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I hope you all make it through the weekend with all your fingers intact.

July 4th festivities

Freedom Over Texas @ Allen Parkway Houston’s signature Independence Day celebration is all about traditional festivities, live entertainment, fireworks show, food & beverage trucks, and much more!

Sugar Land’s Red, White, and Boom @ Crown Festival Park @ 4PM This free festival offers plenty of fun including one of the largest fireworks displays in the county, music, food, vendors, and more.

Woodlands 4th of July Parade @ 9AM This 1.3-mile parade around The Woodlands features marching bands, fire engines, clowns, floats and more!

Freedom Rocks Music Festival @ Lagoonfest @ 10AM In celebration of Independence Day, Lagoonfest is organizing a non-stop festival featuring favorite local tribute bands of some of the greatest rock legends of all time.

July 4th Celebration & Street Festival @ Tomball @ 6PM This all-American event features fireworks, food, and live music!

Celebration of Independence Parade & Festival @ Bellaire @ 9AM

Fourth of July Celebration @ MFAH Bayou Bend @ 1PM The annual festival features an extravaganza of Americana, with performers, crafts, family-friendly activities, and refreshments.

4th of July Celebration @ POST @ 5PM Enjoy a firework show, cirque performances, art activities, delicious bites, live music, and much more!

Houston Symphony’s ‘Star Spangled Salute’ Concert @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM Celebrate Independence Day with a performance of patriotic favorites followed by a grand finale of fireworks at 10:00 PM!

Yookie: 4th of July Special @ Stereo Live @ 8PM

Live Music

Friday – Tribeville Music Festival @ White Oak Music Hall @ 12PM This concert series celebrates Black music from across the world. Featuring Davido, Wande Coal, Young John, Chike, & more!

Friday – PVRIS @ House of Blues @ 6PM With Pale Waves

Friday – Marauda @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Friday – Powerslave @ Scout Bar @ 9:30PM

Saturday – ‘The Legends of Country’ Concert @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM Houston Symphony presents a tribute to the greatest names in country music, including songs by Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and more!

Saturday – The Queens of R&B: XSCAPE & SWV @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM With Mya, Total, & 702

Saturday – Sarah McLachlan @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7:30PM With FEIST

Saturday – Louie TheSinger @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Saturday – Downlink + Dieselboy @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Sunday – Air Supply @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

Sunday – Sir Mix-A-Lot @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Sunday – Kenyon Dixon @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Sunday – Green Velvet @ Clé Pool @ 2PM

Sunday – Powerman 5000 @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

Standup Comedy

Saturday – Dixie Longate Comedy Show @ The Grand Opera House @ 3PM / 8PM

All weekend – Pete Holmes Stand Up @ Houston Improv

Sports

Thursday – Copa America Quarter Final @ NRG Stadium

Sunday – Dynamo vs LAFC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

Festivals & Markets

Saturday – Summer Nights @ MFAH @ 6PM This summer exclusive event lets you enjoy a cocktail, chat with curators, hear live music, and spend time up close with your favorite works of art.

Saturday – Coffee and Cars @ POST @ 8AM Come out and enjoy an amazing display of machines at POST!

Saturday – K-Pop Night Market @ Stomping Grounds @ 10AM Enjoy themed vendors market, K-Pop music, and a raffle!

Sunday – Blackwood Farmers Market @ POST @ 2PM Shop, taste, and support fellow Texan makers and organizations working towards the city’s green future.

Family friendly events

Saturday – Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Sunday – Family Art-Making Studio @ MFAH @ 1PM Families are invited to join a teaching artist for an afternoon in the galleries and the studio.

Saturday & Sunday – ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ @ Wortham Center Experience the live theatrical adaptation of the Emmy award-winning Disney+ children’s series.

Ongoing – ‘Jurassic World’ Exhibition @ Katy Mills The limited-time globally sold-out exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in scenes inspired by the beloved film. Discover the science of jurassic world and walk in the land of jurassic giants, closer than ever before!

Ongoing – Dinosaurs @ Houston Zoo Trek through a lush forest trail to see life-sized animatronic creatures, including the fan favorite T-rex, Brachiosaurus, Edmontonia, and more!

Live theater

All weekend – ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Musical @ Art Factory This elaborate Pulitzer Prize-winning musical follows post-Impressionist painter Georges Seurat and the birth of Pointillism, examining the struggle between creation and connection.

All weekend – ‘Fiddler On the Roof’ Musical @ George Theatre This classic and much beloved award-winning tale captures the essential human longings for love, community, success, freedom, family, and meaning.

All weekend – ‘Tamarie’s Texas Toast’ Musical Comedy @ MATCH Tamarie Cooper and her her merry band of musical maniacs toast and a roast all things Texas in this original and irreverent musical bonanza.

All weekend – ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Musical’ @ Crighton Theatre Crighton Theatre takes on Broadway’s international sensation show and one of the most beloved stories of all time.

All weekend – ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ @ Artisan Center Theater
Adapted from the best-selling book by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score this new musical production is an action-packed mythical adventure for the whole family!

All weekend – ‘Pullman Porter Blues’ Play @ Ensemble Theatre Woven with iconic blues music, this captivating coming of age story follows three generations of porters at work on the luxurious Panama Limited train from Chicago to New Orleans.

Arts & Culture

Ongoing – ‘Mindworks’ Exhibition @ The Health Museum Be the first in the United States to see this interactive, hands-on exhibit that explores why you think, feel, and react the way you do!

Ongoing – ‘Space Explorers: The Infinite’ Immersive Experience @ Silver Street Studios Embark on an immersive excursion through new breathtaking videos that reveal the many wonders of space exploration. Ends 8/11.

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 – ‘Time and Space’ Exhibition @ ARTECHOUSE Visit three distinctive exhibitions showcasing over 18 unique installation pieces, ranging from cinematic experiences and laser performances to robotic installations and interactive artworks.

Ongoing – ‘Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan’ Exhibition @ MFAH NEW – The exhibition offers an extraordinary look at Japan’s pivotal decades during the Meiji era through paintings, sculpture, prints, posters, and textiles.

Ongoing – ‘Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer’ Exhibition @ MFAH Artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s expansive multimedia installation fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world. Ends 10/13.

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 8/31.

Ongoing – ‘Ruth Asawa Through Line’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition presents drawings, collages, watercolors, and sketchbooks showing the breadth of Ruth Asawa’s innovative and profound practice. Ends 7/21.

Ongoing – ‘Janet Sobel: All-Over’ Exhibition @ Menil See the pioneering work of Janet Sobel and her ‘All-Over’ abstract expressionist painting technique which inspired generations of artists, including Jackson Pollock. Ends 8/11.

Ongoing – ‘Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow’ Exhibition @ CAMH Across an installation, a video, and a series of commissioned sculptures, artist Olivia Erlanger continues her decade-long investigation into what it means to call a planet home. Ends 10/27.

Ongoing – ‘Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts ‘Resonant Earth’ explores the connections between the human body and the land through the practices of six contemporary artists, each contributing a personal perspective and unique approach. Ends 8/17.

Other events

Friday – ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Screening @ POST @ 8PM

All weekend – The Boy and the Heron’ Screening @ MFAH MFAH’s ‘Spotlight on Japanese Cinema’ series presents the winner of 2024 Oscar for Best Animated film.