Houston edition
Weekend plans for the Houston metro area.
Your guide to Houston weekends. Every event links to the organizer's page.
The current weekend is Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2026.
Events happening Friday through Sunday.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Discovery Green1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010Harris County
Discovery Green schedules Scream on the Green for the evening of Oct. 30, 2026. The park lists a costume contest, living sculptures, games, music and photo stops. The conservancy presents the program in the downtown park.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids, Food and Drink
Discovery Green1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010Harris County
Discovery Green schedules a Dia de los Muertos program on Nov. 1, 2026. Visitors may add a photo or keepsake to a community ofrenda by artist Angel Quesada. The park also lists a parade and costume contest, performances, live music, food, crafts, vendors and a closing tribute concert, La Musical Ofrenda.
Events after this weekend.
Food and Drink, Local Makers and Markets, Arts and Music
Asia Society Texas1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004Harris County
Asia Society Texas holds its Night Market on Nov. 6, 2026, indoors and outdoors. The outdoor market, beer garden, games and parking-lot performances are free. Indoor activities cost $5, and sumo demonstrations cost an additional $5. Vendors sell food, home goods, art and apparel.
Arts and Music, Local Makers and Markets, Food and Drink
Sugar Land Town Square15958 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479Fort Bend County
The Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation presents the Sugar Land Arts & Music Fest on Nov. 6, 7 and 8, 2026, at Sugar Land Town Square. Admission is free. The foundation says the weekend includes more than 100 juried artists, live music, a wine garden and food vendors. Proceeds support arts and music scholarships for Fort Bend County youth.
Home and Garden, Family and Kids
Houston Botanic Garden1 Botanic Lane, Houston, TX 77017Harris County
The Houston Botanic Garden presents Standing Tall: A Texas Tree Festival on Nov. 8, 2026, in connection with Texas Arbor Day. The garden lists a children's zone, guided walks about native trees, a marketplace with food vendors and live entertainment. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for children, students, seniors and military. Daytime parking is free, and the event is rain or shine.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
City Hall901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002Harris County
The City of Houston holds its Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2026, on the steps of City Hall. Ambassador Chase Untermeyer is listed as keynote speaker. The American Heroes Parade then follows Dallas, Louisiana, Walker, Smith and Lamar, ending at Lamar and Bagby. The city says veteran groups, ROTC units, bands and supporters will march and that the public may watch along the route.
Local Makers and Markets
Reliant CenterOne NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054Harris County
Houston Ballet holds the Nutcracker Market from Nov. 12 through Nov. 15, 2026, at Reliant Center. The ballet says the market brings together more than 280 merchants, many of them local, selling holiday goods. Admission tickets support Houston Ballet programs.
Arts and Music, Food and Drink, Family and Kids
Discovery Green1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010Harris County
Discovery Green and Tx2 Dance Company present the park's first Diwali Festival of Lights on Nov. 14, 2026. The listing includes Bollywood dance lessons, performances, henna, cultural shopping and Indian food from local vendors. Discovery Green says its events are free and open to the public unless a listing says otherwise.
