Things to do in Houston this weekend – November 9th – November 12th

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THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 9th

Ongoing – Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar. General admission is free.

Jason Cheny Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM

The Brook & The Bluff @ House of Blues @ 7:30PM With Bendigo Fletcher

Laufey @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

Men I Trust @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM With TOPS

Greensky Bluegrass @ The Heights Theater @ 7:30PM With Lindsay Lou

Tesseract @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

JMSN @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

LSDREAM Audio Visual Experience @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Terra Coast @ Scout Bar @ 8PM

FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 10th

Rockets vs Pelicans @ Toyota Center @ 7PM

Frostival @ Discovery Green @ 6PM Discovery Green’s annual winter celebration returns with classic winter traditions, including ice skating, Santas, Snow Zone, and much more.

‘Little Mermaid 2023’ Screening @ Discovery Green @ 7PM

‘Falstaff’ Opera @ Brown Theater @ 7:30PM This iconic production of Giuseppe Verdi’s final masterpiece is a fast-paced, life-affirming comedy.

Steve Solomon @ The Grand @ 8PM Steve Solomon’s ‘My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!’ play is one of the longest running one-man comedies in history.

Junior H @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Lil Uzi Vert @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Yahritza Y Su Esencia @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Stephen Sanchez @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Stephen Day

Jackie Venson @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Kam Franklin

Paul Van Dyk @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

eaJ @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Houston Diwali Fest @ RISE Rooftop @ 6PM Enjoy a special Diwali bazaar and party

The Spazmatics @ Scout Bar @ 10PM

SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 11th

Veterans Day Celebration @ Downtown @ 10AM

Art Beyond Sight @ MFAH @ 11AM Trained educators use verbal description and hands-on materials to engage bling or partially sighted visitors with museum art.

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Farmers Market @ Market Square Park @ 9AM This fall, enjoy Houston’s best vendors in the very heart of downtown!

Flea by Night @ Discovery Green This open-air market features local artisans and small business owners selling vintage, handmade, recycled, repurposed and local goods.

The Woodlands Pub Crawl with Saint Arnold @ 2PM

Family Overnight @ Space Center Houston @ 5PM Spend a night at the Space Center for their special camping experience for the whole family.

Steampunk Spectacular @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 5:30PM Enjoy an evening of unforgettable entertainment including roaming dancers, costumes, live music on unconventional instruments, and more steampunk extravaganza!

Bella Gaia and The Earth Harp Collective @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 7:30PM

Virtuosi Opening Night @ The Hobby Center @ 7:30PM The premier youth chamber orchestra in the Houston metropolitan area, Virtuosi Houston open their newest season with a spectacular concert programme.

R&B Only Live @ Bayou Music Center @ 9PM

Peter McPoland @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Stephen Dawes

Smoakland @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Flo Milli @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

The Spazmatics @ Scout Bar @ 10PM

SUNDAY – NOVEMBER 12th

Rockets vs Nuggets @ Toyota Center @ 6PM Promotion: Military Appreciation Night

Ali Wong Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

Pierce The Veil @ 713 Music Hall @ 6:30PM

Better Than Ezra @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM With Howie Day

Andrew McMahon @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

The Paper Kites @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With The Cactus Blossoms

Darcy & Jer LIVE @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Soda Stereo @ RISE Rooftop @ 2PM

Red @ Scout Bar @ 7:30PM

All Weekend

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Galaxy Lights Experience @ Space Center Houston @ 6PM This space-themed holiday light show defies gravity, transcends Earth’s boundaries, and transports you to the edge of the universe.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Children’s Festival: Dino Party @ Woodlands Pavilion Enjoy an epic two-day dinosaur adventure featuring Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live, plus hands-on activities, toddler fun, art projects, active adventures and SO much more!

All weekend – Nutcracker Market @ NRG Center @ 10AM This holiday fundraising event features hundreds of merchants offering unique items, including home decor, food, apparel, toys, etc.

All weekend – Steve Byrne Stand Up @ Houston Improv

All weekend – Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2023 HCAF 2023 features a wide variety of curated feature films with a focus on the diverse cultural community of Houston.

All weekend – Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances in Concert @ Jones Hall The stellar Juraj Valčuha (conductor) and Behzod Abduraimov (piano) take on one of the most challenging in the piano repertoire – the breathtakingly beautiful ‘Symphonic Dances’ by Rachmaninoff.

All weekend – Disney on Ice @ NRG Stadium Celebrate the unforgettable adventures of your favorite Disney and Pixar characters brought to life in new magical ways.

All weekend – ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Musical @ Lynn Lucas Performing Arts Center National Youth Theater take on Broadway’s international sensation show and one of the most beloved stories of all time.

All weekend – ‘Anastasia’ Musical @ Crighton Theatre This dazzling show transports its audience from the Russian Empire to Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past.

All weekend – ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Play @ Art Factory A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is an icon of the American theater.

All weekend – ‘Switzerland’ Play @ Stages Repertory Theatre LAST CHANCE – Brimming with razor-sharp dialogue and dark wit, ‘Switzerland’ is a gripping psychological thriller that’s sure to leave you breathless.

All weekend – 'Always…Patsy Cline' Musical @ Stages Repertory TheatreThe musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, also includes many of Patsy’ unforgettable.

Ongoing

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

Ongoing – ‘Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection’ Exhibition @ MFAH The exhibition showcases the renowned collection of the Hammer Museum at UCLA, including major works of art by Titian, Rembrandt, Cezanne, van Gogh, and others.

Ongoing – ‘Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955’ Exhibition @ MFAH See the famous works by photographers Robert Frank and Todd Webb as they individually made their way across the country in 1955, capturing the real life and diversity of American landscapes and towns throughout.

Ongoing – ‘Jordan Strafer: Trilogy’ Exhibition @ CAMHJordan Strafer’s uniquely pleasurable and perverse work examines the phenomenon of violence and power in the human world.

Ongoing – ‘Hanne Darboven – Writing Time’ Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition explores the intertwining of writing and drawing that formed the core of German artist Hanne Darboven’s practice for over forty years.

Ongoing – ‘Chryssa & New York’ Exhibition @ Menil Greek-born artist Chryssa’s pioneering works combined industrial processes and traditional sculpture-making to create monumental art pieces that respond to our urban, everyday environments.

Ongoing – Nestor Topchy’s Portraits Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition presents more than one hundred portraits made over the past twenty years by Houston-based artist Nestor Topchy.

Ongoing – ‘Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980’ Exhibition @ Menil The mini exhibition presents artists’ response to the precariousness of life through the expression of longing, grief, and spirituality.

Ongoing – ‘Laure Prouvost: Above Front Tears Nest in South’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts French artist Laure Prouvost brings her surreal, immersive scenarios to Texas.

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