FRIDAY, NOV. 23

A Hill Country Christmas "Dickens on Main" festivities in downtown Boerne include food and drink booths, snow show, costumed shop keepers, wassailing, arts and crafts, caroling, Santa in the gazebo for pictures, a biergarten, live entertainment and extended hours of operation for some shops. For more information call (866) 925-2422 or visit the Web site, www.ahillcountrychristmas.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24

A farmers’ market is held 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday at the Leon Springs Dance Hall, 24135 W. Interstate 10, in the parking lot at the westbound access road at Boerne Stage Road. Vendors offer a variety of wares from fresh produce to homemade foodstuffs, plants and more. For more information, call Mario Obledo Jr. at (210) 823-3393.

The Boerne Dance Festival and Holiday Shopping Bazaar will offer a free opportunity to see dynamic entertainment while shopping, eating and enjoying the festive atmosphere at the Boerne Convention & Community Center, 820 E. Adler Road. Performances begin at 10 a.m. and run each 15 minutes until 6 p.m. A photographer will be on site for dance pictures, along with face painters and hair designers for children. Shopping will include candles, jewelry, dance clothes, holiday arts and crafts. For more  information, contact Ronda McClure at (210) 663-3000. Proceeds benefit San Antonio Jazz Ensemble, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

SUNDAY, NOV. 25

St. Mark Presbyterian Church hosts a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Boerne Imaging Center next to the church at 128 West Bandera Road. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is giving out T-shirts and movie tickets encourage donors to help get the blood bank stocked up for the holiday season.

THURSDAY, NOV. 29

The music of Miguel del Aguila is featured at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Sunday at the First United Methodist Church of Boerne, 205 E. James St. Selections include Tango Trio, Charango Capriccioso, Clocks, Life is a Dream, Presto II and Salon Buenos Aires.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30

Weihnachts Fest Parade Weekend, the celebration of a German Heritage Christmas in downtown Boerne, includes a Friday-night parade, food and drink booths, snow show, arts and crafts, caroling, Santa in the gazebo for pictures, a biergarten, live entertainment and extended  hours in some shops. For more information call (866) 925-2422 or visit the Web site www.ahillcountrychristmas.com.