Last updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
[UPDATE: 3/25/20] Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has issued a Stay Home/Work Safe Order for all of Harris County through Friday, April 3, 2020. Entertainment businesses, arenas, theaters, among others are closed until that date, while essential businesses (including grocery stores, limited retail, and select other business) remain open.
[UPDATE: 3/17/20] The City of Galveston has ordered all island amusement parks, museums and bars closed effective Tuesday, March 17 until further notice. Restaurants may only offer delivery, take-out, or drive-thru options.
[UPDATE: 3/16/20] In accordance with the City of Houston requirements, all bars and nightclubs will be closed from Tuesday, March 17 until further notice. Restaurants may only offer delivery, take-out, or drive-thru options.
Around Houston, many organizers and event spaces have begun the process of canceling or rescheduling some of their upcoming events that were slated for the month of March and beyond.
We’ve compiled a list of events, performances, and gatherings that have been canceled or postponed (providing rescheduled dates where applicable).
This list will be continuously updated as more notifications become available.
If you are an event organizer, and would like to update us on the status of your event that is already listed on our site, please email us at events@365houston.com. Please let us know if it’s a cancellation or postponement (and if you already have a new officially-set date or dates).
Postponed & Canceled Events in Houston 2020
Public Spaces
- All city-permitted events | Through Thursday, April 30, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Buffalo Bayou Park | Through Friday, May 1, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Discovery Green | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Evelyn Park | Through Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Levy Park | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Market Square Park | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Midtown Park | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Events at Sam Houston Race Park | Through Sunday, March 15, 2020 | Canceled
- The Galleria | Through Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Closed
- Houston Zoo | Through Friday, April 3, 2020 | Closed
- Katy Mills Mall | Through Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Closed
- The Orange Show | Closed until further notice
- The Beer Can House | Closed until further notice
- Schlitterbahn Galveston | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Closed
- Space Center Houston | Through Friday, March 27, 2020 | Closed
Individual Events & Festivals
- 6th Annual Heights Kids’ Day of Music at Love Park | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Postponed
- 7th Annual Celebr8ion at 8th Wonder Brewery | Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Postponed
- 10th Annual Houston Palestinian Festival at Buffalo Bayou Park | Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Postponed
- 2020 Houston Art Car Parade | Thursday, April 16 through Sunday, April 19, 2020 | Canceled
- Bayou City Arts Festival at Memorial Park | Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Postponed
- Bites in Fort Bend at Constellation Field | Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Postponed
- Daniel Flores’ Above the Best at Lone Star Film Screening | Friday, March 20, 2020 | Postponed
- Design in Bloom at Houston Design Center | Moved to Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Postponed
- Downtown Houston Home & Lifestyle Tour | Moved to Saturday, June 20, 2020 | Postponed
- Fresh Arts Comics Ball | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Holi Festival at West Oaks Mall | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Latino Film Festival | Thursday, March 19 through Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Mac Attack at Midtown Park | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Turkish Festival at Jones Plaza | Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, 2020 | Postponed
- Japan Festival Houston at Hermann Park | Moved to Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 2020 | Postponed
- Katy Sip and Stroll | Moved to Saturday, May 9, 2020 | Postponed
- The Makeup Show at Hilton Houston Post Oak | Moved to Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, 2020 | Postponed
- McDonald’s Houston’s Children’s Festival in Downtown | Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, 2020 | Postponed
- Sights & Sounds Festival | Saturday, April 4, 2020 | Postponed
- Southern Smoke Spring Dinner and Concert | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Canceled
- St. Arnold Brewery St. Patrick’s Day Party | Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Postponed
- 2020 Symposium and Texas Art Fair | Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, 2020 | Canceled
- Tacos Over Texas 2020 at The Original Ninfa’s on Navigation | Moved to Sunday, April 5, 2020 | Postponed
- Tomball German Heritage Festival | Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Canceled
- Trash Bash 2020 | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Canceled
- Wine Fair Cy-Fair 2020 | Moved to Saturday, May 16, 2020 | Postponed
Museums
- 1940’s Air Terminal Museum | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Closed
- Art League Houston | Closed until further notice
- Asia Society Texas Center | Closed until further notice
- Blaffer Art Museum | Through Friday, March 27, 2020 | Closed
- Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Closed until further notice
- Children’s Museum Houston | Closed until further notice
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Closed until further notice
- Czech Center Museum Houston | Closed until further notice
- DiverseWorks at MATCH | Closed until further notice
- The Health Museum | Closed until further notice
- Holocaust Museum Houston | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Closed
