Upcoming Events in Bay City

Memorial Park and Avenue G, 100 Main St.

Celebrate Texas wine at the sixth annual Texas Wine Jam, a “USA Today” Top 10 Readers’ Choice Award-winning festival featuring 25 Texas wineries, live bands, food, local makers, educational sessions, and opportunities to meet winemakers and buy Texas wine.

txwinejam.com

Quail Point, 107 Twilight Lane

Kick off the holiday shopping season with the annual Bayside Bazaar. There are more than 20 vendors as well as the Helping Hands Craft Guild’s line of handcrafted items, a silent auction, as well as the raffle of a beautiful quilt. A fashion show of the latest holiday fashions is also featured.

Larry McMurtry Literary Center, 214 S. Center St.

Tracy Daugherty, author of the biography, “Larry McMurtry: A Life,” is the first speaker in the annual Larry McMurtry Lecture Series, sponsored by the Larry McMurtry Literary Center in Archer City.

lmcmurtrylitcenter.org

Royal Theater, 113 E. Main St.

Very Merry Country Christmas blends traditional carols, country-style holiday hits, and warm opry charm to a joyful night filled with music, nostalgia, and Christmas spirit.

royaltheater.org/opry2.html

Karnes City Park, 302 S. Browne St

Celebrate the 11th annual Founders Day with family fun for all ages. The event transforms this South Texas town into a vibrant hub of community, culture, and live entertainment. with a color run in the morning, live entertainment, vendors, food trucks, carnival rides, dummy roping, fireworks, and both Tejano and country music artists.

cityofkctx.com

Republic of Texas Plaza Park, 5117 N. Main St.

Travel back in time for a festive gathering with pathways lit by candlelight and historic buildings dressed in period decorations. Children’s activities include making reindeer food and a snowflake, tin punching an ornament to take home for their tree, and face painting.

baytownhistory.org