# Windcrest Light Up: "City of Lights" Celebration > Event for families in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Dec 5 – Dec 31 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: City of Windcrest (Windcrest City Hall Hub), 8601 Midcrown Dr, Windcrest, TX 78239 - Ages: All ages (ideal drive-through event from the warmth of a family car; sidewalks available for strollers; quiet car ride for sensory-sensitive children) - Price: Free to drive or walk neighborhood streets; printed official route maps available at City Hall for optional $5 donation - Organizer: City of Windcrest & Windcrest Women's Club - Official page: https://www.windcrest-tx.gov/244/Light-Up - Last checked: Thu, Nov 5 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/windcrest-light-up-city-of-lights-celebration--listing-dc3e11e2c632933f93b9150e ## About For more than 65 years, the residential municipality of Windcrest in northeast Metro San Antonio has proudly carried the title 'The City of Lights.' Each December, hundreds of local homeowners enter a citywide holiday lights contest, transforming their front yards and roofs into astonishing displays of animated figures, synchronized musical light arrays, and handmade nativity scenes. Families can drive slowly through the neighborhood streets in the cozy warmth of their car, or park near Windcrest City Hall and walk along neighborhood sidewalks with strollers. 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