Updated: November 3rd @ 10:42PM

What’s up Houston!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Festival & Markets

Saturday & Sunday – Texas Renaissance Festival: Heroes and Villains @ Todd Mission @ 9AM-8PM
The mightiest heroes and darkest villains of history and legend clash at the 52nd season’s fifth theme weekend, with a costume contest, a gyro eating contest, jousting, 21 stages, and 400 shops. From $17.29

All Weekend – Sugar Land Arts & Music Festival @ Sugar Land Town Square @ Fri 5PM, Sat-Sun 12PM
More than 100 juried artists, live music, food, and wine and beer gardens take over the town square for three days. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Strange & Unusual Fest @ Karbach Brewing Co. @ 11AM
A Tim Burton-inspired biergarten takeover with an outdoor oddities market, twisted art, movies on the big screen, music, and a costume contest. Free

Saturday – 6th Annual Houston Día de los Muertos Parade and Festival @ Sam Houston Park @ 4PM
A downtown parade, live music, festival treats, and hands-on arts and crafts honoring loved ones who have passed. Free

Friday – Night Market 2026 @ Asia Society Texas Center @ 6PM
An evening market with street food, local vendors, and performances outdoors; indoor activities cost extra. Free

Saturday & Sunday – Collect-A-Con @ George R. Brown Convention Center @ 10AM
One of the country’s biggest trading card, anime, and pop culture conventions, with hundreds of vendor tables, cosplay, and celebrity guests.

Sunday – Standing Tall: A Texas Tree Festival @ Houston Botanic Garden @ 9AM
A garden-wide celebration of Texas trees with guided walks, expert talks, and family activities.

Saturday – First Saturday Arts Market @ First Saturday Arts Market @ 11AM
Monthly Heights market where local artists and makers sell original art and handmade goods, with a rotating lineup. Free

Saturday – Onion Creek’s 18th Annual H-Town Chili Throwdown @ Onion Creek @ 1PM
Sample the entries, vote for People’s Choice, and settle in with music and drinks at the long-running Heights cook-off. From $30.87

Saturday – Da Gama: Diwali Celebration & Night Market @ M-K-T @ 6:30PM
Da Gama Canteen’s Indo-Portuguese kitchen hosts a festival of lights night market with food, vendors, and celebration at the Heights shopping district.

Sunday – Book & Plant Swap @ Lyric Market @ 12PM
Bring books and plants to trade, then browse local vendors with food and drinks downtown. Free

Sunday – Acorns & Artisans @ POST @ 11AM
A curated indoor fall market of local makers and artisans in POST’s X Atrium.

Standup

Friday – Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM
The first woman to host the Golden Globes solo brings her shockingly honest, no-holds-barred stand-up to Sugar Land. From $32

Friday & Saturday – Alonzo Bodden @ Punch Line Houston @ Fri 7PM, Sat 7PM & 9:15PM
The Last Comic Standing champion and Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! panelist brings his sharp, car-loving takes on American life. 18+. From $40.17

Sunday – David Koechner @ Punch Line Houston @ 4PM & 7PM
Anchorman’s Champ Kind and The Office’s Todd Packer delivers two Sunday sets of character-driven stand-up. 18+. From $38

Saturday – Franco Escamilla: El Juicio @ Arena Theatre @ 8:30PM
The Mexican stand-up and musician, one of the most-watched comedians in Spanish, brings his new tour to the round. From $147

Friday & Saturday – The Best of the Secret Group Comedy Showcase @ The Secret Group @ Fri 10PM, Sat 7PM & 9PM
A rotating lineup of Houston’s sharpest local and touring comics in the East Downtown club. From $18.06

Sunday – The Last Laugh with James Vogt & Trip Truman @ The Secret Group @ 7PM
A Sunday showcase hosted by Shane Tucker and Trip Truman. From $8.82

Friday & Saturday – Night Comedy at Rudz @ The Club at Rudz @ Fri 9:30PM, Sat 7:30PM & 9:30PM
Weekend stand-up in the intimate Washington Avenue club. From $16.90

