Updated: October 6th @ 11:12PM

What’s up Houston!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Festival & Markets

Friday – Sunday – Bayou City Art Festival @ Memorial Park @ 10AM
More than 270 juried artists fill the South Picnic Loop with food trucks, a craft beer garden, live music, and a kids Imagination Zone. Gates 10AM-6PM daily. From $30

Saturday & Sunday – Korean Festival Houston @ Discovery Green @ 11AM
K-culture weekend with headliner Big Ocean, traditional performers, food vendors, and a K-Pop dance competition. General admission is free; VIP day passes available. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Houston Palestinian Festival @ Buffalo Bayou Park @ 1PM
The 12th annual celebration of Palestinian food, music, dance, and art at The Water Works. Festival weekend opens Saturday at 1PM. From $20

Saturday & Sunday – Texas Renaissance Festival @ Todd Mission @ 9AM
Opening Oktoberfest weekend of the 52nd season: 21 stages, jousts, and Bavarian theme through Nov 29. From $18

Saturday & Sunday – Katy Rice Harvest Festival @ Historic Town Square @ 10AM
Carnival, 100+ vendors, live music, beer garden, and ag adventure at Katy City Hall. Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun noon-6PM. From $15

Saturday – Czechfest @ SPJST Lodge 88 @ 10AM
Houston’s largest celebration of Czech culture in the Heights: live music, kolaches, Czech-Tex lunch plates, BBQ, a beer garden with local brewery tastings, kids games, and the Grand March. Runs through 9PM. From $12

Saturday – Urban Harvest Farmers Market @ St. John’s School @ 8AM
Rain-or-shine Saturday market with growers and makers from within 180 miles. Free

Saturday – Sterling’s Market @ Westminster UMC @ 9AM
Local growers, bakers, and artisans; dog friendly. Free

Saturday – Memorial Villages Farmers Market @ First Congregational Church @ 9AM
Live music, kids activities, and pet-friendly shopping. Free

Saturday – Ironworks Indoor Market / Shop Local @ Ironworks @ 11AM
Handmade, vintage, food, and the Market Bar every Saturday. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Houston Farmers Market + Shop Local Market @ Houston Farmers Market @ 10AM
Produce stalls plus Shop Local handmade and vintage makers all weekend. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Traders Village Houston @ Traders Village
Weekend flea with hundreds of vendors. Free admission; parking charged on site. Free

Friday & Saturday – Ark of Worship @ Almeda School Rd grounds
Two-day outdoor gospel and Christian music festival with national headliners, food trucks, and vendors. Single-day GA from Friday. From $59

Sunday – Filipino American History Month Festival @ POST Houston @ 12PM
Free day of Filipino food, vendors, cultural performances, and live entertainment across POST Houston. Free

Sunday – Heights Mercantile Farmers Market @ Heights Mercantile @ 9AM
Second-Sunday producers market with produce, meat, cheese, flowers, and live music through 1PM. Free

Sunday – The Market at River Oaks District @ River Oaks District @ 11AM
Sterling’s Sunday artisan and specialty-food market in the open-air district through 3PM. Free

Saturday – Oktoberfest @ POST Houston @ 4PM
Rooftop beer fest on Skylawn with polka, folk dancers, steinhoisting contests, and a Bavarian costume contest. 21+; RSVP required. Free

Friday & Saturday – International Food Festival @ St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Christian Church @ 4PM
Inaugural Spring parish festival with global food, homemade baklava, folk dancing, and a Saturday children’s village. Fri 4PM-10PM, Sat 11AM-10PM. From $5

Sunday – Monarchs & Marigolds @ Houston Botanic Garden @ 9AM
MECA and the Garden’s Día de los Muertos festival: thousands of marigolds, Latin American artisans, folklorico, and mariachi through 4PM. From $20

Standup

Friday & Saturday – Craig Conant @ Houston Improv
The magician-comic known for chaotic crowd work headlines the Westheimer room. From $31

Friday & Saturday – Jeffrey Keller @ Punch Line Houston @ 7PM
Two nights, two shows each at downtown Punch Line. Fri/Sat 7PM and 9:15PM. From $28

Friday – Sophie Hunter @ The Secret Group @ 7PM
Stand-up headliner in the EaDo showroom. From $23

Friday & Saturday – Heather Shaw @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 7PM
The Today Show comic (and Jim Carrey lookalike) headlines the Washington Ave room. From $20

Saturday – Cynthia Lee Fontaine Presents: Drag Brunch at the Punch @ Punch Line Houston @ 12PM
RuPaul’s Drag Race alum hosts Saturday drag brunch downtown.

