Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend

Happy Friday! This weekend is chock full of fun, family-friendly events around town, including popular annual fall events such as Houston’s Arboretum’s ArBOOretum, Nature Discovery Center’s Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival, Space Center Houston’s Galaxy Frights, Buffalo Park’s KBR Kids Day, and more. Enjoy the beautiful fall weekend! 

Enjoy a game of Bingo benefiting Levy Park.

Sunset Bingo at Levy Park 
Fri., Oct. 18, 5-8 p.m. 
Levy Park 
$10 (cash only)/one Bingo packet with 8 games 
Play Bingo benefiting Levy Park! Bring a blanket or utilize the park’s furniture and enjoy tunes from DJ Del Sur. Hearsay at Levy Park will be offering 10 percent off at their patio bar during all Bingo games; Gaspachos Mexican Bites will have food and beverage offerings, including alcohol; Kind Ice Cream will be offering a 10 percent discount for those who show a bingo card; Mobile Cat will offer a limited food menu. 

Musiqa presents Sound and Light, a marriage of live contemporary chamber music performance and visual art unlike anything else on Houston stages. (Photo: Melissa Taylor)

Sound & Light Produced by Musiqa 
Fri., Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Free
Musiqa presents Sound and Light, a marriage of live contemporary chamber music performance and visual art. The first half of the program features Anthony Brandt’s stunning Diabelli 200, a hybrid art-science performance that uses neuroscience to take viewers inside the brains of the performers. The second half of the program features Karim Al-Zand’s Cinderella and Pierre Jalbert’s Visual Abstract, both of which take their inspiration from silent films.

Children’s Museum Houston offers tons of treats as it transforms into the BOOseum for Halloween, Oct. 12-31! 

Children's Booseum Houston 
Through Oct. 31
Children's Museum Houston
General admission: Adult and child: $19.95; child under 1: Free
Children's Museum Houston has been transformed into the BOOseum. The museum offers a ton of spirited Halloween fun, including trick-or-treating every day, slime-making, DJ dance parties, and a whole host of Halloween-themed activities and events. This Saturday, special events include Mad Science themed activities and Halloween Monster Mayhem.

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center's popular ArBOOretum Family Fall Festival includes a Trick-or-Treat Nature Trail, Halloween market, animal encounters, pumpkin decorating, train rides, and more. (Photo: Christine Mansfield, Houston Arboretum)

2024 ArBOOretum 
Sat., Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Free for members and children under age 3; $20 for nonmembers ages 3 and up
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center hosts its popular ArBOOretum this Saturday (last entry is 3 p.m.), a day full of fun, family-friendly activities. The  Trick-or-Treat Nature Trail will lead kids on an adventure of discovery where they will learn about creatures that live at the Arboretum, while collecting candy along the way. Other favorite ArBOOretum activities throughout the day include carnival swings, a Halloween market, animal encounters, pumpkin decorating, and train rides. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum's mission of nature education and conservation. Food trucks will be available.

The Lone Star Flight Museum is inviting ghouls and goblins of all ages to Halloween in the Hangar! 

Halloween in the Hangar 
Sat., Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 
The Lone Star Flight Museum
$12 for general admission 
Kids will enjoy trick or treating amongst the historic aircraft at the museum, participating in hands-on STEM activities, spooky crafts, and a (not-so-scary) story time. Kids ages 10 and under in costume will get in free!

Enjoy space-inspired Halloween fun at Space Center Houston's Galaxy Frights. 

Space Center Houston Galaxy Frights 
Sat., Oct. 19 and Sun., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 
Space Center Houston
General Admission: Adult (12+): $29.95; Kid (4-11): $24.95; child age 3 and under: Free
Explore the wonders of space with a spooky twist! Show off your Halloween costumes and enjoy special festivities at Space Center Houston, including candy stations, pop-up science labs, kinetic lights, space talks, Color Quest Interactive Dry Erase Mural, Floating Astronaut, Planetarium Dome, DJ Jams, presentations including Chef Chats, Story Corner, and more.

