Festival goers can enjoy unlimited admission to the four-day event with the purchase of a $10 wristband, available online at http://sights-n-sounds.org/four-day-wristband/ and at the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins. Wristbands will be available for purchase through Dec. 1.

The 30th Annual Sights & Sounds of Christmas will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at San Marcos Plaza Park, 206 N. CM Allen Parkway. 

Sights & Sounds of Christmas offers free admission to children ages 12 and under. Admission for all others is $5 per day. Purchase of a wristband will save money for anyone who attends more than one day.

The event features hundreds of thousands of lights, musical entertainment, food booths, arts and crafts, carnival rides, ice skating, A Night in Old Bethlehem, a free  petting zoo and of course a visit with Santa Claus. 

Entertainment highlights this year include performances by local schoolchildren; choirs; dancers; and appearances by the Barditch Hippies, the Kelsey Lewis Band, the Ryan Kennedy Band, the Powell Brothers, and many others. 

For more information and a full schedule of events, visit www.sights-n-sounds.org or call 512.710.XMAS (9627).