🚀🚀Folks, my friends at the Houston Space Center are putting on the "Moon 2 Mars Festival" THIS WEEK and you should absolutely check it out and buy your tickets before they sell out. Like I mentioned last week, there is constant belly-aching on this subreddit about the lack of festivals in Houston, so go support this one, I promise you won't be disappointed.

It's a fantastic value, gets you admission into the Space Center and if you go on Saturday, March 16th you'll be treated to a performance by The All American Rejects in the evening. There are a bunch of great photo-ops and special events happening all week as well. 🚀🚀

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🤠 RODEO – FINAL WEEKEND 🤠

THURSDAY – Zac Brown Band @ NRG Stadium @ 6:45PM

FRIDAY – Jonas Brothers @ NRG Stadium @ 6:45PM

SATURDAY – Brad Paisley @ NRG Stadium @ 2:45PM

SUNDAY – Eric Church @ NRG Stadium @ 2:45PM

Ongoing – Carnival @ NRG Park LAST CHANCE – See the rodeo from the 130-feet ferris wheel, enjoy carnival rides and games, taste the best traditional foods, and take advantage of unique shopping opportunities!

Ongoing – AGVENTURE @ NRG Center LAST CHANCE – See nearly every species of livestock inside this fun and educational area – enjoy a petting zoo, ride ponies, and learn about agriculture.

Ongoing – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo History Exhibit @ The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park LAST CHANCE – This exhibit represents the cowboy spirit across Houston’s main heritages and is a big part of Houston history during Rodeo season.

🍀St. Patrick’s Day 🍀

SATURDAY – 62nd Annual Houston St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ Downtown @ 12PM

SATURDAY – Houston St. Patrick's Celebration @ POST @ 11AM Enjoy games, curated market, food, Irish performances, an outdoor market, a live band, and more.

SATURDAY – Houston’s Best St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl @ 4PM

SUNDAY – St. Patrick’s Day Party @ Saint Arnold @ 12PM Come out for this free event featuring beer, food, live entertainment, commemorative glassware, a Shop Local market, and more.

SUNDAY – Celtic Celebration @ Kemah Boardwalk @ 1PM Celebrate Celtic culture with live performances from Strolling Celtic Duo, vendors, beer, live music, and more!

SUNDAY – Green Is In Day @ Children's Museum Houston @ 10AM Get ready for a lucky adventure at the St. Patrick's Day extravaganza designed especially for children!

THURSDAY – MARCH 14th

Rockets vs Wizards @ Toyota Center @ 7PM

Tango Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM Dance your way to happy hour with Houston’s vibrant tango community.

Legally Blonde’ Screening @ Market Square Park @ 8PM

Danny LoPriore Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM

Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles Concert @ Majestic Metro Listeso String Quartet presents an expansive program that includes classical music and favorites from The Beatles.

Sasha Colby Drag Show @ House of Blues @ 8PM

P***y Riot @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Zheani @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Sparta @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

FRIDAY – MARCH 15th

Dante Gebel Live Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM Distinguished and charismatic, Dante Gebel, known for his impactful motivational speeches and social influence, is sharing his wisdom with Houstonians.

Kountry Wayne Comedy Show @ 713 Music Hall @ 7:30PM

Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele in Concert @ The Bell Tower on 34th Hear Adele’s best hits classically reimagined.

Sounds of the City Concert @ Market Square Park @ 5PM Grab food from your favorite neighborhood eatery and enjoy live music from a new local Houston artist.

Country Music Showdown @ POST @ 7PM Four Bands. One Night. And you get to decide the best country music performers.

Geoff Tate @ House of Blues @ 7PM With Adrian Vandenberg

Gasolina Reggaetón Party @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM

Forever Miles @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Old Crow Medicine Show @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Folk Family Revival

Cassian @ Stereo Live @ 10PM With RE’VA

Taylor Swift Party @ Warehouse Live @ 9PM

Lil Flip @ Scout Bar @ 10PM

SATURDAY – MARCH 16th

Rockets vs Cavaliers @ Toyota Stadium @ 4PM

Dynamo vs Portland @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

SaberCats vs Sharks @ SaberCats Stadium @ 7PM

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

March for Monarchs @ Houston Botanic Garden @ 10AM The event takes participants on a journey through the gardens, designed to mimic the route the butterflies follow on their northern migration, facing challenges and obstacles.

Flea By Night @ Discovery Green @ 6PM This open-air market features local artisans and small business owners selling vintage, handmade, recycled, repurposed and local goods.

