Events for Friday, December 20, 2019
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Last Minute Gift Cards from Favor Delivery
If you can’t pin down the perfect gift for your friends or loved ones, then consider the versatile Favor gift card that makes delivering anything in Houston easy. To purchase a Favor gift card, go to favordelivery.com/gift-cards or tap “Give a Gift Card” in the app. Choose a design, desired amount ($10 minimum, $500 maximum), and your
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Pearland Last Chance Christmas Market at Pearland Town Center
Snag last-minute gifts from this outdoor Christmastime market, which offers tons of handcrafted gifts made by local small businesses. They’ll also have food trucks, photos with a towering Christmas tree, and festive decor. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
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100% Chance of Show at Children’s Museum of Houston
Unwrap the holiday magic and bring the whole family to experience 100% Chance of Snow at Children's Museum of Houston. Enjoy a winter wonderland and walk through colorful lights, meet your favorite winter characters, play with both indoor and outdoor real snow, and more this holiday season. This event is happening now through Sunday, January
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Main Street Theater for Youth presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at MATCH
Main Street Theater for Youth presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at MATCH in Midtown. The Herdman kids are the most horrible children imaginable. They are disrespectful, they lie, they even smoke cigars. When they show up at church one Sunday and decide to participate in the annual Christmas pageant, everyone is worried. But when the
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4th Annual Naughty List 33+ Tap Takeover at Conservatory
Saint Arnold teams up with Conservatory once again for the annual Tap Takeover, which this year features more than 33 different craft brews. A limited amount of custom glassware will also be available at the event. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
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Blizzard Bash at Cross Creek Ranch
Bring out the whole family for Blizzard Bash, a fun snow day featuring 55,000 lbs of snow at Cross Creek Ranch. Other festivities will include a petting zoo, bounce houses, food trucks, a DJ, and a special live performance by District Dance Company. Mr. and Mrs. Claus also pay a visit for arts and crafts
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Friday Night Live at Evelyn’s Park
Spend Friday night enjoying live music from local artists with food and drinks available for purchase every week at Evelyn’s Park. Admission Free. Click here for more information.
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Downtown Lasers & Lights at Historic Downtown Galveston
Galveston’s historic downtown district hosts Downtown Lasers & Lights, an event featuring new laser shows, a magical display of lights and other holiday-themed attractions in Saengerfest Park and beyond. Highlights at Saengerfest Park include a 30-feet-tall Christmas tree and a giant snow globe for visitors to enjoy on weekends. In addition, lights will be hung
Find out more »Hometown Holidays & Trail of Lights at Silver Sycamore
The beautiful, old west grounds of Silver Sycamore welcome its first-ever Hometown Holidays & Trail of Lights celebration in Pasadena. The week-long lights festival will feature more than 100,000 lights, an 18-foot Christmas tree, Santa Claus, live music, shopping, holiday food and more. All proceeds go to Time to Level the Playing Field, to help them
Find out more »Pass The Gravy’s 6th Annual Christmas Spooktacular at Southern Star Brewing Company
Join Pass the Gravy for their 6th Annual Christmas Spooktacular at Southern Star Brewing Company. They’ll have a Christmas movie bracket, Gravies awards, and a few special guests. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
Find out more »Galaxy Lights at Space Center Houston
Embark on a festive adventure and start a new Space City Center holiday tradition at Galaxy Lights. Experience a high-tech kinetic light show, catch the original film Holidays in Space, snap a stellar selfie in their earth photo station, and more. This attraction is open through Sunday, January 5, 2020. Admission Tickets are $19.95 and
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Cirque Joyeux Dinner and Show at Moody Gardens
Let the family-friendly Cirque Joyeux entertain and delight you with all new cirque stars at Moody Gardens Hotel Spa & Convention Center. This original holiday spectacular is fun for the entire family and features a stellar cast of international cirque and variety performers from all corners of the world. Your ticket also includes admission to
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Love & Make’s Candle Making Workshop in Rice Village
Join Love & Make for an interactive soy wax candle-making workshop. Instructors will teach you the fundamentals of candle-making from start to finish in a fun, laid-back environment. Experience the joy of designing your very own, signature candle fragrance. BYOB encouraged. Click here for more information on Love & Make DIY Workshops or to book a
Find out more »Martin Burniston’s 29th Annual Christmas Singalong at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Now in its 29th year, Martin Burniston hosts this weekend event that invites patrons to join in on a holiday singalong at McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Shows are at 7pm, with a Kid's Show on Saturday at 2pm. Admission Tickets are $48 online; $50 at the door. Tickets for the Kid's Show on Saturday are $15
Find out more »Ugly Christmas Sweater Party with Shane Smith & The Saints at The Rustic
Put on your ugly holiday sweater and enjoy live music from the country band, Shane Smith & The Saints at The Rustic. Admission Tickets start at $23. Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
Find out more »Where the Wild Things Art: Children’s Book Art Show + Book Fair at Insomnia Gallery
