07 | July

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  • Special May Highlights: With May being a popular month for travel, the website highlights special events happening throughout the month, like Comicpalooza or the Jurassic World: The Exhibition.

JULY HIGHLIGHTS

Celebrate Independence Day in Houston!

Discover a Summer Reading program.

Grab a picnic blanket and snacks it’s time to watch the big screen in the great outdoors. Find you family’s favorite Outdoor Summer Movie.

Week 1

7/01-03 Space Cowboys at Home (Sugar Land)

7/01-31 Art Unleashed: Creativity You Can FEEL! Exhibit at Pearl Fincher MFA (Spring)

7/01-31 Audubon’s Birds of America Exhibit at HMNS! (Museum District)

7/01-31 Death By Natural Causes Exhibit at HMNS! (Museum District)

7/01-31 Extreme Animals Alive! Exhibit at HMNS (Museum District)

7/01-31 King Tut’s Tomb Exhibit HMNS (Museum District)

7/01-31 Rolling Stones Presents: Amplified at Artechouse (Heights)

7/01-31 Ciao Bambini! Exhibit at Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

7/01-31 Floating World Exhibit at MFAH (Museum District)

7/01-31 Blooming Wonders at Artechouse (Heights)

7/01 John O’Bryant Magic Show at North Channel Library (East Houston)

7/03 Summer Break at the MFAH (Museum District)

7/04 ImagineNation Expo (Rosenberg)

7/05 King’s Harbor 5th of July Celebration (Kingwood)

7/05 HGO – Storybook Opera at Levy Park: Agua, Agüita (Upper Kirby)

7/05 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/05 Badges, Buckles, and Buttons at San Jacinto Museum & Battlefield (LaPorte)

7/05 Discovery Days: Wild Bird Adventures at JPL (Cypress)

7/05 Open Studio: Mixed Media Potted Plant Holder at CAMH (Museum District)

7/05 Houston Soul Food Festival (SW Houston)

7/06 The Fun Bus {FREE} at City Place (Spring)

7/06 The Woodlands Cars & Coffee for a Cause

7/06 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/07-13 Astros at Home (Downtown)

Week 2

7/09 Books Alive! performances of Three Nasty Gnarlies at TWCM (The Woodlands)

7/09-31 OPENING: Follow The Yellow Brick Road to A.D. Players’ The Wizard of Oz (River Oaks/ West U)

7/10 Summer Break at the MFAH (Museum District)

7/10 AndyRoo & the AndyRooniverse at Fairbanks Library

7/10 Dude Perfect at Toyota Center (Downtown)

7/11 Young Audiences of Houston: Painting with Watercolors with Judy Malone-Stein at JJP (NE Houston)

7/11 A Wicked Party at Spring Branch Library

7/12 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/12 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)

7/12 Museum’s 15th Birthday at TWCM (The Woodlands)

7/12 Cosmic Baseball at Constellation Field (Sugar Land)

7/12 Cypress Cars and Coffee 

7/12 HGO – Sing! Move! Play! Italian Favorites  (Upper Kirby)

7/12 Puppy Palooza Party! at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)

7/12 2025 Cosmic Baseball Takeover Tour (Sugar Land)

7/12 Summer Community Celebration at CAMH (Museum District)

7/13 Video Game Theater {FREE} at City Place (Spring)

7/13 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)

7/13 The Health Museum Global Teen Medical Summit (Museum District)

7/14 Astros Home Run Derby (Downtown)

Week 3

7/15 John’s Got Magic magic show at West University Library

7/15 Discovery Days: Texas Wildlife Association at JPL (Cypress)

7/16 Summer Dance Party! At Jungman Neighborhood Library (West Houston)

7/16 Houston Dash at Home (EaDo)

7/17 Texas Ssssnakes & More! at Barbara Bush Library (Spring)

7/17 Summer Break at the MFAH (Museum District)

7/17 Cardboard Boat Regatta (Bellaire)

7/17 Colonial Day at Kleb Woods (NW Houston)

7/18-20 Space Cowboys at Home (Sugar Land)

7/19 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/20 Mess Makers at Nature Discovery Center (Bellaire)

7/19 HGO – Storybook Opera at Levy Park: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears (Upper Kirby)

7/19 Houston Area Live Steamers FREE rides (Hockley)

7/19 Summer Species – In the Weeds Walking Tour (Downtown)

7/19 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/19 Houston Dash at Home (EaDo)

7/19 Drop-In Experience: Design A Button at CAMH (Museum District)

7/19 Pearland Town Center Summer Splash Bash

7/19 Texas Bubblers {FREE} at City Place (Spring)

7/20 I Scream For Ice Cream Party! at FBCDC (Fort Bend)

7/20 Family Zone at MFAH (Museum District)

7/20 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/21 The Balloon Show at Aldine Library

Week 4

7/22 The Magical Balloon Show at North Channel Library (East Houston)

7/24-30 Astros at Home (Downtown)

7/24 Lucas Miller Singing Zoologist Totally JAW-some Shows at TWCM (The Woodlands)

7/24 Summer Break at the MFAH (Museum District)

7/25 Young Audiences of Houston: Mr. Leo’s Puppet Show at JJP (NE Houston)

7/19 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/19 Houston Dash at Home (EaDo)

7/19 Drop-In Experience: Design A Button at CAMH (Museum District)

7/19 Pearland Town Center Summer Splash Bash

7/19 Texas Bubblers {FREE} at City Place (Spring)

7/20 I Scream For Ice Cream Party! at FBCDC (Fort Bend)

7/26 HGO – Sing! Move! Play! Carmen  (Upper Kirby)

7/26 Boutique Pop Up at Pasadena Convention Center

7/26 Drop-In Experience: Layering Textures at CAMH (Museum District)

7/27 Mr. Leo Puppet Show – Magical Bus Performance {FREE} at City Place (Spring)

7/27 Christmas in July Garden RR Run Day At RRM (Rosenberg)

7/28 YUMMY! Holiday Food Classes: Food Science (Downtown)

7/28 Houston Repertoire Ballet: Storybook Fantasy at Tomball Library

7/29-31 Space Cowboys at Home (Sugar Land)

7/31 Summer Break at the MFAH (Museum District)

7/31 Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic at Fairbanks Library


Plan a memorable July stay in Houston. Need more? Look no further than Greater Houston Moms! We also have guides for Date Night and more educational events for your kids, scouts, and homeschoolers! Let’s ensure it is a July to remember – where will you go this month?