Things to do in Houston this weekend – December 28th – 31st
🍾NYE Events
New Years Eve Celebration @ POST @ 9PM Experience multiple cirque performers, caricature drawings, live DJ's, a professional firework show at midnight, tasty adult beverages, and more on Skylawn!
NYE Family Celebration @ Kemah Boardwalk @ 1PM Ring in the New Year at the Boardwalk with food, entertainment, fun, and fireworks.
New Year’s Noon @ Children’s Discovery Center Fort Bend @ 10AM No need to stay up until midnight on this kid-friendly confetti party and celebration!
Noon Year’s Eve @ City Centre @ 11AM This family friendly celebration offers bubbles, face painting, balloon artists and more!
New Year’s Palooza @ Moody Gardens This family celebration is brimming with games, tasty food, and activities for all ages.
NYE Fireworks @ Holiday Lights at Sugar Land @ 6PM
2023 Year in Review Comedy Show @ The Secret Group @ 7PM / 9PM
NYE ft. Boomtown Brass Band @ The Heights Theater @ 9PM
NYE ft. Cash Cash @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM
NYE Party ft. Kloud @ Stereo Live @ 10PM With Triptykh & Hellbound
Skyrocket! @ The Last Cafe @ 9PM
New Years Bash @ The Secret Group @ 9PM
Gatsby New Years Eve Party @ Clé @ 9PM
Retro NYE Party @ McIntyre’s @ 8PM
NYE Bar Crawl @ Leon’s Lounge @ 6PM
🎅 LAST CHANCE Limited-Time Holiday Experiences 🎅
Ongoing – Santa’s Wonderland @ College Station LAST CHANCE – Experience Santa's magical world at the biggest Christmas attraction in the state of Texas.
Ongoing – Christmas Village @ MFAH Bayou Bend LAST CHANCE – Discover an immersive holiday experience complete with sledding, snow fights, live music, Santa photo ops, and dazzling lights decorations.
Ongoing – City Lights Downtown Holiday Magic @ Avenida Houston LAST CHANCE – Every Saturday and Sunday, Avenida Houston is set to come alive with enchanting holiday performances, dazzling lights, and other family-friendly activities.
Ongoing – Christmas Lights Drive-Thru @ Sam Houston Race Park LAST CHANCE – It's the most wonderful time of the year to enjoy the annual Dasher’s Christmas Lightshow drive-thru experience.
Ongoing – Magical Winter Lights @ Katy Mills Mall This intricate and dazzling winter wonderland display that includes illuminated tunnels, sculptures, and interactive exhibits is sure to capture the essence of the festive season
Ongoing – Zoo Lights @ Houston Zoo Enjoy the magic of the holiday season at Houston’s favorite holiday lights experience, presented by TXU Energy.
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.
Ongoing – Holiday in the Gardens @ Moody Gardens Moody Gardens’ unparalleled holiday experience includes the Festival of Lights, ice skating rink, artic slides, train rides, pictures with Santa, and more.
Ongoing – Holiday Lights @ Sugar Land LAST CHANCE – Experience 3.5 million lights, 10 themed areas, holiday shopping, great food, movie nights, Santa Claus, and much more!
Ongoing – 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.
THURSDAY – DECEMBER 28th
WWE Live: Holiday Tour @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM Celebrate the holidays with WWE and your favorite SmackDown superstars, including See Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa, LA Knight vs. Jimmy Uso, and more.
Kid Flicks Film Festival Screenings @ MFAH @ 11:30AM / 1PM See a compilation of highlights from the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Screening @ Discovery Green @ 7PM
Valentino Khan @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Rayland Baxter @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Daniel Nunnelee
Mystery Skulls @ The Last Cafe @ 8PM
Soulfiya @ Scout Bar @ 8PM With Wi’Deya
FRIDAY – DECEMBER 29th
Rockets vs 76ers @ Toyota Center @ 7PM Promotion: College Night
‘Up’ Screening @ MFAH @ 2PM Revisit the acclaimed Pixar film for an exciting, funny, and poignant story for the whole family.
‘Nutcracker!’ Magical Christmas Ballet @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM Experience the extraordinary international cast and Ukrainian Principal Artists performing at the peak of classical European Ballet.
Candlelight: A Tribute to Paramore in Concert @ Lone Star Museum @ 7PM / 9:15PM Enjoy the classics from Paramore played by the beloved Divisi String Quartet.
Toadies @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Local H
K.Flay + Sabino @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM
Sullivan King @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 10PM With Havoc & Aalioura
SATURDAY – DECEMBER 30th
Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Spaces Dance Concert @ MATCH @ 2PM / 7PM A dance concert designed to connect pre-professional dancers with professional dance makers.
Straight Jokes! No Chaser Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM This show brings a night full of humor with Don DC Curry, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Earthquake, special guest Damon Williams, and more!
Monica, Joe, & K Michelle @ NRG Arena @ 8PM
Studded Left @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM With Richard Durham
One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Latin Night @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 9PM Presented by Latin Live
HeartByrne @ The Last Cafe @ 8PM
Latex, Leather, & Lace Ball @ Scout Bar @ 9PM
SUNDAY – DECEMBER 31st
Texans vs Titans @ NRG Stadium @ 12PM
All Weekend
All weekend – Bell Bellamy Stand Up @ Houston Improv
All weekend – ‘Fallen Leaves’ Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki makes a masterful return with this timeless, hopeful, and ultimately satisfying love story that won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
All weekend – ‘Shen Yun’ Dance Show @ Jones Hall Watch ancient legends, heavenly realms and modern tales of courage spring to life through classical Chinese dance.
All weekend – ‘A Christmas Carol’ Musical @ Hubbard Theatre LAST CHANCE – Celebrate the holidays with the Alley’s hit new adaptation with colorful Victorian costumes, special effects, dancing, and Christmas carols.
All weekend – ‘Panto Alicia In Wonderland’ Musical @ Stages Repertory Theater LAST CHANCE – Studded with parodies of Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny, TEATRX’s spin on the classic fairy tale is a promise of special holiday wonder and fun for all ages.
All weekend – ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Musical @ MATCH Main Street Theater takes on Broadway’s international sensation show and one of the most beloved stories of all time.
All weekend – ‘The Christmas Revels’ Play @ MATCH Enjoy a unique story about the Appalachian celebration of the winter solstice told by an array of entertaining characters as they perform traditional tunes and dances and tell local legends.
All weekend – 'Always…Patsy Cline' Musical @ Stages Repertory TheatreLAST CHANCE – The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, also includes many of Patsy’ unforgettable.
Ongoing Museum Exhibitions
Ongoing – ‘Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence’ Exhibition @ MFAH Wiley’s monumental, large-scale paintings of Black and Brown individuals confront and challenge the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice.
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 – ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ Exhibition @ CAMHThis exhibition challenges the traditional ways of presenting art by offering unexpected pairings and debating the entrenched hierarchies between the fine arts and design.
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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