Feel the nostalgia at Insomnia Gallery’s first-ever children’s book art show, which features the work of more than 30 local artists paying homage to childhood book fairs. Expect everything from Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein to Clifford the Big Red Dog and more. Book donations welcome. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
Find out more »Funfetti Friday at The Ice at Discovery Green
Bring your friends and family for Funfetti Fridays on The Ice at Discovery Green with lively music by DJ Mohawk Steve and a light show. About The Ice at Discovery Green At 7,716 square feet, The Ice at Discovery Green clocks in as the largest outdoor skating rink in the Southwest. Made from water recycled from the
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Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker at Wortham Theater Center
For the 2019 holiday season, Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s opulent, annual production of The Nutcracker. In this traditional holiday tale, Clara and Drosselmeyer travel together to the Land of the Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy is reunited with her Nutcracker prince and discovers a world of magic. The Nutcracker features the entire company
Find out more »Main Street Theater presents The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
Main Street Theater presents The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at its theater in Rice Village. Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Ages 8 and
Find out more »A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at Alley Theatre
Houston’s seasonal favorite, A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas, returns to the Alley Theatre. The family-friendly re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic story follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey with the three ghostly spirits who visit him on Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol instills a powerful message about redemption and the spirit of the holiday season. Admission Tickets
Find out more »Fully Committed at the Alley Theatre
The one-man comedy, Fully Committed, explores the harried life of Sam, who works the reservation’s line at one New York’s hottest restaurants. With all the chaos from demanding socialites and wannabes, not to mention his overly demanding boss, will he manage to make it home for the holidays? Admission Tickets start at $47. Click here
Find out more »A Beatles Holiday Cabaret at the Music Box Theater
The Music Box Theater's A Beatles Holiday Cabaret has become an annual holiday tradition, celebrating the holidays and the biggest band of all time. In a performance that pays homage to both the Beatles and the holidays, look for classic and contemporary Christmas songs, along with tunes by the Fab Four, all presented in Music
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TUTS presents Elf: The Musical at Hobby Center
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents the holiday crowd-pleasing musical Elf: The Musical at the Hobby Center. The modern day Christmas classic returns to Houston in an all-new production. Based on the cherished 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, Elf: The Musical, tells the story of Buddy, a human accidentally transported to the North Pole as a
Find out more »Houston Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah at Jones Hall
Hear the ever-exuberant choruses of songs like “Hallelujah” and “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain” in Handel’s Messiah, a powerful and timeless production performed by the Houston Symphony, chorus, and guest soloists at Jones Hall. Admission Tickets start at $26. Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
Find out more »More Than Christmas at the Ensemble Theatre
More Than Christmas is the story of the Merry family, who gather for Christmas, only to discover there is more to unwrap than the presents under the tree. Look for a selection of music that includes holiday favorites and new songs sure to be on the must-play list. Admission Tickets start at $34. Click here
Find out more »A.D. Players present Miracle on 34th Street at the George Theater
A.D. Players present a stage version of the classic film at the George Theater in Uptown. At Christmastime in 1947 New York, an old man named Kris Kringle turns up at the famed Macy’s department store and gets a job as Santa Claus. When word gets out he thinks he’s the real Kris Kringle, he’s
Find out more »Dixie’s Never Wear A Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull… at Hobby Center
In the follow-up to the hilarious one-person show Dixie’s Tupperware Party, Ms. Dixie Longate (once again performed by a man) returns to the stage and to share her hysterical life-lessons learned after a hard night of drinking. Don your cowboy boots for an evening of laughter in Dixie's favorite honky tonk. Never Wear A Tube
Find out more »Houston Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah at Jones Hall
Hear the ever-exuberant choruses of songs like “Hallelujah” and “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain” in Handel’s Messiah, a powerful and timeless production performed by the Houston Symphony, chorus, and guest soloists at Jones Hall. Admission Tickets start at $26. Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
Find out more »Jack Ingram: Acoustic Holiday Tour at The Heights Theater
Sing along to songs like “Barefoot and Crazy” and “Measure of a Man” when country music singer Jack Ingram performs live at The Heights Theater. Admission Tickets start at $22. Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
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Hip Hop Anonymous: Hip Hop Dance Party at The Secret Group
The Secret Group presents a hip hop dance party, featuring favorite hip hop hits, hosted by Guilla with DJ Discipline and DJ Seba. The event happens twice a month, on the first and third Fridays. Ages 21 and up. Doors at 9pm. Admission No cover. Click here for more information.
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R3hab at Stereo Live Houston
Dance the night away when the Dutch DJ, record producer, and re-mixer, R3hab, spins at Stereo Live Houston. Admission Tickets are TBA. Click here to purchase tickets or for more information.
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