Sunday – Ben Jackson: Brilliant Ignorance @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM
Sunday night stand-up at the Improv.

Sunday – The Last Laugh with James Vogt & Trip Truman @ The Secret Group @ 7PM
Local favorites close out the weekend in EaDo.

Sunday – Jokes Over Brunch @ Punch Line Houston @ 2PM
Afternoon comedy brunch downtown.

Friday & Saturday – Raanan Hershberg @ The Club at Rudz @ 7:30PM
The Tonight Show and Comedy Central comic (New York Times Best of 2022) headlines two nights at Rudyard’s. From $30.50

Sunday – Andy Huggins & Friends @ Punch Line Houston @ 7PM
Houston favorite closes the Punch Line weekend with friends.

Sunday – John Mulaney: Mister Whatever @ The Grand 1894 Opera House @ 4PM
The Emmy-winning storyteller brings his new tour to Galveston’s historic opera house for a Sunday matinee.

Sunday – Ashton Womack @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 8PM
Houston-raised Daily Show writer and Just For Laughs New Face comes home to headline the Washington Ave room. From $20

Saturday – Dave Ross @ The Secret Group @ 7PM
Comic, podcaster, and all-around maker headlines an early Saturday set in EaDo. From $26.13

Sports

Saturday & Sunday – Houston IBJJF 2026 @ Reliant Stadium
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation tournament returns to Reliant Stadium.

Arts & Culture

Friday – Sunday – Rachmaninoff Festival: Piano Concerto No. 3 @ Jones Hall
Yefim Bronfman tackles Rach 3 with Juraj Valcuha and the Houston Symphony, plus Symphony No. 3. Fri/Sat 7:30PM, Sun 2PM. From $67

Friday – Sunday – 18th Annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival @ Various venues
The festival’s final weekend screens across MFAH, River Oaks Theatre, and partner venues through Sunday. From $15

Saturday & Sunday – Houston Comedy Film Festival @ DeLuxe Theater
42 films, panels, and Sunday awards at the historic Fifth Ward theater. Sat from 10AM, Sun from 9:30AM. From $75

Saturday – Accordion Kings & Queens @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 7PM
Texas Folklife’s 37th annual accordion showcase with headliner Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and The Zydeco Twisters. Covered seats drop Friday 10AM; hill is free. Free

Friday – Leo Sandoval and the Jazz Houston All Stars @ Hobby Center Founders Club @ 7:30PM
Houston-born guitarist and vocalist leads a Latin-jazz set in the intimate Founders Club. From $35

All Weekend – Going Underground: The Jewels of Bernhard Schobinger @ MFAH Kinder Building
First U.S. museum survey of the Swiss jeweler’s radical work, through Jan 3, 2027. From $24

All Weekend – Art, Place, and Power: Project Row Houses @ MFAH Beck Building
Survey of the Third Ward institution’s three decades of art and community practice, through Nov 8. From $24

All Weekend – Extreme Animals Alive @ HMNS
Special exhibition of extreme animal adaptations now open at the Natural Science Museum, through Dec 31. From $35

All Weekend – King Tut’s Tomb Discovery Experience @ HMNS
Walk through a recreation of the 1922 Tutankhamun discovery. From $35

All Weekend – Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee @ CAMH
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston pairs Buchanan and Lee in the current galleries. Free

Saturday – Fall Community Celebration @ CAMH @ 1PM
Afternoon of art-making inspired by current exhibitions. Free

All Weekend – John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog @ The Menil Collection
Closing weekend for the British-Ghanaian artist’s immersive film installation in the Main Building, through Oct 11. Free

All Weekend – Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry @ The Menil Collection
Paintings and drawings tracking Winters’ abstract geometries, through April 4, 2027. Free

All Weekend – Fragility @ Menil Drawing Institute
Works on paper exploring material and emotional fragility, through Jan 24, 2027. Free

All Weekend – Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat @ Menil Drawing Institute
Site-specific wall drawing by the Mumbai artist, through Aug 8, 2027. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Body Worlds: Inside Life @ The Health Museum
New plastination exhibition of real human specimens opens Saturday, mapping breath, circulation, and the systems that keep you alive. From $15

All Weekend – Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean @ ARTECHOUSE Houston
Immersive dive into the ocean twilight zone with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, now open in the main galleries.

All Weekend – Undercurrents by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer @ Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
Mile-long LED light matrix suspended over the mirrored Cistern water, through Jan 24, 2027.

