Two nights every December, the whole farm lights up. Country Christmas returns to the Big Red Barn on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, from 5 to 8 PM, with Santa, hayrides through the lights, live music in the Main Hall and the old church, and a Heritage Village strung with lights. Bring the family, and bring your camera.
Country Christmas is a fundraiser for the Texas Agricultural Education & Heritage Center. Every family through the gate helps keep the Red Barn open, and what you spend those two nights funds field trips for kids all year.
What’s Happening
- Santa Claus. Visit Santa in the Pecan Museum of Texas, with children’s arts, crafts and cookies. The H-E-B Buddy and the Chick-fil-A Cow are joining in, too.
- Santa’s Workshop and Candy Cane Lane. Help Santa’s elves paint toys in the Ag Education Wing, then follow Candy Cane Lane to the Christmas Cookie Kitchen and decorate cookies.
- Hayrides. Take a hayride through the lights, the best seat for seeing the whole farm at once.
- Marshmallow roast. Roast a marshmallow by the fire and grab some cowboy cobbler.
- Supper in the Main Hall. Hot chocolate, tamales and chili-hot dog meal deals.
- Heritage demonstrations. A blacksmith, a rope maker, the Seguin Art League and sausage making in the smoke house.
- The Village, the museums and a live nativity. The Heritage Village and museums are open for visitors, with a live nativity on the grounds.
The Music
Live music fills the Main Hall both nights, and a new act takes the stage in Zion Church every 45 minutes. Friday brings The Brushy Creek Boys in the Main Hall, with Dottsy Dwyer & Company, the McDevitt Sisters and the New Braunfels Gemischter Choir Harmonie in the church. Saturday features the Methodist Church Band in the Main Hall, with McQueeney Baptist Church, Cross Church Choir and the Navarro Elementary School Choir in Zion Church.
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Admission and Details
- When: Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, 5 to 8 PM.
- Where: Cordova Rd and Hwy 123 Bypass North, Seguin.
- Admission: Family $25, single adult $10, single child (ages 6 to 12) $5.
- Questions: Call the Barn at (830) 379-0933.
Full details, including the complete music line-up, are at texagedu.org/country-christmas. We’ll see you under the lights.