Hi Houston, stay cool this weekend! This weekend marks the 45th annual pride. There are a significant number of pride related events and I'm sure I've missed some. The main parade is at city hall on Saturday night.

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45th annual Houston Pride Parade 2023 @ City Hall @ 7PM

THURSDAY – JUNE 22nd

Rocket's Draft watch party @ POST HTX @ 6PM

Ramy Youssef Comedy Show @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Couples Therapy with Alan Adams & Friends @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM Watch the comedy show and enjoy comedians answering relationship questions and getting advice that's always funny and brutally honest.

Dirty Heads @ Bayou Music Center @ 6PM

Lamorn @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Craig Owens @ Warehouse Live @ 7:45PM

FRIDAY – JUNE 23rd

'Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story' Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM 'Texas Tenor' is an affectionate cinematic portrait of the jazz legend Illinois Jacquet that blends performances, behind-the-scenes footage, archival material, and interviews.

Wellness Class @ Moody Center @ 12PM Visit Moody for a relaxing and reflective session of Vinyasa yoga.

Pixies @ Bayou Music Center @ 7PM

Ab-Soul @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Texas Eagles @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

Will Sparks @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

A Celebration of The Grateful Dead @ Last Concert Cafe @ 8PM

SATURDAY – JUNE 24th

Houston Pride Parade 2023 @ City Hall @ 7PM

Saint Arnold Pub Crawl @ Galveston Island @ 5PM

Max Roach Documentary Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM This new documentary is a profound and expansive portrait of legendary jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, and activist Max Roach.

Photography Workshop @ Menil @ 11AM The Menil Collection and Houston Center for Photography(HCP) invite photographers of all levels of experience to participate in a free workshop

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Road to River Revival @ Market Square Park @ 6:30PM Count down to one of Texas’s hottest music festivals with a free monthly concert series featuring live music from regional heavy hitters.

Empire State Jazz Festival @ Discovery Green @ 12PM The new crown jewel for Houston, the Empire State Jazz Festival, is launching its inaugural fest at Discovery Green on Saturday.

Romeo Santos @ Minute Maid Park @ 9PM

Lauren Weintraub @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Treaty Oak Revival @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM

OzzFest @ Warehouse Live @ 6:30PM

Wenzday @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

SUNDAY – JUNE 25th

George Lopez @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Conversation with John Cusack & 'High Fidelity' Screening @ 713 Music Hall @ 7:30PM

Sam Morril Comedy Show @ House of Blues @ 7PM

d4vd @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Dende @ Warehouse Live @ 7:30PM

Meduza @ Clé Pool @ 2PM

All Weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Summer Symphony Nights @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM Experience the music of Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other compositions performed by the Houston Symphony.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Bruce Bruce Stand Up @ Houston Improv

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Twice @ Toyota Center @ 6:30PM

All weekend – 'Wicked' Musical @ The Hobby Center A Broadway sensation, this musical looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.

All weekend – Alley All New Festival @ Alley Theatre Don't miss a chance to see new plays in development from some of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre.

All weekend – ‘Servant of Two Masters’ Play @ Hubbard Theatre Presented by Alley Theatre, this new adaptation of the classic Carlo Goldoni comedic masterpiece will have you laughing like nothing else!

Ongoing

Ongoing – Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces Exhibition @ MFAH NEW – See outstanding works by art stars including Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Manet, and Modigliani presented within the context of their experiences.

Ongoing – 'Where Do We Go From here' Exhibition @ CAMH Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s(CAMH) Teen Council presents their 13th biennial exhibition featuring work from Houston-area teen artists.

Ongoing – 'Ming Smith: Feeling the Future' Exhibition @ CAMH The exhibition explores artist Ming Smith’s unique, multi-layered work in various formats.

Ongoing – Si Lewen ‘The Parade’ Exhibition @ MenilMenil’s latest exhibition features 63 drawings by Polish-American artist Si Lewen, which compromise a graphic novel depicting WWII and the liberation of Poland.

Ongoing – ‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition features American artists Gray Foy’s most important and celebrated works.

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.