04 | April

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April HighlightS

more family-friendly April events

4/01-20 CLOSING: Stenciled Elegance: Ise Katagami and the Art of Kimono Design at Asia Society (Museum District)

4/01-30 Death By Natural Causes Exhibit at HMNS! (Museum District)

4/01-30 King Tut’s Tomb Exhibit HMNS (Museum District)

04/02, 04 Houston Rockets at Home

4/04 MFAH Playdate (Museum District)

4/05 Natives Nursery Spring Plant Sale at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary (Memorial)

4/05 HGO – Storybook Opera at Levy Park: Agua, Agüita (Upper Kirby)

4/05 First Saturday Arts Market (Heights)

4/05 Chess Fest (Sugar Land)

4/05 Houston Oyster & SeaFest (Downtown)

4/05 CCMH Annual Czech Spring Festival (Museum District)

4/05 The Houston Chamber Choir presents  “From Darkness to Light” (Midtown)

4/05-06 Texas Select Forged in Fire- Phenix Knives (Sealy)

4/05 Make a Monument at San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield (LaPorte)

4/06 The Woodlands Cars & Coffee for a Cause

4/07 Sensory Friendly Day at Fort Bend Discovery Center

4/07 Stories and Crafts in the Cabin at Edith L. Moore (Memorial)

4/08 Alley Theatre Student Matinee Tickets Open to Groups (Downtown)

4/12 Art Car Parade (Downtown)

4/10-4/28 Exhibit Closing: Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island at Czech Center Museum Houston (Museum District)– 

4/12-13 La Flor: The Music of Selena at the Houston Symphony

4/11 Sensory Friendly Event at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)

4/11-25 Elissa Day Sails

4/11 Movies Under the Moon: The Wild Robot, at Sugar Land Town Square

4/12 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)

4/12-13 Chappell Hill Bluebonnet Festival (Chappell Hill)

4/10-4/28 Exhibit Closing: Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island at Czech Center Museum Houston (Museum District)

4/12-13 La Flor: The Music of Selena at the Houston Symphony

4/11 Sensory Friendly Event at Space Center Houston (Clear Lake)

4/11 Movies Under the Moon: The Wild Robot, at Sugar Land Town Square

4/12 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)

4/12 HGO – Sing! Move! Play! Italian Favorites  (Upper Kirby)

4/12 Art Car Parade Day | Kid Zone: Write a Postcard at CAMH (Museum District)

4/12 Spring Rock Painting (Fort Bend)

4/12 Arab American Heritage Month Celebration at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)

4/12 Pix on the Plaza: Wicked (PG – 2024) Singalong Version + Elphaba and Glinda Meet & Greet! at CityPlace (Spring)

4/12 Cypress Cars & Coffee

4/12 Tacos and Tequila Festival at Sam Houston Race Park (NW Houston)

4/12 Super Saturday at Asia Society: Joyous Eid (Museum District)

4/12 3/21 Spring Market at Katy Merrell Center

04/13 Houston Rockets at Home

4/14 Sensory Friendly Day at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)

4/14 Jesse Jones Park Presents: Bat Appreciation Day (Humble)

4/15 100th Birthday Bash at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)

4/17-5/16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid at Match (Midtown)

4/17 Hogwarts Botanical Symposia and Social (Tomball)

4/19 Puranava 2025 Indian Art & Culture Fest at Pearland Town Center

4/19 Art Bike Workshop at CityPlace (Spring)

4/19 HGO – Storybook Opera at Levy Park: Cinderella (Upper Kirby)

4/19 Houston Area Live Steamers FREE rides (Hockley)

4/19 Bonus Open Studio: Mixed Media Keychains at CAMH (Museum District)

4/21 Patriots Day Celebration (Mont Belvieu)

4/22 Puppet Players Present at Barbara Bush (Spring)

4/22 Breakout of the Library! At Northwest Branch Library

4/25-27 Cirque Rocks! at the Houston Symphony

4/25-27 Texas SandFest (Port Aransas)

4/26 Cirque for Kids at the Houston Symphony

4/26 Bellaire Arts & Crafts Festival

4/26 Step into Storybooks: A Journey into Literacy and Imagination at Carnegie Library (Near North)

4/26 The Fun Bus at CityPlace (Spring)

4/26 Houston Art Bike Parade & Festival

4/26-27 FledglingFest (Galveston) 

4/26 Spring Fling Festival at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)

4/26 The Grand Kids’ Festival (Galveston)

4/26 Día del Niño at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)

4/26 Día del Niño at Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center

4/26 HGO – Sing! Move! Play! Carmen  (Upper Kirby)

4/26 Ancient Encounter: Knights and Castles at Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek (Katy)

4/26 Conroe KIDZFEST 

4/26-27 Sugar Land Arts Fest

4/26-27 Railfest at the Galveston Railroad Museum

4/27 Houston Area Live Steamers FREE rides (Hockley)

4/27 Farm Fest at Agape Farms (Richards)

4/27 Little Artists at MFAH (Museum District)

4/27 Texas Bubblers at CityPlace (Spring)

4/30 Russian Play “The Bench” at MATCH (Midtown)

4/30 Escape Room: Harry Potter at Fairbanks Branch Library (NW Houston)


Planning a memorable April adventure with your family in Houston? Look no further than GHM, our comprehensive and user-friendly website helps you create the perfect itinerary for your family, ensuring an April filled with exploration, laughter, and lasting memories!