09 | September

Week One

8/30-9/01 Galveston Island Wine Festival
9/01-29 MindWorks Exhibit at The Health Museum (CLOSES THIS MONTH)
9/01 The Woodlands Cars & Coffee at Market Street
9/01 Labor Day Drone Show in Downtown Galveston
9/01 Book now – Spirits of the Bayou Boat Tour (Downtown)
9/01-30 Death By Natural Causes Exhibit at HMNS! (Museum District)
9/01 Labor Day in The Woodlands Pie Eating Contest & Fireworks at Waterway Square >>> GHM
9/01-02 Labor Day Music Fest at Lagoonfest (Texas City)
9/01 Sugar Land Space Cowboys vs. Salt Lake
9/01 Houston Astros at Home
9/01 Breaking Performances at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/02 Labor Day Fun at LSFM (South Houston) >>> GHM
9/02 Labor Day Live Music (Citycentre) >>> GHM
9/02 Solar Dust by Quiet Ensemble opens – through Oct. 31 (Downtown)
9/02 Labor Day Matinee: The Little Mermaid with Princess Ariel Meet and Greet at POST (Downtown)
9/03-23 $0.99 Kids’ Meals in September at the Downtown Aquarium & Kemah Aquarium
9/04 Pre-K Play (Deer Park)
9/04 Critter Chat at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
9/05 THE TUNNEL by BIG ART opens at Discovery Green (Downtown)
9/05 Popsicles in the Park at NDC (Bellaire)
9/05 Shadow Puppet Theatre-Chicka Chicka Boom Boom at The Woodlands Children’s Museum
9/06 Mommy Mingle Friday at Fort Bend Discovery Center 
9/06 Registration opens for Halloween Hayrides at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
9/06 BASF Kids’ Labs: We Dig Soil: at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/06-08 Houston Astros at Home
9/06 Mommy Mingle Fridays at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/06 Pre-K Play (Deer Park)
9/06-07 Island Vybz Reggae Fest (Galveston)
9/07 Cardboard Creations at Fort Bend Discovery Center 
9/07 Hand-On Houston: Walking Sticks at HCCC
9/07 Maker! A Hands-On STEM Series at Lonestar Flight Museum
9/07 Sprinkler Day at NDC (Bellaire)
9/07 All About Bats at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
9/07 Trail Mix and Outdoor Music & Magic Variety Show for Kids at MKT (Heights)
9/06  MFAH Playdate (Museum District)
9/07 Children’s Craft and Movie at Radack CC (Katy/ Cypress)
9/07 Coffee and Cars at POST (Downtown)
9/07 Open Studio – Clay Planets at CAMH
9/07-08 Galveston Island Car Show (Galveston)
9/07 FREE Professional Sandcastle Building Lessons (Galveston)
9/07 Houston Dynamo at Home
9/07 Movie in the Park: Wizard of Oz at Dow Park (Deer Park)
9/07 Family Day at San Jacinto
9/07 First Saturday Arts Market (Heights)
9/07 Big Top Trade Days at the Baytown Community Center
9/07 GAME TIME! At Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/07 Houston Science Festival (Humble)
9/08 Breaking Performances at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)

Week TWO

9/09 Pre-K Play (Deer Park)
9/10 All About Nocturnal Critters at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
9/10 Boogie Bash-Scarf and Ribbon Dancing at TWCM
9/10-15 Sugar Land Space Cowboys vs. Reno
9/10-12 Houston Astros at Home
9/11 Sensory Summer at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
9/11 Art in the Park at Dow Park (Deer Park)
9/11 Kids Bingo Bonanza at Parker Williams Branch Library
9/11 Crazy About Critters hosts The Learning Zoo at TWCM
9/11 Patriot Day of Remembrance (The Woodlands)
9/12 HAUNTED HUES Returns to Color Factory This Fall! (Upper Kirby)
9/12 Shadow Puppet Theatre-What Can You Do with a Paleta at TWCM
9/13 Sports Movie Night at Nottingham Park (Memorial)
9/13 Process Art Fun! At North Channel Branch Library
9/13 Little Farmer Friday at Wunderlich Farms (Klein)
9/14 Owl Prowl Night Hikes at Armand Bayou Nature Center (Pasadena)
9/14 Houston Dynamo at Home
9/14 Kid Fishing Derby (Conroe)
9/14 Cypress Cars and Coffee 
9/14 2nd Saturday at the Depot Movie Screening: Encanto (Tomball)
9/14 Movies Under the Stars: PAW Patrol: Migration (Mont Belvieu)
9/14  Latin Festival (Pearland)
9/14 Super Saturday: Mid-Autumn Fun at Asia Society (Museum District)
9/14 The Lady Demands Satisfaction (Sword Skills & Theatrical Presentation) At Mercer (Spring)
9/14 Native American Heritage Day at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
9/14 Houston Center For Photography Workshop at Evelyn’s Park Conservancy (Bellaire)
9/14 Origami At Evelyn’s Park With Japan America Society Of Houston (Bellaire)
9/14 Fiesta @ La Porte Branch Library
9/15 Family Art-Making Studio  (Museum District)
9/15 Breaking Performances at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/14 Kleb Woods Hummingbird Festival (NW Houston)
9/14 Mr. Leo Puppet Show – Magical Bus Performance at City Place (Spring)
9/14 Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/15 Texans vs. Bears 
9/15 The Bows that Shaped Texas at Brazos Bend State Park
9/15 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
9/14 Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza (Lake Jackson)
9/14 Family Day at the Ocean Star Museum (Galveston)
9/14 NSS North Houston Space Society at Barbara Bush Branch Library
9/14 The Greatest Showman Sing-a-Long (Katy)
9/14-15 Autumn Acres Holiday Market (Katy)
9/14 Drop-In Experience – Paper Landscapes at HCCC
9/15 LIMITLESS Car Show (Pearland)

