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🛎️ Don't miss getting my list of things to do in Houston this weekend by signing up for my newsletter. Every signup makes a difference in keeping these posts going🛎️If you want to submit an event, click here. 📨Festival season is upon us. Please get out and enjoy some of Houston's amazing cultural events.Festival & MarketsFriday - East River’s Beats on the Bayou @ East River @ 6PMEnjoy an energetic, family-friendly evening of live music along the waterfront at The Bayou Park every first Friday of the month this summer.Saturday - Southern Smoke Festival @ Discovery Green @ 4PM 85+ of the best chefs in America gather at Discovery Green to serve up everything from smoked meats to scrumptious pastries.Saturday - Coffee and Cars @ POST @ 8AM Come out and enjoy an amazing display of machines at POST!⭐️Saturday - Poder Hispano Festival @ POST @ 12PM The full-day family-friendly event features fun cultural activities, interactive booths hosted by local organizations, and small business vendors.⭐️Saturday - Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival @ Toyota Center @ 10AM Celebrate the beauty and fun of Nigerian culture in Downtown Houston with traditional foods, performances, live music, and more!Saturday - Artisan Market @ Grand Central Park @ 9AM Come stroll through a unique selection of handcrafted treasures and discover locally made foods, flowers, arts, and crafts.Sunday - Texas Bridal & Wedding Expo @ George R. Brown Convention Center @ 12PM Discover regional vendors, latest ideas & inspiration, and limitless possibilities to make your unique wedding a reality!Sunday - Mid-Autumn Family Day @ Asia Society Texas @ 1PM Enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly fun highlighting the rich traditions and stories behind the Mid-Autumn Festival.All weekend - The Original Greek Festival @ Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral The Festival has been bringing a host of festivities to Houston for over 50 years and includes children's cultural activities, live music, dancing, traditional food, shopping, and more.All weekend - Oktoberfest @ Saint Arnold Saint Arnold’s annual celebration features special beer tappings, a German-themed food menu, commemorative merch, live music, games, and more. Ends 10/4.All weekend - Karbachtoberfest @ Karbach Brewing Company Get ready for three unforgettable weekends of beer, live music, wiener dog races, stein-hoisting contests, and all-your-favorite Bavarian fun! Ends 10/5.All weekend - Earthquake Stand-Up @ Houston ImprovAll weekend - 46th Annual Festival Chicano @ Miller Outdoor Theatre The long-standing and beloved Houston tradition of celebrating Chicano music – from Tejano and conjunto, to mariachi and orchestra – is back at Miller!StandupThursday - Funniest Person in Houston Comedy Competition @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 7PM / 9PMThursday - Led Varela Stand-Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM *In SpanishThursday - Andy Huggins & Friends Comedy Show @ Punchline Houston @ 7:30PMSaturday - Bald Brothers: Kevonstage & Tony Baker Comedy Show @ Bayou Music Center @ 7PMSaturday - ‘Club 520’ Podcast Live @ House of Blues @ 8PMSunday - ‘Hasan Hates Rony | Rony Hates Hasan’ Live Show @ The Hobby Center @ 6PM / 8:30PM Some of America’s leading comedians face off about America’s most urgent issues, air grievances, and debate each other in this unique live show.Sunday - Greg Gutfeld Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 3PM With Tom ShillueSunday - Ai Norman Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 7PMFRIDAY & SATURDAY - Langston Kerman Stand-Up @ The Riot Comedy ClubFRIDAY & SATURDAY - Geoffrey Asmus Stand-Up @ Punchline HoustonSportsFriday - Dash vs Orlando Pride @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7PMSaturday - Dynamo FC vs San Diego FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PMArts & CultureOPENING WEEKEND - Age in our times @ The Health Musuem This Healing Arts exhibition reframes what it means to grow older through the perspectives of 38 local artists and writers from Houston. Ends 3/2026Ongoing - ‘Coastal Cowboys’ Exhibition @ Heritage Society Sam Houston Park This groundbreaking show sheds light on a network of Texas coastal ranches that flourished long before Texas found its place on the map, revealing how these cowboys forged a distinct way of life amid sand, salt, and sea. Ends 12/2025.Ongoing - ‘Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video’ Exhibition @ Menil NEW - The exhibition explores the relationship between drawing, television, and video from the late 1950s into the 1980s. Ends 2/8/2026.Ongoing - ‘Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson’ Exhibition @ Menil Known for her densely layered and meticulously constructed watercolors and collages, Nilsson brings her prominent artistic style to Menil’s special Wall Drawing Series. Ends 8/16/2026.Ongoing - ‘The Space Between Looking and