Friday & Saturday – Keegan Tindall @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 7PM
The NY-based comedian, creator, and filmmaker headlines two nights on Washington Avenue. From $20

Sunday – Tara Cannistraci @ The Riot Comedy Club @ 8PM
The Bronx-born comic closes the weekend with a Sunday night headlining set. From $20

Sports

Saturday – Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati Bearcats @ TDECU Stadium @ 2:30PM
UH’s homecoming and military appreciation game as the Coogs host Cincinnati in Big 12 play. From $38.39

Saturday – Houston Dynamo FC vs. St. Louis CITY SC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 6PM
The Dynamo host St. Louis at home in East Downtown. From $23

Arts & Culture

Friday – Sunday – Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony & Yoonshin Song @ Jones Hall @ Fri-Sat 7:30PM, Sun 2PM
Concertmaster Yoonshin Song takes the spotlight for Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 before the Houston Symphony tears into Shostakovich’s mischievous Ninth. From $29

Saturday – Faust @ Wortham Theater Center @ 7:30PM
David McVicar’s Belle Époque staging of Gounod’s opera, with Pretty Yende’s company debut as Marguerite opposite Matthew Polenzani and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. From $25

Friday – Sunday – Susannah @ Wortham Theater Center @ Fri 7:30PM, Sun 2PM
Patricia Racette’s new staging of Carlisle Floyd’s Appalachian opera, with Angel Blue’s role debut and James Gaffigan conducting. From $25

Friday & Saturday – Duck Pond by Circa @ Cullen Theater @ 7:30PM
Australia’s Circa reimagines Swan Lake as a cheeky, acrobatic circus spectacular. From $29

Sunday – An Evening with David Sedaris @ Cullen Theater @ 6PM
America’s pre-eminent humorist reads new stories, followed by a Q&A. From $47

Saturday – Fall Collection 2026 @ Hobby Center @ 7PM
Houston Contemporary Dance Company presents the Houston premiere of Yin Yue’s Sigra Sigra. From $40

Friday – Why You Like It: Decoding Musical Taste @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 7:30PM
Music Genome Project architect Dr. Nolan Gasser and his band The Mighty Mighty explain the science of why songs give us goosebumps. Free

Saturday – Houston’s Got Bollywood: Bombay Express @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 7:30PM
Moksh Community Arts brings generations of dancers together for a high-energy Bollywood revue under the stars. Free

Saturday – Nosferatu and Faust with Invincible Czars Live Score @ River Oaks Theatre @ 6PM & 9:30PM
Austin’s Invincible Czars perform original live scores to two silent horror classics in the restored 1939 movie house. From $25

Friday & Saturday – La Maleza: Weeds as Teachers @ Houston Metropolitan Dance Center @ 7PM
An evening-length contemporary dance work rooted in the resilience of weeds. From $15

Friday – German Punk @50 @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 7PM
The MFAH film series marks half a century of German punk on screen. From $9

Saturday – National Theatre Live: Frankenstein @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 5PM
London’s National Theatre production of Mary Shelley’s classic on the big screen. From $8

Sunday – Millennium Mambo @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 5:30PM
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s neon-soaked portrait of early-2000s Taipei nightlife in the Taiwanese Sensibility in Texas series. From $9

All Weekend – Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang @ Asia Society Texas Center @ 10AM
A sweeping survey of the Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D artist’s dreamlike paintings. From $8

All Weekend – Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry @ The Menil Collection @ 11AM
Four decades of the painter’s pulsing, biological abstractions. Free

All Weekend – Fragility @ The Menil Drawing Institute @ 11AM
Works on paper exploring delicacy, impermanence, and care. Free

Friday & Saturday – Maria Gaspar and Adriana Corral @ Blaffer Art Museum @ 12PM
Two exhibitions on incarceration, memory, and loss from a pair of acclaimed Latina artists. Free

