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Please double check anything before setting out! There are severe thunderstorms predicted on Saturday morning, so many events may be delayed or cancelled.

🧧Lunar New Year Events🧧

SATURDAY – Lunar New Year Celebration @ The Woodlands Children’s Museum @ 10AM See creative art projects and performances by the Houston Lion Kings.

SATURDAY – Fried Rice Cook Off and Lunar New Year Celebration @ West Alabama Icehouse @ 12PM Enjoy unlimited fried rice tastings, kid-friendly activities, a ping pong tournament, and much more!

SUNDAY – Lunar New Year Celebration @ POST @ 12PM Shop from the Asian pop-up market, taste traditional festive food, and see lion dances.

Ongoing – Radiant Nature @ Houston Botanic Gardens More than 50 larger-than-life Chinese lantern installations come to life in stunning displays that showcase the beauty of nature and celebrate the promise of the Lunar New Year.

THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 1st

Dylan Scott @ House of Blues @ 7PM

The Hails @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM With Foxtide

Dogs In A Pile @ Last Concert Cafe @ 8PM

Veil of Maya @ Scout Bar @ 6PM

FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 2nd

Rockets vs Raptors @ Toyota Center @ 7PM

Cinema Luminaire Film Program @ Discovery Green @ 7PM Dive into the extraordinary world of Georges Méliès in screening of his most beloved silent films as you listen to live music from French violinist Kami Ghavi Helm.

Dance Party @ Menil @ 7PM Enjoy live performances from Houston-based multidisciplinary artists and DJ music.

Club 90s: Justin Bieber Night @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Wade Bowen @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

Must Die! @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Indie Dance Night @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 3rd

Harlem Globetrotters vs Washington Generals @ NRG Arena @ 2PM / 7PM

Mardi Gras @ Kemah Boardwalk @ 12PM Enjoy a full day of fun with beads, kids' crafts, live music, and the Yachty Gras Boat Parade.

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Winter Nights @ MFAH @ 6PM Enjoy a cocktail, hear from curators, listen to live music, and spend time up close with your favorite works of art.

First Saturday Arts Market @ Houston Heights @ 11AM Visit Houston’s original monthly outdoor arts event!

Coffee and Cars @ POST @ 9AM Come out and enjoy an amazing display of machines at POST! Postponed until next week.

HTown Market @ POST @ 11AM Shop from over 100's vendors including artists, boutiques, sneakers, vintage clothing, jewelry, candles, craftsman, flowers, skincare, food & treats, a live DJ and more.

Glow Up Yoga @ MATCH @ 10AM Every 1st Saturday of the month, prepare to GLOW UP as you breathe, stretch, and elevate at this free yoga session.

Michael Yo Stand Up @ House of Blues @ 7PM

‘Madame Butterfly’ Opera @ Houston Grand Opera @ 7:30PM Puccini’s beloved ‘Madame Butterfly’, with its soaring score and unforgettable tragic story, returns to HGO in a revival of director Michael Grandage’s critically acclaimed production.

DACAMERA Concert @ Menil @ 3PM Enjoy a free chamber music and jazz concert by one of the most beloved Houston ensembles.

‘Nihon Buyo: From Kabuki to Boléro’ Performance @ The Hobby Center Japan-Society of Houston (JASH) presents Nihon Buyo (literally “Japanese Dance”), an elegant, refined art form performed by artists skillfully trained in kabuki dance.

Oliver Tree @ 713 Music Hall @ 7PM

Jason Boland & The Stragglers @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Logan Halstead

Cloonee @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Emo Nite @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

SUNDAY – FEBRUARY 4th

Family Zone @ MFAH @ 1PM On selected Sundays, families are invited to visit the MFAH for exciting activities in the galleries.

BLCK History Now! Festival @ Karbach Brewing Company Kick-off Black History Month celebrations and shop from local vendors, try delicious food from trucks, and enjoy live music from a DJ.

Atsuko Okatsuka Comedy Show @ Wortham Center @ 7PM

‘Parsifal’ Opera @ Houston Grand Opera @ 2PM HGO presents ‘Parsifal,’ Richard Wagner’s final opera full of shimmeringly beautiful music and spiritual and philosophical exploration.

‘The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe’ Play @ MATCH @ 2:30PM Enter the magical world of Narnia in Main Street Theater’s newest family-friendly production.

All Weekend

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Brick Fest Live: Lego Fan Experience @ NRG Center This fan experience provides a venue for LEGO lovers with hands-on attractions and activities.

All weekend – Houston Home + Garden Show @ NRG Center This vibrant marketplace is perfect to shop for home-related products and experience stunning displays to help inspire your next home project.

All weekend – Lil Sasquatch Stand Up @ Houston Improv

All weekend – ‘Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue’ Concert @ Jones Hall World-renowned Marcus Roberts Trio and Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Catherine Russell join the Houston Symphony orchestra for timeless love songs by George Gershwin.

All weekend – ‘On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan’ Musical @ The Hobby Center Theatre Under The Stars present the astounding and inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each other.

All weekend – ‘Alice’ Dance Show @ MATCH Featuring aerial silks, acrobatics, and clever choreography, Open Dance Project's beloved family-friendly production follows Alice down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.

All weekend – ‘Steel Magnolias’ Play @ The George Theatre Filled with crisp and hilarious repartee, The A.D Players’ newest production is a warm and beautiful story of what it means to be a daughter, a mother, and a friend.

All weekend – ‘Ann’ Play @ MATCH This inspiring and hilarious play brings us face to face with a complex, colorful and captivating character Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas.

All weekend – ‘The Piano Lesson’ Play @ The Ensemble Theatre In his second Pulitzer Prize-winner, ‘The Piano Lesson,’ writer August Wilson fashioned perhaps his most haunting and dramatic work about the black experience in 20th century America.

All weekend – 'Pictures from Home’ Play @ Alley Theatre A heartfelt memory play, this deeply intimate and comic portrait of a mother, a father and their son has won over audiences on Broadway this past winter.

All weekend – ‘Blithe Spirit’ Play @ Stage Works Theatre LAST CHANCE – A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic follows a novelist, his second wife, and the spirit of his first wife in a complex and unlikely love triangle.

All weekend – ‘Sister’s Irish Catechism’ Comedy Play @ Stages Repertory Theatre Everyone’s favorite sassy nun Denise Fennell leads a brand new catechism class as audience members become her students in this highly improvised, hilarious show.

Ongoing Special Events and Museum Exhibitions

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.

Ongoing – Winter Colorland @ Houston Color Factory Enjoy Color Factory's glimmering winter wonderland as they have decked out its immersive exhibition rooms for the winter season.

Ongoing – ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ Exhibition @ CAMH This exhibition challenges the traditional ways of presenting art by offering unexpected pairings and debating the entrenched hierarchies between the fine arts and design.

Ongoing – ‘This Way: A Houston Group Show’ Exhibition @ CAMH The exhibition showcases new work from Black artists who are invited to examine innovative ways of storytelling of their legacy and heritage of Houston Freedmen’s Town.

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 – ‘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.