Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend

Happy Friday! It’s March Madness, the opening of the 2025 baseball season, and there’s tons of fun events happening around town this weekend! 

Spring Branch Memorial Library Plant and Book Festival 
Fri., March 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., March 29, 10 a.m.4 p.m.
Spring Branch Library
Free to attend
The Friends of the Spring Branch Memorial Library's Plant and Book Festival offers spring bedding plants, house plants, gently used books, vinyl records, and CDs. The popular Coupon Board is returning this year, offering attendees opportunities to purchase gift cards from local restaurants and retailers. Other items created by the library’s crafting group and 3D printer will also be for sale. All funds raised at the festival directly benefit the library's programs and services.

Astros vs. Mets 
Fri., March 28, 7:10 p.m.; Sat., March 29, 6:15 p.m.
Daikin Park 
$24+ 
The 2025 baseball season is officially underway! The Astros vs. Mets series continues at Daikin Park tonight, 7:10 p.m., and tomorrow, 6:15 p.m. 

Sweet 16: UH Cougars vs. Purdue Boilmakers 
Fri., March 28, 9:09 p.m.
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) 
The Coogs take on Purdue tonight. Stream via Sling TV or YouTube. Go Coogs! Read more about longtime UH fans and some of the team’s history in this 2023 story here. 

Bellaire Police Department's 4th Annual Touch-a-Truck
Sat., March 29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Bellaire City Hall
Free
Bellaire Police Department hosts the fourth annual Touch-a-Truck. During this free event, community members are invited to check out high-water trucks, fire trucks, police cars, bomb dogs, poice horses, and more. 

Bayou City Art Festival will transform downtown Houston into a lively outdoor gallery and interactive art event with art, entertainment, and more, including the Active Imagination Zone featuring activities for all ages. (Photo courtesy of Bayou City Art Festival)

Bayou City Art Festival Spring Downtown 
Sat., March 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 
Sam Houston Park, along Allen Parkway (1000 Bagby St.) 
$20/adults; child: $5; general admission weekend pass for adults: $30. Tickets only available online. 
The popular Bayou City Art Festival returns downtown this weekend, showcasing the works of 250 artists in 19 categories. Enjoy live entertainment stages, food trucks, a craft beer and wine garden, and the Active Imagination Zone. The featured artist is Gwendolyn Redfern, a watercolor painter from Raleigh, NC.

Memorial Villages Food Truck Rodeo 
Sat., March 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chapelwood United Methodist Church
Free to attend 
Memorial Villages Police Foundation presents the annual Memorial Villages Food Truck Rodeo, Sat., March 29 at Chapelwood United Methodist Church. Enjoy a family-friendly day including inflatables, face painters, axe throwing, and a variety of food trucks offering delicious eats, in support of Memorial Villages Police Department. 

Aurora Picture Show and Buffalo Bayou Partnership co-present this free annual event featuring video activations on structures along the Buffalo Bayou East waterfront.

Night Light 2025 
Sat., March 29, 8-10 p.m.
Buffalo Bayou East (entrance is located at 333 South Jensen Dr.) 
Free
Aurora Picture Show and Buffalo Bayou Partnership co-present this free annual event featuring video activations on structures along the Buffalo Bayou East waterfront. Houston artists Saúl Hernández-Vargas, Diana-Sofia Estrada, and Isogram Media Studio have been commissioned to create new, site-specific media installations along a half-mile stretch of bayou trails. There will also be a market featuring local food trucks, vendors, and music. Note: Parking for this event is extremely limited; rideshare, carpooling, public transportation, cycling, and walking are encouraged.

Lanie, Myles, Kendall, Deborah, Lexie, and Madison Rose

21st Annual Run for the Rose 
Sun., March 30, 8 a.m.
Helix Park
$50/adult; $20/12 and under; free survivor stroll
The Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation (DMRF) hosts the 21st Annual Run for the Rose, including a certified 5K Run, Family 1K Run, Survivor Stroll, and Post-Race Party for all participants. The Run for the Rose is the primary fundraiser for the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation. The two-fold mission of the DMRF is to eradicate brain cancer through research, advocacy, and awareness, and to improve the lives of pediatric patients. Funds raised from the Run for the Rose are directed toward these initiatives. The Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation was established by the Rose family in 2002 to honor the memory of their beloved daughter and sister, a pediatric physician and brain cancer patient.  

Volunteers Raya Weinstock and Samantha Chavez walked Gucci down the runway during the Canine Catwalk at Evelyn’s Park as part of the Bark in the Park event. (Photo: Jacob Power)

Bark in the Park X Bellaire Open Air Market 
Sun., March 30, 12-4 p.m.
Evelyn's Park
Free
For this one day of the year, dogs are welcomed at Evelyn’s Park. In addition to the monthly artisan and small business market, the park will have dog vendors and rescue organizations (Houston Cares Animal Rescue, Twilight Tails Animal Rescue, Waiting Under The Willow Foundation Animal Rescue). Jump in for special dog agility performances at 1 and 3 p.m. hosted by Little MonStar's Training Academy. The "Canine Catwalk” with DJ Chris Bell will begin at 2 p.m. at the Trevilion off of Bellaire Blvd.  

2025 Texas Children's Houston Open
Through Sun., March 30, all day
Memorial Park Golf Course
General Admission tickets start at $50; free for children under 15
The 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open is underway at Memorial Park Golf Course, featuring top golfers such as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy and many others. Fans and families will enjoy watching the tournament and fun activities throughout the course, including the Texas Children's Family Fun Zone, located near hole 18, which offers kid-friendly activities like miniature golf, photo ops with kid-sized golf carts, a golf-themed coloring wall, and interactive games. 

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