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker – 7pm
National Ranching Heritage Center
38th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch 6:30-9pm
Backstage
The Forty-Eight
The Blue Light
Erick Willis w/ Derek Bohl
Sunday, December 11th
Alamo Drafthouse
The Polar Express Family Party – 10am
Christmas Vacation Movie Party – 8pm
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Farm Charm Kids Christmas – 3pm
The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and will feature a number of activities for children and their families. There will be activity stations where children can make their own ornament to take home, as well as make one for a child at Ronald McDonald House. There will be a coloring station where children can decorate a coloring page to take home.
Along with interactive activities, children can ride a tractor-pulled trailer to tour the museum grounds and stop off for hot chocolate in the historic Ropesville Resettlement Project house. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be at the event for photos and visits with children.
Civic Center Theater
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker – 2pm
Monday, December 12th
Alamo Drafthouse
Scrooged Movie Party – 7:30pm
Tuesday, December 13th
Alamo Drafthouse
Christmas Vacation Movie Party – 7:30pm
St. John’s UMC
LSO Holiday Chamber – 7:30pm
Cactus Theater
Tommy Emmanuel – 8pm
The Blue Light
Zoe Carter Songswap
Wednesday, December 14th
United Supermarkets Arena
TTU Women’s Basketball v. Central Arkansas – 5:30pm
TTU Men’s Basketball v. Nicholls State – 8pm
Alamo Drafthouse
It’s a Wonderful Life – 7pm
Ongoing/Upcoming Events
November 19th-December 23rd
West Texas Polar Express
Times: 4:30, 6:30, & 8:30pm
December 8th-11th
Ballet Lubbock presents The Nutcracker
12/8 – 7pm
12/9 – 7pm
12/10 – 2pm & 7pm
12/11 – 2pm
December 9th-10th
National Ranching Heritage Center’s 38th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch
December 17th
Roger Creager Piano Bar & Singalong
January 5th
The Harlem Globetrotters 2017 World Tour
February 17th
LSO Presents a Night at the Movies
March 8th-12th
Cirque Du Soleil – OVO
April 23rd
Willie Nelson – Rescheduled from postponed date in November