08 | August
August HighlightS
more family-friendly August events
Week 1
8/01-31 Houston Restaurant Weeks
8/01-10 Houston Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo & Juliet at Miller
8/01-31 MindWorks Exhibit at The Health Museum
8/01 Movies on the Lawn at Baybrook Mall: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
8/01 John O’Bryant Magic Show at Fairbanks Branch Library
8/01 Rock the Dock at Kemah Boardwalk
8/02 Astros’ Orbit at Barbara Bush 8/02 Summer Send Off Festival (Katy)
08/02 Homeschool 101 and Support (Lake Jackson)
8/02 Barbie the Movie – in Concert at Cynthia Woods
8/02 Friendswood Movies in the Park: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8/02 Stage 25 LIVE Day at the Pleasure Pier (Galveston)
8/02 Flavors of the World (Teens) at Galena Park Library
8/03 Sea Center Shark Celebration (Lake Jackson)
8/03 Dive-In Movie at the Wave Pool: Shrek (Mont Belvieu)
8/03 Family Day: Camp Life: Laundry at San Jacinto
8/03 Marine Biologist for a Day at the Downtown Aquarium
8/03 Central Green’s 10th Annual Back To School Bash
8/03 Movie in the Park: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Deer Park)
8/03 Summer Movie Nights at Redemption Square – Wish
8/3 Possums & Popsicles at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
8/03 Bubble Party! At Kingwood Branch Library
8/03 Hands-On Houston: Balance Sculpture at HCCC
8/03-04 Pirates and Mermaids Festival at Lagoonfest (Texas City)
8/03 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/04 Family Zone at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
8/04 The Woodlands Cars & Coffee at Market Street
8/07 Parents’ Power Hour at Children’s Museum Houston- Parents get in Free from 2pm-5pm (per paid child)
8/08 Movies Under the Stars: Grease at Market Square Park
8/08 Pixar Trivia in the Park at Market Street
8/08 Movies on the Lawn at Baybrook Mall: The Little Mermaid (2023)
8/08 Dive-In Movie (Bellaire)
8/08 Rock the Dock at Kemah Boardwalk
8/10 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
8/10 Back to School Bash at Lagoonfest (Texas City)
8/10 Impact Houston Live at DG (Downtown)
8/10 Movies Under the Moon (Sugar Land)
8/10 811 Day + Touch a Truck (Mont Belvieu)
8/10 Impact Houston Live at DG (Downtown)
8/10 Minion Mania at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
8/10 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/10 Kleb Night Out: Escape Room (NW Houston)
8/10 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/10 Kleb Night Out: Escape Room (NW Houston)
Week 2
8/12 Mobile Vaccination Event at Fairbanks Branch Library
8/14 Family Zone at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
8/14 Parents’ Power Hour at Children’s Museum Houston- Parents get in Free from 2pm-5pm (per paid child)
08/14 Family Nature Night: Fuzzy & Furry Friends at NDC (Bellaire)
8/14 Sensory Summer at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
8/14 Urban Dwellers – Live Animals! At Mercer (Spring)
8/14 Bubbles and Board Games at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/15 Movies on the Lawn at Baybrook Mall: Soul
8/15 Rock the Dock at Kemah Boardwalk
8/16 Movie Night at Bagby Park: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Midtown)
8/16 Parachute Play Time at CityCentre
8/16 Circle Time at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/16 Beyond Bees At Mercer (Spring)
8/17 Rare Books on Display at HPL Central Library (Downtown)
8/17 Flea by Night (Downtown)
8/17 Houston Area Live Steamers FREE rides (Hockley)
8/17 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/17 Open Ramp Day August at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum (South Houston)
8/17 Children’s Storytime at Midtown Park
8/18 Sneak-a-Peek for Preschoolers at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)
Week 3
8/19 Bubbles and Board Games at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/19 Story Time in the Garden! At Mercer (Spring)
8/20 Art in the Park at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/20 Tickets are on sale now for The Texas State Railroad Polar Express! (Palestine)
8/21 Wildlife Wednesday at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
8/22 Movies on the Lawn at Baybrook Mall: Mary Poppins
8/22 Art in the Park at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/22-25 Sugar Land Space Cowboys vs. Albuquerque
8/23 Music on the Square: Kidz Bop (Sugar Land)
8/23 Let’s Go Fishing at Mary Jo Peckam Park
8/23-24 Houston Dash
8/23 Movies Under the Stars: Wonka at Trebly Park
8/23 Movie Night in Helix Hall | Friday Night Lights
8/24 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/24-25 Summer Heat Festival at Lagoonfest (Texas City)
8/24 Summer Wrap Up Family Day at Pearl Fincher Museum
8/24 Phoenicia Foods – Kids YUMMY! Food Science Classes (Downtown)
8/24 Movies on the Square: Barbie (Sugar Land)
8/24 Texans vs. Rams
8/24 Weekend Wildlife at Jesse H. Jones Park
8/24 Bayou Blacksmithing at Armand Bayou Nature Center
Week 4
8/25 Skins and Skulls at Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
8/25 Houston Museum of Natural Science at Levy Park: Sound Science
8/25 Fun Day at Rosenberg Railroad Museum
8/25 Back to School Summer Market at The Juliana with Sugar and Cloth (Heights)
8/26 Bubbles and Board Games at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/27-31 Sugar Land Space Cowboys vs. Salt Lake
8/27 International Bat Night at the Waugh Drive Bat Colony with Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center (Downtown/ Heights)
8/28 Bubbles and Board Games at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/28 Sensory Summer at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
8/29 Art in the Park at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/29 Bat Chat – Champion Forest (NW Houston)
8/29 Movies on the Lawn at Baybrook Mall: Kung Fu Panda 3
8/29-31 Astros at Home
8/30 Sensory Friendly Event at Space Center Houston
8/30 Fun in the Farmhouse at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
8/30 Fun in the Farmhouse at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
8/30 ‘Transcending Borders: The Ramayana Project’ (Museum District)
8/30 Circle Time at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
8/30 Bingo on the Square (Sugar Land)
8/31 Crafting History: Paper Making (teens+) at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
8/31 Crafting History: Paper Making (teens+) at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)
8/31 Super Saturday: Junior Artists on Site Workshop at Asia Society (Museum District)
8/31 Let’s Be Pal-igators at Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
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