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Through Thursday, April 30, 2020 | Closed
- Houston Center for Photography | Closed until further notice
- Houston Museum of African American Culture | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Closed
- Houston Museum of Natural Science | Tuesday, March 17 through Friday, March 27, 2020 | Closed
- The Jung Center | Closed until further notice
- Lawndale Art Center | Closed until further notice
- Lone Star Flight Museum | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Closed
- The Menil Collection | Closed until further notice
- Moody Center for the Arts | Closed until further notice
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Closed until further notice
- Project Row Houses | Closed until further notice
Theater & Performing Arts
- Alegría by Cirque du Soleil at Sam Houston Race Park | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Postponed
- Alley Theatre Performances | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Catastrophic Theatre’s Brady Bunch | Sunday, April 5, 2020 | Canceled
- Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center | Moved to Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 31, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Grand Opera Performances of Salome and The Magic Flute | Friday, April 17 through Friday, May 8 | Canceled
- Society for the Performing Arts | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Postponed
Concerts & Live Music
- 2020 Decibel Tour at White Oak Music Hall | Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Canceled
- Bachenato 2020 at Smart Financial Centre | Moved to Thursday, June 11, 2020 | Postponed
- Brittany Howard at White Oak Music Hall | Saturday, March 28, 2020 | Canceled
- Bruno Major at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Postponed
- Caribou at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | Postponed
- Concerts at The Heights Theater | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Postponed
- Da Camera Performances | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Devastation on the Nation Tour at White Oak Music Hall | Monday, April 13, 2020 | Postponed
- Gladie at White Oak Music Hall | Friday, April 3, 2020 | Canceled
- The Glitch Mob at White Oak Music Hall | Friday, March 27, 2020 | Postponed
- Gregory Porter and Ledisi at Revention Music Center | Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | Postponed
- Hell’s Heroes III at White Oak Music Hall | Saturday, April 18, 2020 | Canceled
- Hot Chelle Rae at White Oak Music Hall | Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Postponed
- House of Blues Houston | Closed until further notice
- Houston Symphony Performances | Through Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Canceled
- Houston Chamber Choir Performances | Season 24 concerts | Canceled
- John-Mark McGaha sings Stevie Wonder at The George Theater | Moved to Monday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Postponed
- Kadavar at White Oak Music Hall | Sunday, April 19, 2020 | Postponed
- Kate Del Castillo at Revention Music Center | Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Postponed
- Katie Pruitt at White Oak Music Hall | Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Postponed
- King Krule at White Oak Music Hall | Friday, April 3, 2020 | Postponed
- Legendary Shack Shakers at White Oak Music Hall | Thursday, April 2, 2020 | Postponed
- Little Jesus at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Postponed
- MC Hotdog at White Oak Music Hall | Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Canceled
- MGMT at White Oak Music Hall | Thursday, March 26, 2020 | Postponed
- Orville Peck at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Postponed
- Party on the Plaza at Avenida Houston | Postponed
- Possessed at White Oak Music Hall | Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Postponed
- Post Animal at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | Canceled
- Pussy Riot at White Oak Music Hall | Friday, April 10, 2020 | Postponed
- River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) | Season 15 concerts | Canceled
- Rufus Du Sol at Revention Music Center | Moved to Monday, August 17, 2020 | Postponed
- Season Opening Shows at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Through Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Postponed
- Soccer Mommy at White Oak Music Hall | Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | Postponed
- Soda Stereo at Smart Financial Centre | Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Postponed
- Steve Aoki at Revention Music Center | Friday, April 3, 2020 | Postponed
- Sturgill Simpson at Smart Financial Centre | Moved to Sunday, May 31, 2020 | Postponed
- We Came As Romans at White Oak Music Hall | Monday, March 23, 2020 | Postponed
Games & Sports Events
- 2020 McDonald’s All American Games at Toyota Center | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Canceled
- Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park | Postponed indefinitely
- Houston Dash at BBVA Stadium | Postponed indefinitely
- Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium | Through Sunday, May 10, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Rockets at Toyota Center | Through Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | Postponed
- Houston Roughnecks at TDECU Stadium | Remaining season canceled
- NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Toyota Center | Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Canceled
- Run for the Rose 5K at University of Houston | Sunday, March 29, 2020 | Postponed
- Texas Children’s Hospital Family Fun Run | Saturday, April 4 and Saturday, May 2 | Canceled
- US Men’s Clay Court Tennis Championship at River Oaks Country Club | Saturday, April 4 to Sunday, April 12, 2020 | Postponed
Live Comedy Events
- Houston Improv | Closed until further notice
- The Secret Group | Closed until further notice
- Whitney Cummings at House of Blues | Moved to Friday, August 7, 2020 | Postponed