Loving’ Exhibition @ Menil Featuring new work by Francesca Fuchs and selections from the Menil’s collection and archives, the exhibition explores the affective power and relational histories of objects in domestic settings. Ends 11/2.Ongoing - ‘Robert Rauschenberg: Fabric Works of the 1970s’ Exhibition @ Menil Celebrating one hundredth birthday of renowned American artist Robert Rauschenberg, this exhibition that looks at the artist’s expressive and conceptual use of fabric as a sculptural medium. Ends 3/1/2026.Ongoing - ‘Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe’ Exhibition @ CAMH The exhibition surveys nearly a decade of multi-disciplinary artist Tomashi Jackson’s works, including vibrant and thoughtful paintings, prints, videos, photography, and sculpture. Ends 3/29/2026.Ongoing - ‘OUT OF STOCK’ Exhibition @ CAMH This exhibition features artworks by over 30 teen artists responding to questions surrounding consumer culture and reflects on the compulsion to fulfill endless desires. Ends 10/19.Ongoing - ‘Bio Morphe’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts The Moody’s fall 2025 exhibition focuses on the topic of biomorphism—artistic styles that use occurring patterns or shapes inspired by nature— as seen through the lens of seven international artists. Ends 12/20.Ongoing - ‘Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks’ Immersive Experience @ Space Center Houston Experience the story of humanity’s reach for the Moon in a 360° immersive journey through space and time narrated by Tom Hanks.All Ages/Good for kidsFriday - Kids: ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Live Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 6PMFriday - Playdate @ MFAH @ 11:30AM Through play and experimentation in programs like MFAH Playdate, toddlers have their first experience with art.Saturday - Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in NeedvilleSunday - Mid-Autumn Festival @ Children’s Museum Houston @ 10AMCelebrate the annual Mid-Autumn Fest through activities, storytelling, lion dance, contests and more!Sunday - Little Artists @ MFAH @ 1PM Families are invited to join an exciting art adventure at the Museum. Ongoing - Zoo Boo @ Houston Zoo Count down to Halloween together with the Zoo - enjoy fun activities, dress up in costumes, and celebrate all things Fall. Ends 10/31.Ongoing - Houston Pumpkin Festival @ Discovery Green Discovery Green brings farmland to downtown with 50+ pumpkin varieties for sale, world’s largest bouncy pumpkin, a corn pit, photo ops, activities, and more fall festivities! Ends 11/2.Ongoing - ‘Beat The Bomb’ Experience The World’s Craziest Team Game is coming to Houston! Step into a real life video game and get blasted with paint, foam, and slime if you lose.Ongoing - Sloomoo Exhibition @ Marq E Entertainment Center Immerse yourself in the joy of sensory play with Sloomoo Institute’s colorful world of never-ending, hand-crafted slime, yummy scents, and soothing ASMR delights. Ends 12/31.Ongoing - ‘Extreme Animals Alive’ Exhibition @ HMNS Step into a graphic novel and explore the unique adaptations that make Earth’s creatures fearless and fascinating, beautiful and bold. Ends 12/31.Ongoing - ‘Body Worlds 101: The Core of Life’ Exhibition @ The Health Museum This fascinating all-new exhibit is designed to ignite curiosity, understanding, and awe for the human body for visitors of all ages.Live TheaterAll weekend - Cirque du Soleil @ Toyota Center LAST CHANCE - Cirque du Soleil reveals the hidden, secret world of insects in ‘OVO’ - a colorful, boisterous, and non-stop production mimicking the natural movements and energy of the ecosystem.All weekend - ‘King for a Day: The Music of Elvis’ Concert @ Jones Hall Don’t miss the electrifying 5x Las Vegas Headliner of the Year Frankie Moreno as he brings Elvis’s signature swagger to hit after iconic hit.All weekend - ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Play @ Stages Houston ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is an epic and timely story of family, ambition, and risk, sprawling across 163 years of history of the Lehman Brothers. Ends 10/12.All weekend - ‘The Da Vinci Code’ Play @ Alley Theatre Based on the smash hit novel by Dan Brown, embark on a journey across Europe as two people race to solve a deadly puzzle that could change history. Ends 10/19.All weekend - ‘The Body Snatcher’ Play @ Alley Theatre Just in time for spooky season, this spine-tingling love story, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Victorian Gothic classic, comes alive onstage. Ends 10/26.All weekend - ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Play @ The George Theatre Filled with sharp humor, emotional depth, and surprising moments of connection, this play puts you at the center of a dramatic debate between two brilliant minds - Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. Ends 10/19.All weekend - ‘Man of La Mancha’ Play @ Stageworks Theater This epic and poignant play-within-a-play celebrates