All Weekend – The Candle Show @ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Contemporary craft exhibition devoted to the candle as object and material, through Oct 31. Free

All Weekend – Overflow Radio: Sakotayisol Nunus Constellation @ MATCH / DiverseWorks
DiverseWorks gallery installation with weekend gallery hours, through Oct 24. Free

Saturday – New Voices 2026 @ MATCH Matchbox 1 @ 7:30PM
Musiqa and Inprint premiere new works by emerging composers plus poetry commissions, marking Luna Lab’s 10th anniversary. Pay what you can

All Weekend – Fantastic Animals from Mexico: Alebrijes and Nahuales @ Discovery Green
Eight towering Mexican alebrije and nahual sculptures fill the downtown park through Oct 18. Free

Saturday – DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! @ The Menil Collection @ 3PM
Free family concert on the Menil lawn with Felix DeLeon. Free

Friday – Midnight in Blue: Samba, Strings & Tango @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 7:30PM
Aperio, Music of the Americas blends Argentine tango, Brazilian samba, and American minimalism with cellist Daniel Saenz and pianist Michael Zuraw. Covered seats drop Thursday 10AM; hill is free. Free

Saturday – The Concert Truck @ Mary Jo Peckham Park / The DeLUXE Theater @ 1PM
A grand piano rolls out of a 16-foot truck for pianists Chloe and Chelsea de Souza: 1PM in Katy, then 6PM in The DeLUXE Theater lot. Bring a chair. Free

Saturday – Mozart & Haydn @ Wortham Center @ 8PM
Mercury Chamber Orchestra opens its downtown series on period instruments with Mozart’s Haffner and Haydn’s London symphonies. From $25

Saturday – American Patchwork Quartet @ Lynn Wyatt Square @ 7PM
Clay Ross’s Grammy-nominated band weaves American folk, jazz, country twang, and global sounds on the downtown lawn. From $30

Friday – Happy Hour Friday @ MFAH @ 5PM
Drinks and galleries until 8PM on the Kinder Building’s lower level, with the museum open until 9PM. From $24

Saturday – Yoga at Rienzi @ MFAH Rienzi @ 9AM
Introductory yoga amid the house museum’s grounds, with a second class at 10:30AM. Bring your own mat. From $20

Saturday – Yoga in the Bamboo Garden @ Asia Society Texas @ 10AM
All-levels vinyasa flow with Lost Lotus Yoga overlooking the bamboo garden. Bring your own mat. From $10

All Weekend – Call Me Mother Experience @ The Health Museum
Art and awareness installation sharing the stories behind the Black maternal health crisis. Through 2/28/2027. From $15

All Weekend – The Fatherhood Effect @ The Health Museum
Healing Arts exhibition framing engaged fatherhood as a public health approach to healthier living. Through 2/21/2027. From $15

Friday & Saturday – Spanish Texas During the American Revolution @ Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park
Traveling exhibition reframing the Revolution through the experiences of Tejanos and Spanish settlers. Gallery open 10AM-4PM. From $5

All Weekend – Midcentury Menu: Dining in the Atomic Age @ MFAH Rienzi
How convenience, technology, advertising, and labor redefined food in postwar America. Through 1/10/2027. From $10

Friday & Saturday – Radiant Geometries @ Moody Center for the Arts
Contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists trace geometry as a language of land, sky, and cosmology. Through 12/19/2026. Free

All Weekend – Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People @ CAMH
First survey of the conceptual artist’s four decades of work, including the Sharpstown house project prototype 180. Through 11/1/2026. Free

All Weekend – Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang @ Asia Society Texas
Three decades of paintings from the Final Fantasy concept artist, plus a Saturday 11AM art tour. Through 2/7/2027. From $8

All Ages/Good for kids

All Weekend – Houston Pumpkin Festival @ Discovery Green
Carousel, boats, 30-foot slide, Jumpkin’ Pumpkin, and skyline photo ops through Nov 8. Weekend admission From $28

All Weekend – Zoo Boo @ Houston Zoo
Pumpkin Lantern Tunnel, Peek-a-Boo Pumpkins, Tangled Web Trail, and Great Pumpkin Portrait through Oct 31. Included with admission

Friday – Zoo Boo Extended Hours: H-Town Sports Night @ Houston Zoo
Glow pumpkins, Spooky Forest, Ghost Town, and sports-themed games until 9PM; last entry 8PM. Included with admission

Saturday – Grosstopia! @ Children’s Museum Houston
Creepy-crawly day of gross science adventures at the Children’s Museum.