Friday & Saturday – Sarah Fox and Candice D’Meza @ Lawndale Art Center @ 11AM
Lawndale’s fall shows: Fox’s Untangling the Snare and D’Meza’s Intergalactic Liberation Bureau: Archive 001. Free

Friday & Saturday – Time to Get Ready: Fotografía Social @ The African American Library at the Gregory School @ 10AM
Civil rights photography by María Varela documenting organizing in the South and the Southwest. Free

Saturday – Craft Community Day @ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft @ 11AM
Artist demonstrations, open studios, exhibitions, and a food truck in the Museum District. Free

Saturday – Artist Talks with Mark Menjívar and Reynier Leyva Novo @ FotoFest at Silver Street Studios @ 3PM
Two artists discuss their work in FotoFest’s current exhibitions. Free

Sunday – The Artist’s Eye: Li(sa E.) Harris @ The Menil Collection @ 3PM
The Houston artist leads a 30-minute gallery talk on works that move her. Free

Sunday – The Town of Houston Architecture Walk @ Market Square Park @ 2PM
A 90-minute walking tour of the buildings that tell the story of Houston’s original townsite. From $10

All Weekend – Titanic: An Immersive Voyage @ Exhibition Hub Art Center
Large-scale projections, artifacts, and a virtual reality dive more than two miles down to the wreck. From $23

All Weekend – Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean @ ARTECHOUSE Houston @ 12PM
A 24-minute cinematic digital experience plus interactive installations on the ocean’s deepest realms. From $30

All Weekend – Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 11AM
Opening weekend for more than 45 Homer watercolors plus oils, drawings, and prints, through Feb 7, 2027. From $24

All Weekend – American Modernism from the Charles Butt Collection @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 11AM
More than 90 works by O’Keeffe, Hopper, Pollock, Jacob Lawrence, and more, shown publicly for the first time, through Jan 18, 2027. From $24

All Weekend – Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat @ The Menil Drawing Institute @ 11AM
The Mumbai artist’s site-specific wall drawing, through Aug 8, 2027. Free

All Weekend – Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee @ Contemporary Arts Museum Houston @ 11AM
Two artists explore the myths and dispossessions embedded in the American landscape, through Feb 14, 2027. Free

All Weekend – Body Worlds: Inside Life @ The Health Museum @ 10AM
Real plastinated human specimens map breath, circulation, digestion, and the systems that keep you alive. Sun from 12PM. From $15

All Weekend – Call Me Mother Experience @ The Health Museum @ 10AM
Art and awareness installation sharing the stories behind the Black maternal health crisis, through Feb 28, 2027. From $15

All Weekend – The Fatherhood Effect @ The Health Museum @ 10AM
This year’s Healing Arts exhibition celebrates engaged fathers and how fatherhood has changed over 30 years, through Feb 21, 2027. From $15

Friday – Happy Hour Friday: Tango Night @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 5PM
A 30-minute tango intro leads into open social dancing, drinks, and late gallery hours. Included with museum admission.

Sunday – Fall Festival: Harvest | Cosecha @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @ 1PM
A family festival with food, live music, dance, art-themed lotería, and new sculptures by four Houston Latinx artists. Free

All Ages/Good for kids

Saturday & Sunday – Pavilion Palooza @ The Woodlands Pavilion @ 12PM
The Pavilion opens its lawn for a family festival weekend of music, games, and activities. From $10

Sunday – Children’s Festival: Little Woodfest @ The Woodlands Pavilion
A kids-first music festival on the Pavilion grounds.

Sunday – Lenny Pearce: Toddler Rave World Tour @ Bayou Music Center @ 12:30PM
The viral toddler-techno DJ dad brings glow sticks, bubbles, and bass drops to a daytime rave for little ones. From $58

Saturday – National STEM Day @ Children’s Museum Houston
Hands-on activities and workshops with creative engineering challenges.

Sunday – National STEM Day @ Space Center Houston @ 10AM
Science demos and hands-on activities for families, included with general admission.

Saturday – Tree Lighting @ Montrose Collective @ 7PM
Montrose Collective kicks off the holidays with its annual tree lighting.

