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.