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THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 16th

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.

Sip & Sparkle @ Houston Zoo @ 6PM Stroll through the Zoo and take in the sparkling holidays lights, stopping to taste wine along the way.

Leanne Morgan Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

‘The Bald and The Beautiful’ Podcast Live @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

‘Pillows and Beer’ Live @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Candlelight: The Music of Hans Zimmer in Concert @ Lone STar Flight Museum @ 7PM / 9:15PM Hans Zimmer’s best soundtracks from ‘Inception,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ and more are performed by Listeo String Quartet.

Wheeler Walker, Jr. @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Silly Goose @ Warehouse Live @ 6:30PM

Wolfmother @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

The Band of Heathers @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Calla @ RISE Rooftop @ 7PM

FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 17th

Frostival @ Discovery Green @ 6PM Discovery Green’s annual winter celebration returns with classic winter traditions, including ice skating, Santas, Snow Zone, and much more.

‘The Sandlot’ Screening @ Market Square Park @ 8PM Grab takeout from a surrounding restaurant, pull out your lawn blanket and enjoy a free movie screening.

Matt Rife Stand Up @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM & 10PM

Persian Music Concert @ MATCH @ 7:30PM Experience the mesmerizing fusion of East and West with Dorian Band.

Burna Boy @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM

Chris Stapleton @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM WIth Nikki Lane and Allen Stone

RL Grime @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

The Struts @ House of Blues @ 6:30PM

Rawayana @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Hi I’m Ghost @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Puppet & Essenger @ Warehouse Live @ 7PM

Immolation @ The Secret Group @ 7PM

Icona Pop @ RISE Rooftop @ 10PM

SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 18th

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

Ongoing – Cultural Holiday Extravaganza @ Market Square Park @ 5PM This special Christmas event aims to celebrate the diverse holiday traditions and cultures that makeup Houston's vibrant community.

Farmers Market @ Market Square Park @ 9AM This fall, enjoy Houston’s best vendors in the very heart of downtown!

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.

Pancakes and Booze Art Show @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM Come experience one of the largest pop-up art movements to hit North America over the past decade.

Nurse Blake Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Lea’h Sampson Stand Up @ The Secret Group @ 8PM

Candlelight: A Tribute To Taylor Swift @ Lone Star Flight Museum @ 7PM / 9:15PMDiscover the classical reiteration of Taylor Swift’s music under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, and Ricky Martin @ TD Garden @ 7PM

Morgan Wallen @ Minute Maid Park @ 5:30PM

LP @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

The National @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

The Cadillac Three @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

ATB @ Stereo Live @ 10PM

Emo Nite @ RISE Rooftop @ 9PM

SUNDAY – NOVEMBER 19th

Texans vs Cardinals @ NRG Stadium @ 12PM

Bilingual Yoga @ MFAH @ 11AM FiTMiX instructors get you up and moving with free yoga in the beautiful outdoor setting of Cullen Sculpture Garden.

Family Day @ MFAH Rienzi & Bayou Bend @ 1PM Enjoy an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun with special holiday and seasonal activities.

Leanne Morgan Comedy Show @ Smart Financial Centre @ 5PM

Bubba Dub Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM / 9:45PM

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Musical @ MATCH @ 12PM / 3:30PM Main Street Theater take on Broadway’s international sensation show and one of the most beloved stories of all time.

‘Annie’ Musical @ The Grand @ 2PM / 7PM The beloved musical returns with a brand new production of the classic story of family, optimism, and the American spirit.

Countess Cabaret Show @ House of Blues @ 7PM Featuring Luann de Lesseps

The Reunion Tour @ TD Garden @ 7PM Featuring Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters, David & Tamela Mann, Israel Houghton

Prof @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM With Pell

John Moreland @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Balming Tiger @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Stone Immaculate @ RISE Rooftop @ 3PM

All Weekend

All weekend – Tim Dillon Stand Up @ Houston Improv

All weekend – Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2023 HCAF 2023 features a wide variety of curated feature films with a focus on the diverse cultural community of Houston.

All weekend – Houston Greek Film Festival @ MATCH In its 6th year, HGFF showcases new films from Greek and Cypriot filmmakers, producers and actors from Greece, Cyprus and the diaspora.

All weekend – Symphonic Dances Festival @ Jones Hall The stellar Juraj Valčuha (conductor) and Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) perform Bartók, Ravel, and Wolfe.

All weekend – MJ The Musical @ The Hobby Center Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as ‘MJ,’ the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical.

All weekend – ‘A Christmas Carol’ Musical @ Hubbard Theatre Celebrate the holidays with the Alley’s hit new adaptation with colorful Victorian costumes, special effects, dancing, and Christmas carols.

All weekend – ‘A Motown Christmas’ Musical Revue @ The Ensemble Theatre Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this festive holiday revue, blending classic Christmas carols and soulful sounds from Motown favorites.

All weekend – ‘Anastasia’ Musical @ Crighton Theatre LAST CHANCE – This dazzling show transports its audience from the Russian Empire to Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past.

All weekend – ‘The Turn of the Screw’ Play @ MATCH ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is a new environmental and multimedia theatrical adaptation of the celebrated Gothic ghost story by Henry James.

All weekend – ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Play @ Art Factory LAST CHANCE – A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is an icon of the American theater.

All weekend – 'Always…Patsy Cline' Musical @ Stages Repertory TheatreThe musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, also includes many of Patsy’ unforgettable.

Ongoing

Ongoing – Texas Renaissance Festival @ Todd Mission On Saturdays and Sundays, the King invites all to his 16th century English village for a celebration of all things Renaissance!

Ongoing – City Lights Downtown Holiday Magic @ Avenida Houston Every Saturday and Sunday, Avenida Houston is set to come alive with enchanting holiday performances, dazzling lights, and other family-friendly activities.

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 – 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.

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 – ‘Jordan Strafer: Trilogy’ Exhibition @ CAMHJordan Strafer’s uniquely pleasurable and perverse work examines the phenomenon of violence and power in the human world.

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.