Things to do
MUSIC
ANDERSON FAIR
very tiny, casual historic spot featuring singer-songwriters. bring cash
https://andersonfair.net/
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
https://houstonsymphony.org/
BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
https://www.bayoumusiccenter.com/
CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
https://www.woodlandscenter.org/
WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL
https://whiteoakmusichall.com/
WAREHOUSE LIVE
https://warehouselive.com/
McGONIGEL’S MUCKY DUCK
https://www.mcgonigels.com/
ART
THE MENIL
https://www.menil.org/
Free entry. Lovely space and collection
ROTHKO CHAPEL
http://www.rothkochapel.org/
Free entry. An unusual meditative space, and the final work of Mark Rothko before his death
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
https://www.mfah.org/
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM
https://camh.org/
Free entry.
BAYOU CITY ARTS FESTIVAL
https://www.artcolonyassociation.org/
TURELL’S SKYSPACE
https://moody.rice.edu/art/james-turrell
FUN
MILLER OUTDOOR THEATER
https://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com/performances/
Performances (music, film, dance and theater) in Hermann park, right next to the Med center.
MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
https://www.hmns.org/
COLOR FACTORY
https://colorfactory.co/houston/
NASA
https://spacecenter.org/visitor-information/
HOUSTON ARBORETUM
https://houstonarboretum.org/
DISCOVERY GREEN PARK
https://www.discoverygreen.com/
ORANGE SHOW
https://www.orangeshow.org/
The orange show is a bizarre, fun place, and now the whole organization is a folk art force that hosts the famous Houston Art Car parade.