Live Theater

Friday – Sunday – Beetlejuice @ Hobby Center @ Fri 7:30PM, Sat 2PM & 7:30PM, Sun 1:30PM & 7PM
The ghost-with-the-most returns by popular demand in Broadway’s hilarious musical take on Tim Burton’s film. From $65

Friday – Sunday – Uhuru @ Alley Theatre @ Fri 8PM, Sat 2PM & 8PM, Sun 2PM
A climb up Kilimanjaro raises hard questions about identity, access, and who gets to claim a place on the mountain. From $36

Friday & Saturday – Dinner with Friends @ MATCH @ 8PM
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. closes Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer-winning drama about a divorce that rattles two couples. From $35

Sunday – Interview with a Gypsy @ MATCH @ 7:30PM
A solo show about growing up inside, and breaking away from, a closed Gypsy world. From $40

Friday – Sunday – El Principito @ Carol Theater @ Fri 8PM, Sat 5PM & 8PM, Sun 3PM & 6PM
A Spanish-language stage adaptation of The Little Prince. From $35

Friday – Sunday – SIGNing the Song @ Stages
Broadway numbers, standards, and American Sign Language combine in William Martinez’s solo show about a teacher who changes a life. From $25

Friday – Sunday – Christmas Belles @ Theatre Suburbia
The Futrelle sisters’ church Christmas pageant descends into chaos in this Southern holiday farce. From $20

Friday – Sunday – Rumors @ UH Wortham Theatre @ Fri 7:30PM, Sun 2PM
UH’s School of Theatre & Dance stages Neil Simon’s farce about a dinner party gone wrong. From $15

Friday & Saturday – Arms and the Man @ The DeLUXE Theater
Classical Theatre Company closes George Bernard Shaw’s witty wartime romance.

Sunday – Drunk Dracula @ Emerald Theatre
One actor downs five shots and leads the cast through a boozy retelling of Stoker’s vampire tale. 21+. From $49

Friday – Sunday – The Roommate @ Stages @ Fri 7PM, Sat 2PM & 7PM, Sun 2PM
Jen Silverman’s Broadway comedy about a Midwestern divorcee and the worldly New Yorker who rents her spare room. 18+.

Friday – Sunday – anthropology @ Theatre Southwest @ Fri-Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM
Lauren Gunderson’s thriller about a programmer who uses AI to resurrect her missing sister. From $24

Friday – The Jury Experience: The Deadly Boat Ride @ The Bayou Theater @ 6PM & 8:30PM
An immersive courtroom drama where the audience weighs the evidence and votes on the verdict. From $40.40

Live Music

Friday – Maná @ Toyota Center @ 8:30PM
Mexico’s biggest rock band brings the Vivir Sin Aire Tour and three decades of stadium-sized hits. From $58

Saturday – Doja Cat: Tour Ma Vie World Tour @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM
The Grammy winner brings her Tour Ma Vie arena show, with special guest Latto. From $70

Sunday – Jonas Brothers: The Burning Up Tour All Over Again @ Toyota Center @ 7:30PM
Nick, Joe, and Kevin revisit two decades of hits, with Franklin Jonas and Deleasa opening. From $57

Sunday – Steve Lacy: Oh Yeah? Tour @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM
The Grammy-winning guitarist, producer, and Bad Habit hitmaker brings his new tour to Sugar Land. From $260

Saturday – Thundercat: Distracted AF Tour @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
The bass virtuoso and Brainfeeder mainstay blurs funk, jazz, and prog on the outdoor lawn. From $55

Friday – Bonobo: Distance in Static Live @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
The British downtempo producer brings his full live show on a new North American tour. All ages. From $51

Friday – ROA: USA Tour @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
The Puerto Rican reggaeton star behind triple-platinum hits Me Gustas CC and Tate Quieta plays the lawn. From $85

Friday – The Jack Wharff Band @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Virginia’s Big Machine-signed four-piece blends bluegrass, outlaw country, and rock. All ages. From $27.85