Saturday – Writing Workshops with Writers in the Schools @ Discovery Green
Free outdoor writing workshops for kids and families at the downtown park. Free

Saturday – Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Bring recyclables to the park’s weekend drop-off. Free

Saturday – Hands-on Houston: Soap Carving @ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft @ 11AM
Drop-in family craft station carving soap into keepsakes through 3PM. Free

Friday – Movie Night on the Lawn: Coco @ POST Houston @ 8PM
Pixar’s Día de los Muertos favorite screens on the Skylawn rooftop. All ages; RSVP required. Free

Friday – MFAH Playdate @ MFAH Kinder Building @ 11:30AM
Songs, stories, and games in the galleries for kids 4 and under with their grown-ups. Museum admission required. From $10

Sunday – Little Artists @ MFAH Law Building @ 1PM
Storybook circle, studio art projects, and a gallery visit for families with kids 3 to 5. Museum admission required. From $10

All Weekend – Spookie Fudge Stripes Safari @ Houston Zoo
Keebler scavenger hunt across the zoo: scan QR codes, answer questions, and hunt for stripes through Oct 31. Included with zoo admission.

Live Theater

Friday – Sunday – Come From Away @ Stages at The Gordy
The Tony-nominated musical about Gander’s 9/11 hospitality, in its Houston-produced debut. Fri 7PM, Sat 2PM/7PM, Sun 2PM. From $25

Friday – Sunday – Romeo and Juliet @ Alley Theatre
Rob Melrose directs Shakespeare’s star-crossed tragedy on the Hubbard stage. From $36

Friday – Sunday – Cold War Choir Practice @ Main Street Theater
Ro Reddick’s roller-disco espionage comedy wraps its Rice Village run. Fri/Sat 7:30PM, Sun 3PM. From $45

Friday – Sunday – Purpose @ The Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble’s season opener runs through Sunday. From $50

Friday – Sunday – Disgraced @ MATCH
Shunya Theatre stages Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer winner about assimilation and hidden bias. Fri/Sat 7:30PM, Sun 2:30PM. From $35

Friday – Sunday – Enchanting Raks Fest @ MATCH
Belly dance fantasy weekend opens with Friday’s Enchanted Moon Gala, plus Sat/Sun workshops and shows. From $25

Friday & Saturday – Rhinoceros @ MATCH Matchbox 3
Catastrophic Theatre closes Ionesco’s absurdist conformity comedy with George Parker and Kyle Sturdivant. Fri 8PM, Sat 8PM closing. Pay what you can

Friday – Sunday – Amadeus @ Rec Room Arts
Peter Shaffer’s Tony winner extended by popular demand through Oct 17 in the intimate downtown room. From $20

Friday – Sunday – Jekyll & Hyde @ Stageworks Theatre
Gothic musical about ambition and the battle within closes its Stageworks run Sunday.

Sunday – Ecos de un Sueno! (Echoes of a Dream!) @ MATCH Matchbox 4 @ 6PM
Jorge Orta CroCro marks 50 years in the arts with Tumbaka and guests from more than 10 countries. From $10

Sunday – Ignite-Her: Words. Wrath. War. @ MATCH Matchbox 1 @ 6PM
EbonyRose and Ignited Ink 717 poets take the Matchbox 1 stage for a night of FEMMEnomenal spoken word.

All Weekend – Drunk Dracula @ Drunk Shakespeare
One actor downs five shots of whiskey and attempts Stoker’s vampire tale in the downtown speakeasy. 21+. Fri 7PM/9PM, Sat 5PM/7PM/9PM, Sun 5PM. From $39

Live Music

Friday & Saturday – The R&B Tour: Usher & Chris Brown @ Reliant Stadium @ 7PM
Two nights of chart-topping R&B at Reliant Stadium. From $88

Friday – Hayley Williams @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 7PM
The Paramore frontwoman brings her solo show to The Woodlands. From $50

Friday – wave to earth @ 713 Music Hall @ 8:15PM
The Korean indie band’s pieces tour stop downtown. From $79

Friday – Xavier Wulf @ House of Blues Houston @ 7PM
Memphis rapper’s Cool World Tour hits GreenStreet. From $55

Friday – Drowning Pool, Saliva @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 6:30PM
Nu-metal double bill on Travis Street. From $12.50

Friday – Chris Smither @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck @ 6PM
Folk-blues veteran plays an early show at the Upper Kirby listening room.

