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🌱 Peek at Wurstfest through live cameras along the Comal

New Braunfels, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi New Braunfels! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Peek at Wurstfest through live cameras along the Comal
  • Santa's Ranch lights up the holiday drive in New Braunfels
  • New Braunfels' Val Wadas helps Gannon head into tournament play

Also on today's calendar: AI Compliance Playbook for REALTORS® and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly cloudy with showers, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wurstfest FOMO? Watch the festival with these live cameras and don't miss out. (star-telegram.com) — You can get a glimpse of Wurstfest without leaving home: live cameras on Landa River Trips' website overlook parts of the New Braunfels festival grounds. The views show lawns and walking paths rather than the whole celebration, which continues through Nov. 15 with music, food and carnival rides.
   

2. Drive-Through Christmas Lights San Antonio 2026: Santa's Ranch & Displays (sanantoniothingstodo.com) — Santa's Ranch in New Braunfels is welcoming holiday drivers through Jan. 3, with a mile-long display featuring dinosaurs, cowboy Santas and Christmas scenes. Admission starts at $37, and gates open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Visitors should follow entrance directions and stay in the right-hand frontage-road lane when joining the queue.
   

3. Volleyball Knocks Off IUP in Four Sets, Heads Into PSAC Tournament as No. 2 West Seed (gannonsports.com) — New Braunfels' Val Wadas led Gannon with 23 assists and added eight digs as the Golden Knights beat IUP in four sets. Gannon rallied after losing the opening set and enters the conference tournament as the West's No. 2 seed, hosting Shippensburg in Wednesday's quarterfinals.
   

4. Austin Highlights: November 9 to November 12 – Food, Music, Arts & More (austinot.com) — Wurstfest gives New Braunfels residents a local option in this week's Austin-area events guide, with festivities listed through Nov. 15 at Wursthalle near the Comal River headwaters. German food, live music, dancing and carnival rides fill the program, with admission prices varying by day.
   

5. Texas registers 7Brew accessibility project in New Braunfels (comal.news) — A $1 million state filing documents plans for a 7Brew coffee shop in New Braunfels, but doesn't establish an opening date. Registered Nov. 5 for accessibility review, the project lists estimated construction dates of February through June 2027. The filing is not a city building permit or confirmation that construction has begun.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • With its striking blue-gray head, crisp white spectacles, and olive-green back, the blue-headed vireo is a true gem of the forest.
    Often found high in the canopy of mixed woodlands, this bird is a patient insect hunter! It moves deliberately through the branches, occasionally… (Nextdoor Vintage Oaks)
  • *edit to post*
    He has been found. Thank you everyone for your positive energy and being amazing neighbors to look out for our sweet boy. * Lost in veramendi… (Nextdoor Veramendi)
  • Ulta Beauty, Inc. posted a job opening for Specialty Beauty Advisor - Lancome in New Braunfels. Apply here.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in New Braunfels. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Braunfels here.

Ok New Braunfels! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What kind of shoes do frogs wear?" — Open toad (Thank you Kevin M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in New Braunfels

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in New Braunfels

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.