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H-E-B Holiday Parade

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Houston's Thanksgiving Day H-E-B Holiday Parade is a calendar highlight. Around 3000 participants put on a show for 400,000 spectators, kicking off the holiday season with a procession of…

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Mayor's Official Holiday Celebration

4 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Mayor's Official Holiday Celebration is an inaugurate event where the holiday season is kicked off by Houston's Mayor. This evening celebration features fireworks, entertainment, choirs…

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Jeff McKissack's remarkable sculpture, The Orange Show, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Orange Show

21 Aug - 14 Dec 2009; Weekends only (various dates)

Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…

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Photo credit to Buffalo Bayou Regatta

Buffalo Bayou Regatta

Mar 2010 (annual)

The Buffalo Bayou Regatta invites families down to Sesquicentennial Park on Houston's waterfront for a variety of activities, races and parades. Events include Texas' largest canoe and kayak…

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-95.362587
Houston Children's Festival. Courtesy of Houston Children's Festival

Houston Children's Festival

10 - 11 Apr 2010 (annual)

The Houston Children's Festival takes over downtown Houston one weekend each April. Ten themed family adventure zones and six outdoor stages host shows and live music especially for families…

29.717888
-95.324332
Jeff McKissack's remarkable sculpture, The Orange Show, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Orange Show

Mar - May 2010; Weekends only (various dates)

Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…

29.717888
-95.324332
Jeff McKissack's remarkable sculpture, The Orange Show, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Orange Show

May - Aug 2010; not Mon or Tue (various dates)

Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…

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Ballunar Liftoff Festival

Oct 2010 (annual)

The sky's the limit as over 100 hot-air balloons majestically take off around the Johnson Space Center in Houston during the Ballunar Liftoff Festival. Balloons of all shapes and sizes compete…

29.717888
-95.324332
Jeff McKissack's remarkable sculpture, The Orange Show, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Orange Show

Aug - Dec 2010; Weekends only (various dates)

Created by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack over a period of 23 years, The Orange Show is a monument to folk art and free thinking. Maze-like in design, it includes an oasis, wishing well, a…

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Houston Space Center

Houston Space Center

Daily

Dip into outer space at the fascinating Houston Space Center, brought to you by NASA. Here you can watch IMAX films, feel what it's like to walk on the moon and experience the various…

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Space Center Houston, Houston. Courtesy Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Space Center Houston

Daily

Space Center Houston in Clear Lake is an incredible journey through America's epic space programme. Visitors can feel what it's like to walk on the moon, experience the various gravitational…

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Daily

A planetarium, an observatory, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly centre and a breathtaking collection of minerals, gems and insects make the Houston Museum of Natural Science one of America's most…

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-95.391969
Houston Zoo, Houston. Courtesy of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Houston Zoo

Daily

Popular Houston Zoo in the Museum District travels through the natural habitats of hundreds of species. Visitors can observe primates from tree houses and boardwalks, get up close to animals…

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San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston. Courtesy of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

San Jacinto Museum of History

Daily

The San Jacinto Museum of History, east of Houston, is sited at the base of the impressive 174-metre monument to the battle where Texas won independence from Mexico in 1836. The World War II…

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Downtown Aquarium, Houston. Courtesy of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Downtown Aquarium

Daily

An entertainment complex, the Downtown Aquarium in Downtown Houston features various ecosystems such as a Louisiana swamp, a sunken galleon and a rainforest. Journey through the centre of the…

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Kemah Boardwalk, Houston. Courtesy of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Kemah Boardwalk

Daily

Twenty miles from Downtown, the Kemah Boardwalk overlooking Galveston Bay is a popular place for taking some sea air. Visitors can eat out, go shopping, get a good view from the Boardwalk…

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Port of Houston, Houston. Courtesy of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Sam Houston Boat Tour

Daily; not Mon

From the M/V Sam Houston Boat Tour, visitors can cruise the Houston Ship Channel. The trip passes towering international cargo vessels and the Port of Houston's Turning Basin Terminal, one of…

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The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Health Museum

Daily; not Mon

The Health Museum lets visitors get up close and personal with themselves as they look at how the body works. Exhibits range from the Amazing Body Pavilion, with its giant walk-in eyeball and…

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McGovern Lake in Fog, Hermann Park, Houston Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Hermann Park

Daily

Hermann Park, presented to the City of Houston by George Hermann in 1914, is Houston's most historically significant public green space. The park rests on 401 acres in the heart of the Museum…


Highlights

Buffalo Bayou Regatta

Sesquicentennial Park

Mar 2010 (annual)

Houston Children's Festival

Houston

10 - 11 Apr 2010 (annual)

H-E-B Holiday Parade

Houston

26 Nov 2009 (annual)