Friday – Mariachi El Bronx @ Scout Bar @ 7:30PM
The Bronx’s mariachi alter ego brings ranchera energy to Clear Lake. With Max Diaz. From $25

Saturday – Yandel @ Toyota Center @ 8PM
Reggaeton star’s Sinfonico USA Tour downtown. From $110

Saturday – Breaking Benjamin @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion @ 6PM
Post-grunge headliners fill The Woodlands amphitheater. From $39.50

Saturday – Blackberry Smoke @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM
Southern rockers mark 25 years on the Anniversary Tour. From $27

Saturday – Paris Paloma @ House of Blues Houston @ 7PM
The Fatal Flaw Tour brings the viral folk-pop singer downtown. From $71

Saturday – Moein @ Hobby Center Sarofim Hall
Iranian pop legend known as the voice of love. From $132

Saturday – Plini @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
Australian instrumental guitar virtuoso’s Unnameable Desire tour. From $31

Saturday – Igorrr @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 8PM
French experimental metal and breakcore project. From $30

Saturday – Narrow Head @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar @ 8PM
Houston shoegaze outfit marks 10 years of Satisfaction.

Saturday – Tobe Nwigwe Meet & Greet @ Cactus Music @ 3PM
Signing session with the Houston hip-hop polymath at the independent record shop.

Sunday – Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madness @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
Mudvayne frontman marks three decades of heavy music. From $58

Sunday – Akeem Ali @ House of Blues Houston @ 7PM
The Texture Tour stop at GreenStreet. From $40

Friday – Unsane @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs @ 7PM
NYC noise-rock trio that helped blueprint noise-metal plays an all-ages upstairs set. From $24.25

Friday – Belmont @ Bad Astronaut Brewing @ 7PM
Chicago pop-punk outfit’s Between You & Me tour stop with Super Sometimes and Public Works. All ages.

Saturday – Cowboy Mouth @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM
New Orleans rock lifers bring their high-energy Mardi Gras gospel to the Heights sit-down room. With Lvvrs. From $24.50

Sunday – Heroes Del Silencio @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 3PM
Spanish rock legends’ Sunday Funday bill with Enanitos Verdes and Hombres G. Doors 2PM.

Sunday – BLITZKID @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Horror-punk Modern Hel Tour with Die Fast, Necrotones, and Zombilly. All ages. From $28

Sunday – ivri @ The Bronze Peacock @ 7PM
Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s Evidence of You tour stop at House of Blues’ smaller room. With Ally Nicholas.

Saturday – Los Tigres del Norte @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM
Norteño legends bring the Los Tigres del Mundo Tour to Sugar Land with decades of corridos, cumbias, and rancheras. From $85

Friday – Laundry Day @ The Bronze Peacock @ 7PM
NYC indie-pop crew’s Larger Than LIFE Tour lands in House of Blues’ smaller room. With Illusion Hills. From $36

Friday – Chat Pile @ The Secret Group @ 5PM / 9PM
Oklahoma City noise-rock heavyweights’ Who Loves The Sun Tour plays two all-ages shows in The Box. With Soul Glo and Virga. Both shows are sold out.

Saturday – Kam Franklin: Land of the Neon Sun Album Release @ The Secret Group @ 8PM
The Suffers frontwoman celebrates her solo album with her full band. With Sara Van Buskirk and AJ Haynes. From $26.13

Other Events

Friday – Orígenes with Ars Lyrica Houston @ Hobby Center
Baroque program exploring cultural origins wraps its midweek run Friday.

Sunday – The Swap: Vintage Goods Pop-Up @ Continental Club @ 1PM
Vintage goods pop-up hosted by DJ Big E and friends.

Friday – Sonic Live in Concert @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM
Official Sega orchestral celebration of 35 years of Sonic the Hedgehog music. All ages. Doors 7PM.

Saturday – Theatre of Magic @ JW Marriott Houston Downtown @ 4:30PM / 7:30PM
Christopher Wayne’s award-winning illusion show with magic-themed cocktails in an intimate hotel theater. From $79

Saturday – Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Resurrection MCC @ 6:30PM
String quartet takes on the Fugees, Outkast, Missy Elliott, and Wu-Tang by candlelight. From $57

Saturday – Candlelight: Coldplay x Imagine Dragons @ Resurrection MCC @ 8:45PM
Stadium anthems reimagined for strings in a candlelit sanctuary. From $37.50

Sunday – Candlelight: Classic Rock on Strings @ Space Center Houston @ 6:30PM
Rock classics rearranged for string quartet under candlelight at the space center. From $48

Sunday – Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer @ Space Center Houston @ 8:45PM
Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, and Dune scores by candlelight with the Listeso String Quartet. From $48