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This weekend kicks off the inaugural Houston Art Week. This extends the beloved Bayou City Art Festival out of memorial park and into cool events all across the city. Please support the arts!

Festival & Markets

Friday – Traditional Korean Performances @ MFAH @ 6:30PM The MFAH celebrates its Arts of Korea Gallery with traditional music and dance performances.

Sunday – Filipino 🇵🇭 American History Month Celebration @ POST @ 12PM Step into a bustling market filled with Filipino flavors, handmade goods, and unique finds, then stay for a full schedule of live music, cultural dance, and engaging performances.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Korean Festival Houston @ Discovery Green Experience the rich culture, traditions, music, fashion, and flavors of Korea at one of the city's largest cultural events! Shop from local small businesses and enjoy family-friendly activities.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Katy Rice Harvest Festival @ Downtown Enjoy two big days of excitement and family fun with live entertainment and music, craft and food booths, a carnival, and more.

All weekend – Bayou City Art Festival @ Memorial Park Houston's iconic art festival allows visitors to shop unique artworks from over 300 artists, enjoy food from local vendors, and live entertainment.

All weekend – International Quilt Festival @ George R. Brown Convention Center
See more than 1,100 quilts on display from antiques to modern; shop at more than 600 booths and learn at 275 + classes and lectures!

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 – Texas Renaissance Festival @ Todd Mission NEW – On Saturdays and Sundays, the King invites all to his 16th century English village for a celebration of all things Renaissance! Ends 11/30.

Standup

Friday – Lady Bits: Houston's Funniest Women Comedy Show @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Saturday – Tom Cassidy Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 7PM

Saturday – Elena Torres Stand-Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM *In Spanish

Sunday – Auntie Hammy Stand-Up @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 8PM

Sunday – 9 Year Anniversary Party @ The Secret Group @ 9PM

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – – Ian Bagg Stand-Up @ Houston Improv

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Pete Lee Stand-Up @ The Riot Comedy Club Celebrate 9 years of comedy, music, and memories with free entry, karaoke, comedy, and drink specials!

All weekend – Beth Stelling Stand-Up @ Punchline Houston

Arts & Culture

Friday – FREE EVENT – Houston Symphonic Band's Multicultural Concert @ Resurrection Metropolitan Church @ 7PM

Saturday – DACAMERA Performance @ Menil @ 3PM Enjoy an outdoor jazz performance on the Menil Lawn by DACAMERA Young Artists.

Sunday – Ludovico Einaudi @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

All weekend – Saint-Saëns & Falla in Concert @ Jones Hall Brilliant pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs Saint-Saëns's crowd-pleasing Piano Concerto No. 5 and Manuel de Falla's exuberant 'The Three-Cornered Hat.'

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.

Ongoing – '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 – 'Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography' Exhibition @ MFAH
The annual exhibition documents and celebrates Houston's diverse neighborhoods through student photography that captures daily life in our communities, identity, and future. Ends Spring 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.

All Ages/Good for kids

Saturday – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

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 Theater

Saturday – Choir! Choir! Choir! @ The Hobby Center @ 7:30PM Prepare to laugh, dance and sing your hearts out to the music of Queen in this fully interactive, participatory concert.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – 'A Flamenco Journey' Performance @ The Hobby Center Through powerful singing, virtuosic guitar playing, and expressive dance, this performance takes viewers across the Atlantic, showcasing the evolution of flamenco.

All weekend – 'Carrie' Musical @ The Owen Theatre Based on the novel by Stephen King and adapted from the cult classic film, this musical is a thrilling exploration of vengeance, empowerment and the supernatural. Ends 10/26.

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 – 'Mud Row' Play @ Stages Beneath the roof of one house, generations apart, four sisters must confront their shared legacies, and each other, in this riveting, humorous, and hopeful story about sisterhood and family. Ends 11/2.

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.

All weekend – 'Midnight High: A Night at the Oxhead' Immersive Performance @ MATCH This immersive and interactive show tells a story about the intersection of power and desire for belonging through a western and science-fiction lens. Ends 10/25.

Live Music

Friday – uicideboys @ Toyota Center @ 6:30PM With Night Lovell, Germ, & Joeyy

Friday – The Lumineers @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7:30PM With Chance Peña

Friday – Cannibal Corpse @ House of Blues @ 6PM With Fulci, Municipal Waste, & Full Of Hell

Friday – The Dare Night 2 @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Friday – Polo & Pan @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Gelli Haha

Friday – Cowgirl Clue @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With White Ring & Touching Ice

Friday – Cowboy Mouth @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With The Unnaturals

Friday – Lincoln Swanzy @ Armadillo Palace @ 9PM

Friday – Ship Wreck @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Friday – SABAI @ Warehouse Live @ 10PM With Julienne By & Miles Away

Friday – Glixen @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Friday – Stoned Immaculate: Tribute to Doors @ Scout Bar @ 9PM With Los Immortales: Tribute to Heroes Del Silencio

Friday – Bayou Saints @ Continental Club @ 9:30PM With Terra Coast & Left of West

Saturday – Candlelight: Horror Classics @ Resurrection MCC @ 6:30PM This unforgettable evening will bring to life the spookiest scores from the most iconic horror films, including 'The Lost Boys,' 'The Shining,' 'The Conjuring,' & more.

Saturday – Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons @ Resurrection MCC @ 8:30PM

Saturday – Ramon Ayala @ Toyota Center @ 8:30PM

Saturday – Keith Urban @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM With Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, & Karley Scott Collins

Saturday – Radiohead Trip Laser Spectacular @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Saturday – James Marriott @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Poise

Saturday – Kublai Khan TX @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM With Drain, Gideon, & Guilt Trip

Saturday – The Legendary Pink Dots @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Saturday – Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM With Budman/Levy Orchestra

Saturday – Adam Calhoun @ Scout Bar @ 8PM With Hard Target, Cymple Man, & Dusty Leigh

Saturday – The Patrice Pike Band @ Continental Club @ 9PM With Pecos Jane

Saturday – Light Rock Express @ The Big Top @ 9:30PM

Sunday – The Sound of Animals Fighting @ House of Blues @ 6PM With The Casket Lottery, Soft Blue Shimmer, & This Will Destroy You

Sunday – Janine @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Brandon

Sunday – Michael Schenker @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Armored Saint

Sunday – harf. @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Dipsea Flower

Sunday – Paul Cauthen @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Sunday – Bilmuri @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Sunday – Scotty Austin @ Scout Bar @ 2:30PM

Other Events

Friday – Happy Hour Friday @ MFAH @ 5PM Explore the campus, visit the galleries after-hours, and get a drink at the bar at MFAH's Happy Hour! Ends 11/28.

Friday – Yappy Hour @ Market Square Park @ 5PM Enjoy live music, free dog-themed goodies, and community vibes at this monthly dog-friendly event.

Saturday – 'The Holy Mountain' Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM

Saturday – Zoolates: Pilates at the Zoo @ Houston Zoo @ 7:30AM

Saturday – Yoga in the Bamboo Garden @ Asia Society Texas @ 10AM Join an invigorating workshop-style yoga class overlooking AST's serene bamboo garden!

Sunday – 'The Librarians' Screening @ MFAH @ 2PM