Consider our 2025 gift guide your newest cozy holiday read. | Graphic by 6AM City
Happy holidays, San Antonio. We’ve spent hours curating our collection of 2025’s best holiday gifts. Read on for 90+ gift ideas, including local finds.
Gifts for your significant other
Local pick: Soap-making workshop | $55+ | We love a cozy self-care gift that you can do together.
Shiatsu foot massager | $79.99 | Nothing says “I love you” like a foot massage — give your hands a break and gift one complete with heat, vibration, and rolling compression.
Barefoot Dreams blanket wrap | $178 | Elevate cozy holiday moments with a luxurious cardigan that might just be the softest thing they’ve ever draped around them.
Full-zip flannel jacket | $36.99 | Flannel, cotton, and fleece combine in this ultra-soft, stylish hoodie.
Gifts for parents
Snack organizer | $36.95 | Kids will love this snack spinner’s push button and slidable compartments — and parents will love how it makes snack time portable and stress-free.
Car backseat organizer | $25.99 | Gift parents peaceful car rides thanks to a two-pack of car organizers complete with a clear tablet holder and multiple compartments.
Local pick:Float tank | $59+ | All parents want is peace and quiet. Give them the gift of total sensory deprivation.
Gifts for retirees
Local pick: Please leave by 9 p.m. pillow | $30 | Retirement is about rest, and they can’t rest with visitors sticking around late.
Garden kneeler and stool | $30.90 | Gardening’s more fun without the knee and back pain — we love this all-in-one stool that functions as both a bench and seat + organizes garden tools.
Smart birdfeeder with camera | $159.99 | Birders can watch special visitors up close with this durable and weatherproof birdfeeder.
🦃 Trot for a cause at this beloved Thanksgiving tradition
Presented by YMCA of Greater San Antonio
Photos courtesy YMCA of Greater San Antonio
Get ready for a gobblin’ good time with friends, family, and more than 1,100 fellow trotters when the 14th Annual Turkey Trot returns, Saturday, Nov. 22.
Featuring three races — the 1-mile walk, 5K, or 10K — this cherished fall tradition is held in benefit of the YMCA’s One Y Annual Campaign, which directly supports our Central Texas community through youth programs, healthy living, and local initiatives.
Pro tip: Costumes + festive hats are highly encouraged.
“We know this $150 gift card will serve as a lifeline to so many,” said Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. Her words are related to the joint work of SA’s Department of Human Services, Metro Health, and local donors to offer gift cards for food assistance. Find out more about the city’s efforts.
Civic
The people have spoken. Democracy was in action earlier this week as San Antonians voted in favor of both Project Marvel funding and plans to improve the east-side rodeo grounds. We recently rounded up the latest developments for the Spurs’ potential future home. (KENS 5)
Open
A new grocery store worth fighting over a parking spot is now open in San Antonio. Yes, we’re talking about Trader Joe’s, which just opened its newest SATX store at Huebner Oaks shopping center in the Northwest Side. (San Antonio Business Journal)
Opening
In other foodie news, Comal County is getting its third Chick-fil-A location next year. Construction for the $4.5 million project will begin at New Braunfels’ Creekside Town Center in June, and it will wrap by the end of 2026. (San Antonio Business Journal)
Weather
It’s time to dust off that sweater because a cold front is on its way — a real one. Temperatures in the Alamo City are expected to drop into the mid-40s early next week, with highs coming down as low as 64º at times. Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a brisk hike. (My SA)
Sports
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Health
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Shop
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Finance
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80-year-old Natalie Grabow recently became the oldest woman to cross the finish line at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, doing so in just under the 17-hour time limit.
That got us thinking: How would we create a course comprising the feared 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, and 26.2-mile run in San Antonio?
Swim | We’d start the event at Medina Lake, where picturesque, tranquil waters provide the perfect backdrop for the swim.
Bike | We planned out a route on Google Maps for this one, starting where we left off at Medina Lake, heading north through multiple state parks, and then heading back to the Alamo City via Canyon Lake + New Braunfels.
Run | That ride lands us at Plaza de Armas, right by the start line for the upcoming inaugural San Antonio Marathon. So we’re just copying that route.
First up: You can head to the San Antonio Public Library to explore a curated selection of books by Indigenous authors, and stories that honor Native voices.
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