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Pioneer Farms – Pioneer Crossing

Historic Holiday Village Outing or Performance of "Ebenezer's Journey" for Two or Four (Up to Half Off)

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In a Nutshell

Actors re-create holiday traditions from the Texas frontier in the 1800s, with decorations and full-scale adaptation of A Christmas Carol

The Fine Print

  • Expiration varies
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Must use promotional value in 1 visit.
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Contrary to popular belief, all the world is not a stage—sometimes people just say things to get attention. See an actual stage with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options

  • $8 for two entries to Prairie Christmas (up to a $16 value)
  • $16 for four entries to Prairie Christmas (up to a $32 value)
  • $12 for two tickets to Ebenezer's Journey (a $24 value)
  • $24 for four tickets to Ebenezer's Journey (a $48 value)

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 1–2, 8–9, and 15–16, Pioneer Farms hosts Prairie Christmas, which allows guests to experience holiday decorations and festivities from the Texas frontier in the 1800s.

From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 7–8 and 14–15, the reenactors of Pioneer Farms turn the Village into a giant stage as they interact with visitors and perform an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

Pioneer Farms

The percussive sounds of water drums and rattling gourds echo across limestone bluffs and the grassy banks of a meandering creek. A cedar-post fence creaks in the breeze. An elegant Victorian farmhouse towers over livestock corrals. Pioneer Farms' themed history sites sprawl across 90 wooded acres, immersing visitors of all ages in exhibits and living demonstrations of Texas history. The grounds also serve as a haven for historic 1800s buildings, many of which were transplanted from their original plots throughout the state and reconstructed with rubber cement.

Offering a snapshot of central Texas's Native American population, an authentic Tonkawa encampment dating back to 1841 welcomes guests to visit tepees and dance to tribal music under a centuries-old oak tree. An 1873 Texian farm, which includes a log-and-board cabin on its original site, provides livestock care and tractor-throwing demonstrations, and the restored rural village of Sprinkle Corner introduces visitors to carpenters, blacksmiths, a general store, and a 19th-century stagecoach house from which more than 12 horse-drawn wagons convey passengers across the farm throughout the day. Wild animals raise their heads above lush grasses near Walnut Creek, and the Scarborough Barn allows children to meet their favorite farm animals. Visitors can further connect to history and nature through the farm's many programs and classes, including workshops focused on traditional blacksmithing, cooking in the buildings' original kitchens, and basic photo red-eye correction using squid ink.

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The Groupon Guide to: Basketball Plays

Though it might seem like basketball players are just running around to maintain enough sweat to look beautiful on television, they are actually running complex offensive plays. Here are some simple plays that you can try out next time you hit the hardtop:

Dribble Drive: Each offensive player grabs a basketball and dribbles to the hoop. The one who dribbles fastest wins the points.

Pick and Roll: One of the players "picks" which teammate he believes will be the one to shoot the ball. If he is correct, the player that took the shot has to call a timeout so he can immediately get his reward—a "roll" filled with ham and creamed corn.

Backdoor Cut: This is considered the trickiest play in basketball because it requires the offensive team to distract the defense by having their coach put on a top hat, wander onto the court, and ask the defensive players if they'd like to see what his head looks like without a top hat. If the defensive players ignore the coach's distraction, the offensive players should blow on the defenders' eyes until the dryness becomes unbearable.

Which basketball player was voted most beautiful?

Pioneer Farms

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    Pioneer Crossing

    10621 Pioneer Farms Dr.
    Austin, Texas 78754
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Reviews

  • My four year old loved it and didn't want to leave even after three hours.
    Greg G., 5/20/11
  • The grounds and the building are a great learning facility.
    Tracy B., 11/2/11