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem‘ Screening @ Discovery Green @ 7PM

Greater Conroe Arts Festival @ Downtown Conroe This outstanding family event features Texas artists representing Performance, Visual, Literary, and Cultural Arts.

Brian Stokes Mitchell @ The Grand Opera House @ 8PM

Billy Prine @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Provoker @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With High School

Electric Feels @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM

John Oates @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Sergio Trevino

Kill the Noise @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

LeToya Luckett @ Warehouse Live @ 4PM

Saturate @ Scout Bar @ 8PM

Skyrocket! @ Last Concert Cafe @ 9PM

SUNDAY – MARCH 17th

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

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

Spring Family Day @ MFAH Bayou Bend @ 1PM Enjoy an afternoon of free, family-friendly programs that connect art, nature, history, and science.

‘Teachers Gone Bad’ Comedy Show @ Houston Improv @ 6PM ‘Teachers Gone Bad’ is a Mind Twist Comedy Production that is geared towards the "open-minded" teaching community.

Steve Aoki @ Clé Pool @ 2PM

Ozz: Tribute to Ozzy @ Warehouse Live @ 2PM

All Weekend

🚀🚀🚀All weekend – Moon 2 Mars Festival @ Space Center Houston This festival is for explorers of all ages! With a galaxy of concerts, DJ sets, activations and immersive experiences, there’s something for everyone. 🚀🚀🚀

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Marcello Hernandez Stand Up @ Houston Improv

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Oddities & Curiosities Expo @ George R. Brown Convention Center For lovers of the strange, unusual and bizarre the expo features oddities vendors and dark artists from all over the country with all things weird.

All weekend – Tragedy & Triumph Festival” Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 @ Jones Hall The full forces of the orchestra amass in Jones Hall for the all-encompassing drama of Mahler’s darkest symphony, conducted by Juraj Valčuha.

All weekend – ‘Super Freak: The Rick James Story’ Show @ The Hobby Center The show brings Rick James’ turbulent life to the stage, creating a musical extravaganza that immerses the audience in a vibrant and sensual showcase of his most popular hits.

All weekend – ‘Bespoke’ Ballet @ Brown Theater LAST CHANCE – Houston Ballet’s ‘Bespoke’ brings a fresh mixed repertory program with three never-before-seen ballets.

All weekend – ‘Gypsy’ Musical @ Stageworks Theatre LAST CHANCE – Considered one of Broadway’s all-time triumphs, this musical tells the story of ambitious showbiz mother Gypsy Rose who treks her two daughters across the country in a cheeky, musical Vaudeville act.

All weekend – ‘Kingdom Undone’ Play @ The George Theatre NEW – A.D. Players present the revelatory new play about the arrest, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer.

All weekend – ‘The Nerd’ Play @ Alley Theatre LAST CHANCE – From a time before cell phones, this side-splitting comedy by Larry Shue (‘The Foreigner’) is one of the funniest plays ever written.

All weekend – ‘Laughs in Spanish’ Play @ Stages Repertory Theatre LAST CHANCE – Stylish and vibrant, this play offers a light-hearted look at the struggles many Latinas go through to gain entry into cultural and artistic spaces that have historically excluded them.

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.

All weekend – ‘The Pillowman’ Play @ MATCH With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, this dark and provocative tale explores the very nature of nurture.

All weekend – ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Play @ 4th Wall Theatre In this hilarious and timely production, an elementary school teacher assembles a group of well-meaning white creatives to write a Thanksgiving play that is both historically accurate and culturally sensitive.

Ongoing Special Events and Museum Exhibitions

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!

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 – ‘Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism’ Exhibition @ MFAH The exhibition presents, for the first time in the United States, the origins and legacy of fauvism through paintings, drawings, and watercolors by Henri Matisse and André Derain.

Ongoing – ‘Multiplicity: Blackness In Contemporary American Collage’ Exhibition @ MFAH Collage works by multiple generations of living artists examine concepts such as cultural hybridity, gender fluidity, historical memory, and notions of beauty and power.

Ongoing – ‘Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway’ Exhibition @ MFAH Featuring over 200 objects, this exhibition provides an exceptional look at Nordic history and aesthetics across centuries as Bergen stood at the intersection of global trade, taste, and fashion.

Ongoing – ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ Exhibition @ CAMH LAST CHANCE – 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 – ‘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.

Ongoing – ‘Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign Us’ Exhibition @ Moody Center for the Arts Kahraman’s first solo exhibition features works informed by the artist’s Iraqi-Kurdish heritage and experience as a refugee while highlighting her research-driven practice.