Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend

Happy Friday! This weekend marks the winter solstice, the official start to winter. Find fun and festive events happening all weekend here. 

Bring in the new season at the Winter Solstice Celebration at Discovery Green. (Photo: Union is Creation)

Winter Solstice Celebration 
Fri., Dec. 20, 6-8 p.m.
Discovery Green
Free
A healing Sound Bath in honor of the Winter Solstice offers participants a moment of quiet reflection and meditation on the changing of the seasons. 

Silent Night Disco 
Fri., Dec. 20, 7-9 p.m.
Market Square Park
Free admission 
Dance under the stars at the holiday-themed Silent Night Disco in Market Square Park. Put on a pair of glowing headphones and choose from multiple DJ-curated playlists featuring holiday classics, upbeat hits, and wintery vibes, with the holiday lights as the backdrop. Dress in festive attire and enjoy a night of dancing and holiday cheer. Headphones provided.

10TH IN THE WORLD Space City Sound barbershoppers performed before an audience of 5,000, impressing the crowd and judges, and earning the chorus’s highest score to date in competition. (Photo: Barbershop Harmony Society)

Space City Sound Presents Winter Solstice: An A Cappella Holiday Concert
Fri., Dec. 20, 7:30-9 p.m.
MATCH
General admission is $35, VIP seats are $45 and $50.
Space City Sound, a spirited all-voices nonprofit a cappella barbershop chorus, presents Winter Solstice: An a cappella holiday concert. Learn more about Space City Sound in Nothing Tops Barbershop in our Dec. 2024 issue. The local a cappella group placed 10th in the world in July during the Barbershop Harmony Society’s (BHS) International Barbershop Chorus Competition in Cleveland, Ohio.

Play in real snow at Children's Museum Houston during their Polar Palooza Snow Days.

Polar Palooza at Children's Museum Houston 
Dec. 21-Jan. 8
Children's Museum Houston
Polar Palooza: Chills, Thrills, and Winter Skills at Children's Museum Houston, Dec. 21-Jan. 8, includes the opportunity to play in real snow and celebrate the magic of the season. Special events include a Frozen-inspired singalong this Saturday, Snow Days (every day Dec. 21-Jan. 4, except Dec. 25, Dec. 30, and 31), and A Seuss-Tacular Winter Wonderland this Sun., Dec. 22.

Snow Flurry at HMNS
Sat., Dec. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
HMNS, at the Sundial  
HMNS will be transformed into a winter wonderland with 110,000 pounds of snow. Celebrate the first day of winter in style at Snow Flurry, including sweet treats, live entertainment, a live DJ, and more. Bring your mittens. 

MAKING MUSIC Attendees of the 2022 Concert Against Cancer.

Concert Against Cancer Fundraiser 
Sat., Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
Axelrad Beer Garden
Free to attend; donations accepted online 
Benefiting The Broach Foundation, the Concert Against Cancer was founded in memory of Tom Bres, who passed away from glioblastoma in 2015. His daughter, Meg, founded Concert Against Cancer to raise awareness and funding for The Broach Foundation (as told in Buzz article Concert for a Cause, Dec. 2023). The concert will mark its 10th year. 

Spread some holiday cheer in Galveston by participating in the Santa Hustle, benefiting the Galveston County Food Bank. 

Santa Hustle Kids Dash, 5K, and Half Marathon 
Sun., Dec. 22, 7:30 a.m.
Beach Central in Galveston
Spread some holiday cheer by participating in the Santa Hustle, benefiting the Galveston County Food Bank. The event kicks off at 7:30 a.m. with the Kids Dash, followed by the Half Marathon at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K at 8:15 a.m. Participants are given a long sleeve “ugly sweater” shirt, a Santa Hustle embroidered beanie, and finisher medal by Santa himself to commemorate their participation in the event. Event participants can either walk or run, and will encounter cookies and candy stations at the end of course as they cross the finish line. The top three male and female finishers in each age group and overall will receive a Santa Hustle medal and a customized Santa Hustle mug.

More Holiday Events
See Festive Fun, our listing of holiday happenings this season, for more ongoing events. Find more on our online event calendar.