On December 7, 2024, the Annual Argyle Hometown Christmas Tree Lighting Festival was set for 4 to 6 p.m. at Argyle United Methodist Church on Fort Worth Drive. The weather canceled it.
On December 5, 2026, the festival keeps the same two-hour window but moves to a new host, The Well Community Church at 600 FM 407. This year there's a written plan for weather like 2024's: if conditions turn, the festival moves inside the church.
That plan shapes the rest of Argyle's season. Most of this year's community holiday calendar falls on two Saturdays, Nov. 21 and Dec. 5. Both days happen at addresses on US-377 and FM 407, and most of the events ask you to bring or give something.
The 2024 festival never got to the tree
The Town of Argyle's calendar still has the 2024 notice. It sets the event at Argyle United Methodist Church, 9033 Fort Worth Drive, under a heading that starts "WEATHER CANCELATION." The notice reads:
"With heavy hearts, we must share that the Tree Lighting Festival has been canceled due to the ongoing weather conditions expected to continue through the evening."
The town's posting added that it was looking into ways to reschedule. Two days before that date, the mayor's December column in the Cross Timbers Gazette had promised music, festivities and the lighting of the town's Christmas tree.
An outdoor December event in North Texas is always a gamble on the weather, and in 2024 Argyle lost.
What changes at The Well on Dec. 5
Keep Argyle Beautiful's event page calls The Well "our new host for the festival in 2026." The page lists a weather plan in bold: "The inclement weather plan is to move the festival inside the church."
Families can plan around a set schedule now. The festival runs from 4 to 6 p.m. in two parts:
- 4 to 5:45 p.m.: Music, refreshments, crafts and activities, open to all ages.
- After 5:45 p.m.: The Christmas tree is lit, followed by a community carol performance by candlelight.
The organizers list three things that are new or worth showing up early for this year:
- Giant Christmas cards for first responders. The cards are painted by an Argyle student artist, and everyone at the festival can sign them.
- A food drive for the Argyle Food Bank. Bring shelf-stable food to donate.
- Santa arrives by firetruck. Mrs. Claus and the elves come with him.
Civic groups are invited to host a free activity table, so the crafts may come from Argyle organizations as well as the organizers. Groups can sign up through Keep Argyle Beautiful.
The Cross Timbers Gazette community calendar gives the address as 600 Hwy 407 West. That's the same building the festival page lists at 600 Farm to Market Road 407.
The same Saturday starts at 8 a.m. on US-377
Dec. 5 doesn't start at The Well. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day, Milestone Church at 1119 US-377 holds Christmas Wonder, its Christmas toy giveaway.
Milestone describes the season as a chance to help families going through hardship. Christmas Wonder is one of several ways it invites families to volunteer, along with holiday outreach events and preparing gifts for single moms and widows. For a family looking for a way to serve together, the timing works. Christmas Wonder ends at 2 p.m., and the tree lighting activities start at 4 p.m. on FM 407.
Here's how the day lays out:
| Time | Event | Location | What it asks of you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Christmas Wonder toy giveaway | Milestone Church, 1119 US-377 | Volunteer time through Milestone's outreach |
| 4 to 5:45 p.m. | Tree lighting festival activities | The Well Community Church, 600 FM 407 | Shelf-stable food for the Argyle Food Bank; a signature on the first-responder cards |
| After 5:45 p.m. | Tree lighting and candlelight carols | The Well Community Church, 600 FM 407 | Your voice for the carols |
Two weeks earlier, Nov. 21 fills Hwy 377
The season's first Saturday is about cookies and shopping at local booths, and it runs along the stretch of Hwy 377 near the post office and Settlers Center.
The Lions Club Cookie Crawl. In his October column in the Cross Timbers Gazette, Mayor Ron Schmidt wrote that the Lions Club will hold its annual Cookie Crawl fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 21, "around Argyle." The Gazette's community calendar lists it from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with Settlers Center at 306 Hwy 377 as its location. Tickets and the list of stops for 2026 go through argylebiz.com/events, the link the mayor's column and the calendar both give.
Trading Post 1881. The Argyle Business Association's monthly Trading Post 1881 gift show takes place at Settlers Center that day, and it's also a Cookie Crawl stop. If you're on the crawl, you can pick up cookies and do some local gift shopping at the same stop.
An extra Argyle Farmers Market date. The Argyle Farmers Market normally meets on second Saturdays from April through October, 9 a.m. to noon, according to its website. The Gazette calendar lists a Nov. 21 market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Argyle Community Church on Hwy 377, just south of the post office. That's after the regular season ends, and it runs an hour longer than the regular-season hours.
All three overlap that morning between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the same highway, and the crawl keeps going until 2 p.m. You could pick up a ticket, collect cookies, shop at Settlers Center and stop at the market without leaving Hwy 377 for long.
A season built around giving
Look at the calendar as a whole and nearly every event is tied to giving something away:
- The Cookie Crawl is a Lions Club fundraiser.
- Christmas Wonder is a toy giveaway run as outreach, and families can volunteer.
- The tree lighting collects food for the Argyle Food Bank and has residents sign cards for first responders.
The hosts tell the same story. The tree lighting is organized by Keep Argyle Beautiful and hosted by a church. Christmas Wonder runs out of Milestone Church, the Cookie Crawl comes from the Lions Club, and Trading Post 1881 comes from the Argyle Business Association. Town Hall isn't the backdrop for any of these. Volunteer groups, churches and local businesses run the season, at addresses on 377 and 407.
A short plan for both Saturdays
For the Cookie Crawl, start at argylebiz.com/events before Nov. 21. The mayor's column and the Gazette calendar both point readers to that page for event details. On the day, the crawl runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the farmers market closes at 1 p.m., so stop at Argyle Community Church before lunch.
For Dec. 5, put a few shelf-stable food items by the door that morning so they make it into the car. If your family plans to volunteer at Christmas Wonder, Milestone's event page has the details for its outreach. Get to The Well before 5:45 p.m. if the kids want crafts and time with Santa before the tree is lit. If the weather turns, don't stay home. The festival moves inside the church.
The Cross Timbers Gazette calendar suggests calling ahead to confirm an event is happening as scheduled. That's good advice for any December weekend. This year, unlike 2024, the tree lighting has a plan for bad weather that moves it indoors at The Well.
At Miranda Realty Team, we'll be on Hwy 377 and FM 407 on these two Saturdays like the rest of Argyle. If you'd like to know what your home is worth before the new year, we can talk it over at the Cookie Crawl or by the tree on Dec. 5. When you're ready, Get Your Free Home Valuation.
