Things to do in Houston this weekend – March 28th – 31st
Go Astros! Stellar weather this weekend, enjoy it while it lasts. Happy Easter to all those who celebrate. 🐣
THURSDAY – MARCH 28th
Astros vs Yankees @ Minute Maid Park @ 3PM Promotion: Opening Day, 2024 Schedule Magnet
Astros Opening Day Street Fest @ Minute Maid Park @ 12PM Kick off 2024 baseball season with live music, photo booths, giveaways, food trucks, yard games, and much more family-friendly fun at Minute Maid Park!
Ongoing – Happy Hour @ MFAH @ 5PM Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar. General admission is free.
The Tutson Interruption Comedy Show @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM "The Interruption" an electrifying showcase where comedians perform and Tre interrupts with his own takes.
Upchurch @ House of Blues @ 6PM
Hail The Sun + Intervals @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
Laetitia Sadier @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM
FRIDAY – MARCH 29th
Astros vs Yankees @ Minute Maid Park @ 7PM Promotion: Pregame Happy Hour & Friday Night Fireworks
Kid-Friendly: ‘Stuart Little’ Play @ MATCH @ 1:30PM Main Street Theater presents the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family.
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.
Ronstadt Revue ft. Gesenia @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8PM Miller is kickin’ off its 2024 season with a fantastic revue of the one and only Linda Ronstadt as performed by the incomparable Gesenia.
Ministry @ House of Blues @ 6PM With Gary Numan & Front Line Assembly
Indigo De Souza @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Austin Millz @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Pop Rave @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
Uncle Lucius @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM With Danno Simpson
Teague Brothers Band @ Last Concert Cafe @ 8PM
SATURDAY – MARCH 30th
Astros vs Yankees @ Minute Maid Park @ 6:15PM
Dynamo vs San Jose Quakes @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM
Reddit user /u/socialstrech is hosting a Women's only Hike & Picnic @ Memorial Park @ 11AM
Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Ongoing – Farmers Market @ Market Square Park @ 9AM This spring, enjoy Houston’s best vendors in the very heart of downtown!
2024 Holi Festival @ UHCL @ 10AM Celebrate the beginning of Spring and participate in this traditional East Asian festival of colors.
‘Romance!’ Concert @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8PM This performance by the Houston Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra is a celebration of exquisite, romantic Latin American Music.
Candlelight: A Tribute to Pink Floyd n Concert @ Lone Star Flight Museum @ 7PM / 9:15PM Pink Floyd’s greatest songs classically performed!
RōZY: 80s Night @ POST Skylawn @ 8PM RōZY will be jamming out all the greatest hits from the 80s with our Houston skyline as the backdrop.
Colors: R&B Night @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM
Waterparks @ House of Blues @ 6PM
Amaarae @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Brutus @ White Oak Music Hall @ 8PM
Robin Schulz @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Revelry @ Warehouse Live @ 10PM
Y’all Out Boy @ Last Concert Cafe @ 9PM
SUNDAY – MARCH 31st
Astros vs Yankees @ Minute Maid Park @ 1PM Promotion: Kids Run the Bases
Rockets vs Mavericks @ Toyota Stadium @ 6PM
All Weekend
THURSDAY & FRIDAY – Madonna @ Toyota Center @ 8:30PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY – ‘The Thorn’ Concert @ Smart Financial Centre Through live music, dance, and aerial acts, this multidimensional concert narrates stories from The Bible and transports audiences into the heart of the divine story.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Andrew Santino Stand Up @ Houston Improv
FRIDAY & SATURDAY – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ & Dvorák in Concert Hear the most famous love story ever written in Prokofiev’s famous interpretation as well as selections from Dvorák’s cello concertos.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Men’s Clay Court Championship @ River Oaks Country Club Presented by Fayez Sarofim & Co
SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Easter Egg Market @ 8th Wonder Brewery @ 12PM Discover an exciting range of Easter goodies and festivities including egg hunt, local food and crafts vendors, and live music.
All weekend – ‘Amelie’ Screening @ MFAH See why this imaginative and whimsical story has become one of the most beloved and acclaimed romantic comedies ever made!
All weekend – Houston Jewish Film Festival New promising, entertaining and exceptional award-winning films are featured in this annual festival, which brings Jewish lives and stories to the big screen.
All weekend – ‘Dog Man’ Musical @ The Hobby Center ‘Dog Man: The Musical’ is a hilarious, heartfelt family adventure based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey about the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!!
All weekend – ‘Beatbox: A Raparetta’ Musical @ Ensemble Theatre Following two stepbrothers navigating loss, jealousy, friendship, and dreams, this musical production is written and performed in rhythm and rhyme with beatboxing, hip hop dance and a live DJ.
All weekend – ‘Kingdom Undone’ Play @ The George Theatre LAST CHANCE – 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 World Is Not Silent’ Play @ Alley Theatre This moving story explores the relationship between a son, Don, and his estranged father as they try to reconnect in the wake of his father’s recent hearing loss.
All weekend – ‘The Outsider’ Play @ MATCH Both a razor-sharp satire and an inspirational tribute to democracy, ‘The Outsider’ is a timely and hilarious send-up of modern American politics.
Ongoing Special Events and Museum Exhibitions
Ongoing – French Cultures Festival The festival unites French speakers, learners, and the wider Francophone community to showcase the diversity of French cultures. Check the website for specific events throughout the city.
Ongoing – The Rink: Rolling @ Discovery Green LAST CHANCE – This spring, Discovery Green visitors can enjoy roller-skating fun at Houston’s only outdoor roller rink.
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!
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 – Winter Colorland @ Houston Color Factory Enjoy Color Factory's glimmering winter wonderland as they have decked out its immersive exhibition rooms for the winter season.
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 – ‘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 – ‘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.
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.
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