Hey Houston. Happy Easter and Passover. Stay high and stay dry.

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🐰 EASTER EVENTS🐰

SATURDAY – Easter Orange Art Car Hunt @ Smither Park @ 10AM A 39-year-old tradition at the Orange Show, this free and creative Easter egg hunt is for the whole family.

SUNDAY – Easter Sunday @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 9AM

SUNDAY – Egg Hunt @ Railway Market @ 11AM Enjoy sack races, games, pop up vendors, face painting, and photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny.

SUNDAY – Scavenger Hunt @ Galveston's Own Farmers Market @ 9AM

SUNDAY – Bunnies on the Bayou 44 Festival @ Sesquicentennial Park @ 1PM The nonprofit fundraiser for Houston's LGBTQIA+ community returns with the annual outdoors festival.

THURSDAY – APRIL 6

Space City: Poetry Slam Competition @ MFAH @ 6:30PM The Writers in the School(WITS) is holding its final round of youth poetry slams.

Onyx @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Church of the Cosmic Skull @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Elderbook @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

Jazz Concert @ Arena Theatre @ 7PM Jazz Explosion presents Norman Brown, Pieces of a Dream, & Mike Phillips

Etran de L'Aïr @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

MIKE @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Watchhouse @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

FRIDAY – APRIL 7

Galapagos Islands Exhibit Opening Day @ Houston Zoo @ 9AM The exhibit will showcase the remarkable wildlife of the islands and immerse guests in an environment of unique landscapes and habitats.

Artrageous Performance @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM Artrageous, a troupe of artists, is putting on a unique performance that combines vocals, choreography, music, and art making.

Nick Turner Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Skinny Puppy @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

Built to Spill @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

Dawes @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Allstars Legends of HipHop @ Arena Theatre @ 7PM Featuring Juvenile, 8 Ball & MJG, Ying Yang Twins, & Z-Ro.

Madeon DJ Set @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

SATURDAY – APRIL 8

Dynamo vs LA Galaxy @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

SaberCats vs Utah Warriors @ AVEVA Stadium @ 7PM

Calligraphy Workshops @ MFAH @ 1PM/ 4PM Learn about the calligraphy techniques used in traditional Japanese art.

Art Beyond Sight @ MFAH @ 11AM This program is specially designed for visitors who are blind or partially sighted to experience the museum's collections.

Lecture: Indigenous Uses of TX Plants @ HMNS @ 9:30AM Author Dr. Matt Turner discusses how Indigenous tribes in Texas historically relied on the nature around them for their day-to-day use.

Bollywood Celebration @ Miller Outdoor Theater @ 8PM Naach Houston takes the audience on a musical and dance journey through the history of Bollywood.

Sarah Millican @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

Young Nudy @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Paul Cauthen @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

JUNKBUNNY x MADERA @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

The Spicolis @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

The Residents Film + Concert @ The Heights Theater @ 7PM The Residents, San Francisco’s premier underground band since 1972 are screening their long awaited first feature film ‘Triple Trouble.’

Rick Ross @ Cle Pool @ 2PM – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN

Space Laces @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

SUNDAY – APRIL 9

Pouya @ House of Blues @ 6PM

ALL WEEKEND

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Classical Masterwokrs @ Houston Symphony @ 8PM This Easter weekend, delight in glorious classical masterworks of Mozart, Farrenc & Haydn.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Blue October @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

All weekend – ‘Turn Every Page’ Screening @ MFAH The documentary depicts the lifelong relationship between literary legends- writer Robert Caro and his editor, Robert Gottlieb, whose work has impacted generations of politicians and readers.

All weekend – ‘Legally Blonde’ Musical @ The Hobby Center Theater Under the Stars presents the fabulously fun and international award-winning ‘Legally Blonde – The Musical.’

All weekend – Maz Jobrani Stand Up @ Houston Improv

ONGOING

Ongoing – ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition explores the influential vision of one of the most distinguished curators – Walter Hopps, and features artwork by Warhol, Kienholz, Gilliam, and many others.

Ongoing – 'Art of the Cameroon Grassfields' Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition celebrates the enduring artistic traditions from Cameroon and its global diaspora.

Ongoing – Wall Drawing Series: Mel Bochner @ Menil Drawing Institute The Menil Drawing Institute is proud to work with artist Mel Bochner on the fourth installment of the museum’s ephemeral wall drawing series. Continuously succeeding to blend traditional compositional devices with Abstract Expressionism, Bochner stands out as a one-of-a-kind artist whose art strives to make us more attentive to the unspoken codes that underpin our engagement with the world.

Ongoing – Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work Exhibition @ Menil Highlighting De Maria’s varied and innovative approaches to media and scale, the exhibition includes a large group of conceptual drawings and photography, sculpture related to the development of the artist’s innovative land art projects of the 1970s, as well as examples of his sound and film work.

Ongoing – 2023 Core Exhibition @ MFAH Every year, the Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art awards residencies to artists and critical writers, culminating in the spring with an exhibition and yearbook.

Ongoing – Zen Paintings Exhibition @ MFAH Often playful, sometimes comical, and always profound, Zen paintings represent one of the world’s most fascinating religious and artistic traditions.

Ongoing – Golden Worlds Exhibition @ MFAH Showcasing the diversity and brilliance of ancient Colombian cultures, through figurative ceramics, ceremonial and ritual items, feather works, textiles, metal works, and historical documents, Golden Worlds invites visitors into a cultural dialogue that spans both space and time.