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Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to this Weekend

Posted by The Buzz | February 26, 2016

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Joe Sansone volunteers with the Team Penning and Ranch Sorting Committee and competes in events with his daughter.

Happy Go Texan Day! Seeing so many dressed to the nines in cowboy boots, hats and jeans helps get us in the rodeo mindset. Check out a few events to look forward to this weekend, and get ready to rodeo!

Rodeo Horse Show

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s horse show – a “too-well-kept secret” of the rodeo - has begun. The cutting competition is going on now through March 3. Read about Buzz residents involved in competing and volunteering with the horse show in this March feature story, plus see the horse show’s schedule of events.

World’s Championship Bar-B-Q

More than 250 teams are competing in this traditional Texas cook-off. The cook-off started Thursday and continues Friday and Saturday evenings. Visitors can enjoy delicious BBQ in public venues. See more details.

Lamar High School’s “Once Upon a Mattress”

Lamar High School’s Fine Arts Departments presents “Once Upon a Mattress,” a fun twist on the classic story of “The Princess and The Pea,” starring more than 50 Lamar students. Performances include Friday, 7 p.m., 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday and several other times. See more details.

Rodeo Run

The ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run, which includes a competitive 10k race and a non-competitive 5K run/walk, takes place Sat. morning. See more details.

Downtown Rodeo Parade

Look forward to decorative floats, cowboys and cowgirls and marching bands downtown Saturday morning in the rodeo parade. See more details and the parade route.

Peretz and Menachem Lazaroff enjoying a past Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff. (Photo courtesy of the Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff)

Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff

Take a break from BBQ and enjoy some kosher chili! Head to the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center on Sunday afternoon for a fun day of festivities and a kosher chili competition. Enjoy live music, a moonwalk, climbing walls and more. Read more about it and check out a recipe from last year’s cookoff.

More events

Check out our events calendar to see what else is going on this weekend and next week, plus add your own community events.