Experience Miracle on 5th Street
The pop-up bar returns to the Eleanor this year with holiday cocktails and Christmas decor. The menu includes drinks like the "Christmapolitan" with spiced cranberry sauce, rosemary and absinthe mist and the "Snowball Old Fashioned" with carmelized pecan bourbon and spiced molasses syrup. Open 2 p.m.-2 a.m. daily and Noon-2 a.m. Dec. 20-25th. Check the pop-up's website for private event closures. 307 W. Fifth St. www.miracleon5thst.com
Through Dec. 31
Head to a winter wonderland
GIbson Street Bar transforms into Gibson Wonderland for the entire month of December. This second annual event features seasonal cocktails, including Blitzen’s brew and a Ho Ho Hot Toddy, and festive decorations. Mon.-Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m., Sat. noon-2 a.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Free. Gibson Street Bar, 1109 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin. 512-386-1345. www.gibsonstreetbar.com
Through Dec. 31
Visit a pop-up restaurant
East Austin Chinese restaurant Old Thousand pops up at downtown Pacific Asian restaurant and cocktail bar She’s Not Here this holiday season. Old Thousand’s entire menu is available, including its brisket fried rice, as well as a “Naughty List” bar menu with themed cocktails, including Hot Cocoa-Nut and Heat Miser. Sun.-Thu. 4-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 4-11 p.m. Free. She’s Not Here, 440 W. Second St., Austin. 512-888-1970. www.snhaustin.com
Dec. 16
Deck out your stocking
Christmas-themed bar Lala’s Christmas Nugget hosts a Christmas Stockings event to benefit the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, which serves almost 11,000 students ages 6 to 22. Purchase a stocking for $5 at the bar, take it home and decorate it, and then bring it back on Dec. 16 for a stocking hanging party. 6 p.m. Free. Lala’s Little Nugget, 2207 Justin Lane, Austin. 512-487-5297. www.lalasaustintexas.com