Week THREE

9/16 Garden Naturalists at Mercer (Spring)
9/16 Stories & Crafts at the Edith Moore Cabin (Memorial)
9/18 Houston Dynamo at Home
9/18 Woodworking for Nature – Bee Houses at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
9/18 Barred Owls at Mercer (Spring) 
9/19 Movie Night – Rio at West University Branch Library
9/19 Hispanic Heritage Fiesta at Park Place Regional Library
9/19 Shadow Puppet Theatre-Pirate Princess at TWCM
9/19-25 Houston Astros at Home
9/20 Movie Night in Helix Park | Pitch Perfect
9/20 Homeschool Day at the Pleasure Pier (Kemah)
9/20 M/ovie Night at Bagby Park: A Million Miles Away (Midtown) 
9/20 Parachute Play Time at City Centre (Memorial)
9/20 Beyond Bees! at Mercer (Spring)
9/20 Movie Night – Encanto at Mercer (Spring)  
9/20 México en el Corazón | Ballet Folklórico and Mariachi Performance (Downtown)
9/20 Ghost Walk at Wunderlich Farms (Klein)
9/20 Karbachtoberfest 2024 (NW Houston)
9/20 Houston Pumpkin Festival daily through October 27 (Downtown)
9/21 Screen On The Green: Puss in Boots (Downtown)
9/21 Hispanic Heritage Festival with Crate Houston at North Channel Branch Library
9/21 Meet the Animals at NDC (Bellaire)
9/21 Coffee and Cars at Redemption Square (NE Houston)
9/21 Pirate ‘n Mermaid Day at TWCM
9/21 Go Bananas at Houston Botanic Garden
9/21 Family Capoeira at Midtown Park
9/21 Sugar Land Fall Fest
9/21 Houston Puppetry Festival (Spring)
9/21 Houston Area Live Steamers FREE rides (Hockley)
9/21 Opening of Roots and Reverence: Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Art, Culture, and Identity at Pearl Fincher Museum
9/21 Autumnal Equinox at Jesse H. Jones Park (Spring)
9/21 Drop-In Experience – Text Collage at HCCC
9/21 Houston Dash at Home
9/21 Pirate ‘n Mermaid Day at The Woodlands Children’s Museum
9/21 Japhet Creek Park Opening Celebration (Second Ward)
9/21 Mid-Autumn Festival at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/21 Pix on the Plaza: Matilda at City Place (Spring)
9/21 AIA & La Izquierda Galveston Sandcastle Festival (Galveston)
9/21 Texian Navy Day Boat Parade (Galveston)
9/22 Houston Humane Society – Wildlife Education Workshop at City Place (Spring)
9/22 Breaking Performances at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/22 Thomas and Friends Fun Day at Rosenberg Railroad Museum 
9/22 Family Zone at MFAH (Museum District)

Week FOUR

9/24 Woodworking for Nature- Blue Bird House at Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve (NW Houston)
9/24-26 Sugar Land Space Cowboys vs. PCL Championship Games
9/24 CreativiTeen: Pumpkin Painting (Deer Park)
9/25 Lil’ Naturalist – Bug Safari at Dennis Johnston Park (Spring)
9/26 Fall Bird Outing at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center – 12+ event (Memorial Park)
9/26-10/05 Waller County Fair
9/26-28 The Woodlands Family YMCA’s Dragon Boat Race 
9/27-28 Galveston Island Shrimp Festival
9/27-10/6 Fort Bend County Fair
9/27-10/20 The State Fair of Texas (Dallas)
9/27 Bat Chat – Champion Forest (NW Houston) 
9/28 Kidz Bop Live at Cynthia Woods
9/28 Oktoberfest at Lagoonfest (Texas City)
9/28 Sensory Friendly Event at Space Center Houston
9/28 Movies on the Square: Roman Holiday (Sugar Land)
9/28 Groovefest (Tomball)
9/28 Galveston Island Shrimp Festival
9/28 Katy Safety Fest
9/28 Bull Red Run-A-Palooza at Sea Center Texas (Lake Jackson)
9/28 Bat Fest at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center – FREE (Memorial Park)
9/28 Back to School Bash at Wunderlich Farms (Klein)
9/28 Scary Stories to Tell at the Park at Avon Park (Deer Park)
9/28 AS WATER FALLS interactive installation opens at City Place (Spring)
9/28 Fifth Turkish Music Festival: ‘Sounds of Anatolia’ at Asia Society (Museum District)
9/28-29 Animeverse Fest (Pasadena)
9/28 Fall Native Plant Sale (Memorial)
9/28 All About Texas Cryptids & Folklore at Spring Creek Nature Center (Spring)
9/28 Shakespeare in the Park at Rob Fleming Park 
9/28 Hispanic Heritage Fiesta at Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library
9/28 Hispanic Heritage Month Festival & Resource Fair (Bellaire)
9/29 Houston Museum of Natural Science at Levy Park: Venomous vs. Poisonous
9/29 Texans vs. Jaguars 
9/29 Breaking Performances at Children’s Museum Houston (Museum District)
9/30 Story Time at Mercer (Spring) 
9/30 Music in the Gardens at Mercer (Spring)