Nature Discovery Center's annual Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival includes tens of thousands of pumpkins, crafts and activities, and more. (Photo: Nature Discovery Center)

Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival 
Sat., Oct. 19 and Sun., Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 
Nature Discovery Center
Free admission
Nature Discovery Center's annual Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival includes tens of thousands of pumpkins, fun festival games, crafts and activities, delicious foods, informal family photo ops, opportunities to meet the animals, and more. There will be a variety of vendors and food trucks all weekend.

Buffalo Bayou Park's KBR Kids Day is a free annual event at Tony Marron Park, including a day of fun with activities for all ages. Halloween costumes are encouraged.

2024 KBR Kids Day & Tony Marron Park Send-Off 
Sat., Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 
Tony Marron Park
Free
Thousands of families will gather at Tony Marron Park in the Buffalo Bayou East for the annual family-friendly festival with tons of activities and performances. Halloween costumes are encouraged. KBR Kids Day activities include hands-on nature activities, pumpkin carving by local artists, a rock climbing wall, a scavenger hunt, birding and nature walks, music and dance performances, birds of prey show, and a Halloween costume parade. Food and drinks will be available for purchase on-site. This year, there will be a special ground-breaking activity to bid a temporary farewell to Tony Marron Park before it begins construction in late 2024.

Houston Diwali, a celebration of the Festival of Lights, invites the community to celebrate at Levy Park, Oct. 19, 5-10 p.m.  

Houston Diwali 2024 
Sat, Oct. 19, 5-10 p.m.
Free
Levy Park
Houston Diwali, a celebration of the Festival of Lights, hosts a free party at Levy Park, Saturday evening, featuring live music, a Diwali bazaar and market, a fashion show, cultural performances and dances, street foods, henna tattoos, fireworks, and more.

 

'80s in the Park Gala Benefiting Evelyn's Park 
Sat., Oct. 19, 6:30-11 p.m. 
Evelyn's Park
Individual tickets: $250
Dress in '80s chic attire and enjoy dinner, dancing, drinks, auction, and arcade games. The '80s in the Park Gala will bring our community together to celebrate the positive impact Evelyn’s Park has provided for all ages. Proceeds benefit continued enhancements and improvements to the park. The event will honor Susan Farb Morris.The Buzz is proud to be a sponsor of the gala, support Evelyn’s Park, and honor Susan’s memory. Read more about Susan Farb Morris here.

Houston Chamber Choir presents I Just Want to Celebrate! Songs from the ‘70s on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Miller Outdoor Theatre. (Photo: Jeff Grass Photography)

Houston Chamber Choir Presents 'I Just Want to Celebrate! Songs from the ‘70s’ 
Sat., Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Free
The Houston Chamber Choir will travel through the '70s with music by Roberta Flack, the Bee Gees, Carly Simon, ABBA, the Jackson 5, and many others. Rock out under the stars to '70s favorites at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of family-friendly fun during Family Day: The Art of Movement.

Family Day at Bayou Bend “The Art of Movement” 
Sun., Oct. 20, 1-5 p.m. 
Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens
Free
Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of family-friendly fun. This edition of Family Day explores “The Art of Movement”—the rhythm and fun in dance, exercise, and activity. Highlights include art-making activities & games, music movements by AFA Texas Music Academy, historic dances taught by musical historian Susan Kelm, stilt-walking by Circus Wolf, and a puppetry workshop by Greg Ruhe and Puppet Pizzazz.

Oktober on the Boulevard 
Sun., Oct. 20, 4-7 p.m.
Free
St. John the Divine 
Join St. John the Divine for their annual Oktober on the Boulevard, a popular community event. There will be food, games, pumpkin decorating, songs, beer tasting, a cake walk, and more. Vendors will be selling baked goods, jams, barbecue sauce, salsa, and more. 

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