the preservation of one man who refuses to relinquish his ideals and who is determined to see life not as it is, but how it ought to be. Ends 10/12.All weekend - ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ Play @ The Ensemble Theatre Exploring the themes of race, community, and societal obstacles, this comedy play follows a young African-American girl on a journey toward competing in the National Spelling Bee. Ends 10/12.All weekend - ‘Eureka Day’ Play @ 4th Wall Theatre Company Hilarious, razor-sharp, and all-too-timely, ‘Eureka Day’ is a satire about privilege, parenting, and the minefield of modern communication in an age of misinformation and moral conviction. Ends 10/11.All weekend - ‘Purlie Victorious’ Play @ Main Street Theater - Rice Village Ossie Davis’ classic 1960s comedy is brought back to the stage in this blazing and hilarious adaptation about the adventures of a traveling preacher. Ends 10/12.All weekend - ‘Endgame’ Play @ MATCH The Catastrophic Theatre’s adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy explores themes of existentialism, aging, and the human condition in a post-apocalyptic setting. Ends 10/11.All weekend - ‘Drunk Dracula’ Performance @ Drunk Shakespeare This October, watch as one brave actor downs five shots of whiskey and hilariously attempts to retell the classic tale of Transylvania's thirstiest vampire. Ends 11/2.Live MusicThursday - The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM Hear a collective of classical musicians breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal tracks.Thursday - Disclosure @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM With BaaltiThursday - Rio Romeo @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Frances ForeverThursday - Aaron Lewis & The Starliners @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM With Tyler BoothThursday - The Jerry Jeff Walker Band @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Django Walker & Matt TedderThursday - Between The Buried And Me @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM With Hail The SunThursday - Drop Dead, Gorgeous @ Scout Bar @ 7PM With Lights & Apparitions and FacetimeThursday - Davy Knowles @ The Big Top @ 9PMFriday - Cobweb Cabaret Show @ Warehouse Live @ 9PMFriday - Lorna Shore @ 713 Music Hall @ 6:30PM With The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow of Intent, & PeelingfleshFriday - Ocean Alley @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Bird and ByronFriday - Passion Pit + Phantogram @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PMFriday - Tab Benoit @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Ghalia VoltFriday - Ghengar @ Stereo Live @ 10PM With HVDESFriday - Millionaires @ The Secret Group @ 7PM With Waiting 4 AprilFriday - Sweet Magnolia Brass Band @ Continental Club @ 9PM With Juvenoia and Coulter Lee & The Bad HabitsSaturday - ‘DECLARE’ Performance @ The Hobby Center @ 7PM Apollo Chamber Players perform a multidisciplinary concert that reflects the aspirations and complexities of America’s past and present.Saturday - Candlelight: Rock Favorites on Strings @ Resurrection MCC @ 6:30PM Your favorite rock hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Queen, Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, The Beatles, & more.Saturday - Candlelight: Tribute to Queen @ Resurrection MCC @ 8:30PMSaturday - Jon Batiste @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM With Andra Day & Diana SilversSaturday - David Archuleta @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Rachell BochnerSaturday - Anova Skyway @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Vehement Burn & StonesideSaturday - Sextile + Automatic @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM With The OperaSaturday - Audien @ Stereo Live @ 10PMSaturday - All The Feels R&B Party @ Warehouse Live @ 10PMSaturday - Leon III @ Continental Club @ 9PM With Hunter PerrinSaturday - Flannel Inc: 90s Grunge Rock Night @ The Big Top @ 9:30PMSaturday - Amanda Ekery @ Asia Society Texas @ 7:30PMSunday - Shaboozey @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM With Kevin PowersSunday - Djo @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PMSATURDAY & SUNDAY - Junior H @ Woodlands PavilionOther EventsThursday - Movies Under the Stars: ‘Wicked’ Screening @ Market Square Park @ 8PMFriday - Happy Hour Friday - Tango Night @ MFAH @ 5PMExplore the galleries after-hours, mingle with the local tango community and learn new moves at this special edition of the MFAH’s Happy Hour!Friday - Movie Night on the Lawn: ‘Caddyshack’ Screening @ POST @ 8PMSaturday - Night at the MFAH @ MFAH @ 6PMExplore galleries, new installations, and current exhibitions; plus enjoy a cocktail, chat with curators, listen to live music, and mingle with other art enthusiasts.Saturday - ‘ASCO: Without Permission’ Screening @ MFAH @ 7PMFRIDAY & SUNDAY - ‘The Greeks Had a Word for Them’ Screening @ MFAH
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