Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend

Happy Friday! As summer winds down (for many, this is the last weekend before school starts!), this weekend includes the conclusion to the Houston Shakespeare Festival at Miller Outdoor Theatre, tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping, a party at the Children’s Museum, and more ways to keep the good vibes going! 

Show off your skating moves at a fun themed skating night at Memorial City Mall.

Summer Skate Nights 
Fri., Aug. 8, 6-9 p.m.  
$10 Admission, $5 Skate Rental
Memorial City Mall
This Friday, show off your skating moves to Britney Spears, *NSYNC, and more at this Y2K-themed night at Memorial City Mall! Dust off those skates and dance the night away to these ’90s and 2000s hits. 

Houston Dash vs. North Carolina Courage 
Fri., Aug. 8, 7 p.m.
Tickets Start at $17 
Shell Energy Stadium 
Come cheer on the Houston Women's Soccer team as they go head-to-head against the North Carolina Courage! 

The leads of Houston Shakespeare Festival's As You Like It, showing this Friday at 8:15 p.m. Come early for 'Bard Talk' to learn more about the world of Shakespeare and the history behind the play.

Houston Shakespeare Festival 
Fri., Aug. 8 - Sat., Aug. 9, 8:15 p.m. 
Free
Miller Outdoor Theatre 
Enjoy classic theatre performances from the professional arm of the University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance. Friday will feature a performance of Henry V and Saturday night will show As You Like It. 

Tax-Free Weekend
Fri., Aug. 8 - Sun., Aug. 10
This weekend, get those last-minute school supplies without sales tax. This includes school supplies, clothes, shoes, and more! Need to get back into school mode? Take a look at this list of books set on school campuses.  

Close out the summer with a party at Children's Museum Houston filled with music, games, confetti, creating your own school supplies, and more.

Children’s Museum Blow-Out Bash 
Sat., Aug. 9, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.  
Entry Included with General Admission 
Children’s Museum Houston
Celebrate the end of the summer and hype up your kids for back-to-school with this all-day party! There will be a DJ, face painters, confetti, story times,  and the opportunity for kids to make their own school supplies! 

Join Houston Audubon at Houston Botanic Garden for an introduction to the world of native plants and avian habitats. 

Birds & Blooms
Sat., Aug. 9, 5:30-7 p.m. 
$12 
Houston Botanic Garden 
Join Houston Audubon at Houston Botanic Garden for an introduction to the world of native plants and avian habitats. Discover the beauty and benefits of native plants in a climate-controlled setting, and then venture outdoors to identify in the Garden native plant species that support local bird populations. There will also be an opportunity to pot your own native plants to take home.  

More Events
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