Saturday – The Kilans: Could You Keep It Dark? Tour @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
Salt Lake City’s raw, hard-touring indie rock quartet plays upstairs. All ages. From $16

Sunday – Turnover @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6:30PM
The Virginia dream-pop band behind Peripheral Vision plays downstairs. All ages. From $45.65

Sunday – Dead On A Sunday @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
The dark, theatrical post-hardcore band brings its high-energy live show. All ages. From $31.40

Sunday – UB40: The Unstoppable Tour 2026 @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Birmingham’s reggae hitmakers bring Red Red Wine and Kingston Town downtown. All ages. From $56

Saturday – Sabaton: Legends on Tour @ 713 Music Hall @ 7PM
Sweden’s war-history power metal titans make up their rescheduled Houston date. From $32

Saturday – Inna @ Warehouse Live Midtown @ 7PM
The Romanian dance-pop star behind Hot and Up and Down brings her club hits to Midtown. From $85

Friday – An Evening with Andrew McMahon and His Piano @ The Heights Theater @ 6PM
The Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin frontman plays a solo piano set with Ivory Layne. All ages. From $115

Sunday – Olivia O’Brien: The PIXIE Tour @ The Bronze Peacock @ 7PM
The singer-songwriter behind I Hate U, I Love U plays an intimate all-ages show. From $33

Saturday – Stella Lefty: Lefty Live @ The Bronze Peacock @ 7PM
The bilingual singer and social media star brings her live show to House of Blues’ intimate room. From $100

Friday – Superheaven @ Bad Astronaut Brewing @ 7:30PM
The Pennsylvania grunge revivalists bring their fuzzed-out heavy alt-rock. All ages. From $30

Friday – Adelitas Way @ Scout Bar @ 6:30PM
The Las Vegas hard rock band behind Invincible plays Clear Lake. From $24.06

Saturday – Dawn and Hawkes @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck @ 6PM
Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes trade close harmonies in the Austin duo’s early show.

Sunday – Devil Master @ Black Magic Social Club @ 6:30PM
Philadelphia’s black-metal punks headline with Ninth Circle, Sacrificial Ecstasy, and Vampiric Coffin. From $25

Saturday – Deep in the Heart: Cure for Paranoia @ Discovery Green @ 7PM
The Texas Music Series continues with Dallas rapper Cure for Paranoia, plus Jumprope and DJ Bloom.

Friday – Beats on the Bayou @ East River @ 6PM
Keith Jacobs and The B-Sides Band play a family-friendly evening of live music at Bayou Park. Free

Saturday – Book of Love: 40th Anniversary Tour @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM
The ’80s synth-pop band celebrates four decades downstairs. Sold out, waitlist only.

Other Events

Friday – Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More @ Resurrection MCC @ 6:30PM
A string quartet performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons under the glow of hundreds of candles. From $31.50

Friday – Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson @ Resurrection MCC @ 8:45PM
Billie Jean, Thriller, and Man in the Mirror reimagined for strings by candlelight. From $29

Saturday – Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings @ Resurrection MCC @ 6:30PM
The Divo de Juárez’s greatest songs performed by a string quartet by candlelight. From $37.50

All Weekend – Rooftop Cinema Club @ Rooftop Cinema Club
Open-air screenings with headphones and city views, from Grease and Interstellar to Elf and The Princess Bride.

Saturday – Coffee and Cars @ POST Houston @ 9AM
Car enthusiasts gather with coffee in the east lot of the downtown food hall and rooftop park.

Saturday & Sunday – Sound Healing Meditation @ Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern @ 10AM
Singing bowls, chimes, and gong resonate through the historic underground reservoir. From $20

Saturday – Movie Night on the Lawn: Addams Family @ POST @ 8PM
Catch the film on POST’s Skylawn rooftop; rooftop access requires a Winter Wonderlawn ticket.

Saturday – Pix on the Plaza: La La Land @ City Place Plaza @ 8PM
An outdoor date-night screening of the musical under the stars in Spring. Free