Brackenridge Park, 3700 N. St Mary's St.

Dust off your wings and mark your calendar for the seventh annual Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival. The month-long celebration includes a series of events that peaks on October 8 in a new location, the beloved Brackenridge Park. On festival day, participants can expect the traditional People for Pollinators Procession, monarch tagging demonstrations, waggle dancing, and educational booths seen in past years.

texasbutterflyranch.com/upcoming-events/festival

Magik Theatre, 420 S. Alamo St.

Eddie has dyslexia and struggles with schoolwork, and finds out he can't play on the basketball team unless he gets his grades up. With the help of his pet gecko, Vinnie, and the helpful new girl in class, will Eddie's final class presentation come together, or will his basketball dreams be dashed forever? This is a Magik Theatre world premiere.

magiktheatre.org/eddie-and-vinnie

Jo Long Theater, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.

"Mística," ignites the senses and accentuates the cultural significance of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in an innovative and captivating production with extraordinary dance and choreography. "Mística" honors our ancestors by celebrating our indigenous, African, and Hispanic roots. It commemorates traditions of Día de los Muertos and transports audiences into the afterlife through Ballet Nepantla's unique fusion of ballet folklórico and contemporary dance.

balletnepantla.com

San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place

Over one million lights and festive displays return to San Antonio Botanical Garden. In its second year, the outdoor illuminated trail includes new installations and favorites like the Winter Cathedral set to seasonal music along a 1-mile path that winds through the garden. More than 80 percent of this year's trail features installations never seen before in San Antonio. In addition to the captivating light displays, guests have an opportunity to enjoy festive food and drinks, including roasting s'mores.

sabot.org/lightscape

Magik Theatre, 420 S. Alamo St.

The Magikal Theatre presents this retelling of the classic children's story about a boy who receives a stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen as a present on Christmas Day. When another toy is lost, the rabbit quickly becomes the boy's new favorite. As the rabbit's dapper appearance gets worn and shabby from play, a wonderful change begins to happen. Enjoy this holiday season the heart-warming and much-loved story about a shy toy rabbit who longs for nothing more than to become real.

magiktheatre.org

Natural Bridge Caverns, 26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road

Hear your favorite carols echo throughout Texas' largest underground cavern. Visit with Santa Spelunker Claus, join Mrs. Claus for story time, and then round up his reindeer in an outdoor maze. As the sun sets behind the 30-foot-tall Christmas tree, take a stroll through a trail of lights and enjoy s'mores around the campfire. Don't forget to have some barbecue, enjoy music, and shop for your holiday gifts.

naturalbridgecaverns.com/christmas

Margarite B. Parker Chapel, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place

The Beethoven Maennerchor and the San Antonio Liederkranz sing choral music, and students from local schools and colleges read poems and passages of scripture in German. The highlight is the congregation singing "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht"(Silent Night) by candlelight.

Trinity University, Margarite B. Parker Chapel, 1 Trinity Place

This much-loved event in San Antonio’s holiday season is a non-denominational German Christmas celebration open to everyone. It includes the telling of the Christmas story in German, using traditional scripture, Christmas poems, carols, and seasonal music. There is no sermon. The Beethoven Maennerchor and the San Antonio Liederkranz sing choral music; students from local schools and colleges read poems and passages of scripture in German. In advance of the service, Trinity University organist Dr. David Heller plays an organ prelude. The climax of the evening is the congregation singing “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (“Silent Night”) by candlelight.

Various locations

Grammy-nominated Camerata San Antonio is a flexible classical chamber music ensemble serving San Antonio and the surrounding Hill Country. This month, the group performs "All Shostakovich" featuring compositions by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Performances take place at Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (Jan. 21) and Diane Bennack Concert Hall at University of the Incarnate Word (Jan. 22).

cameratasa.org

Magik Theatre, 420 S. Alamo St.

An invented mythology inspired by classic Mayan narratives, "The Hero Twins: Blood Race" is an action-filled adventure that is also an allegory about inequality, justice, and liberation. Who will win the Blood Race, an ancient competition between two tribes that takes place in the underworld? The winner rules the capital city and all the people who labor for it, while the loser remains trapped forever in the underworld. Cricket has trained for his entire life with his twin sister, Moth, and he is favored to be the first of their tribe to win the Blood Race.

magiktheatre.org/the-hero-twins

Various locations

Grammy-nominated Camerata San Antonio is a flexible classical chamber music ensemble serving San Antonio and the surrounding Hill Country. This month's performance, titled "Contrasts," includes compositions by William Grant Still, Béla Bartók, and Beethoven. Performances take place at Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (Feb. 18) and Diane Bennack Concert Hall at University of the Incarnate Word (Feb. 19).

cameratasa.org