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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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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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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…

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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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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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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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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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Photo courtesy of Vollmer Public Relations, Houston

Uptown Holiday Lighting

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Houston's penchant for the big and the bold shines through during the Uptown Tree Lighting on Post Oak Boulevard. Visitors enjoy around 80 Christmas trees, a plethora of illuminated buildings…

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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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The audience at a rodeo. Courtesy of Henry Stuart, www.sphericalimages.com Photo courtesy of Henry Stuart, www.sphericalimages.om

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

2 - 21 Mar 2010 (annual)

With two million visitors over three weeks, the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Park claims to be the largest livestock show in the world. The jam-packed programme includes…

Shell Houston Open

Apr 2010 (annual)

The Redstone Golf Club hosts the annual Shell Houston Open on the US PGA Tour. The tournament dates back to 1946 and moved to Redstone in 2003. American Johnson Wagner won the tournament in 2008.

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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…

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Image Courtesy of Worldfest

Worldfest Independent Film Festival

9 - 18 Apr 2010 (annual)

The Worldfest Independent Film Festival runs a major competition for independent films and scripts, hosting screenings at the AMC Meyer Park 16 in Houston. Only independent work can be…

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Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool

29 Jan - 18 Apr 2010; not Mon

Hip and funky, many describe Barkley L. Hendricks' portraits as the epitome of cool. Featuring 57 paintings, including full-figure portraits and lesser-known works, Birth of the Cool at…

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Pennzoil Art Car Courtesy Orange Show Foundation

Art Car Weekend

May 2010 (annual)

Around 250,000 spectators converge at Houston Children's Museum to admire the coolest of custom cars at the Art Car Weekend, gathered to celebrate the creativity of the common man who loves…

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Houston Pride Festival & Parade

Jun 2010 (annual)

Spectacular floats and thousands of marchers take to the streets for the annual Houston Pride Parade. The parade starts at Westheimer at Woodhead in the heart of Houston's gay and lesbian…

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Vans Warped Tour

Jul 2010 (annual)

The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into Sam Houston Park. It presents leading punk and hardcore bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos, a Guitar Hero 2…

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Courtesy of Houston Caribbean Festival Carnival

Houston CaribFest

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

The CaribFest carnival takes over the streets of downtown Houston each summer. Reggae, soca, zydeco, calypso and the fabulous Masquerade Parade are just a few of the attractions during a…

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Houston Hot Sauce Festival

Sep 2010 (annual)

Fans of hot sauce and chilli gather once a year at the Stafford Centre for the Houston Hot Sauce Festival. Chefs compete in the Best Of Show, People's Choice, Most Original Sauce and Best…

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Courtesy of Quilts, Inc. Design by Laurie Pearson

International Quilt Festival

Oct 2010 (annual)

Houston's George R Brown Convention Center hosts the annual International Quilt Festival, drawing over 50,000 participants to classes, sales stands and social events. More than 1000 quilts and…


Highlights

H-E-B Holiday Parade

Houston

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Uptown Holiday Lighting

Post Oak Boulevard

26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Buffalo Bayou Regatta

Sesquicentennial Park

Mar 2010 (annual)