Top 11 Sports & Games in Houston This Month: February 2024

Grab a ticket and some popcorn for our picks to the top games and sports events across Houston in February 2024.

This month sees the return of MLS when the Dynamo grace the field at the end of February.

You can also catch the final home games of the nationally-ranked Cougars, NBA superstars coming tot own to face the Rockets, and more.

We’ve rounded up the top highlights of this month’s sporting schedule, but you can find more on the 365 Houston calendar.

Top 11 Sports Games in Houston This Month: February 2024

• Monster Jam at NRG Stadium | Saturday, February 10 – Get ready to see the beastly mayhem unleashed when 12,000-pound monster trucks, led by the legendary Grave Digger, defy gravity and take flight, pulling off tricks that’ll shake the ground beneath them. $20 and up. 6pm.
• Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks at Toyota Center | Monday, February 10 – Ring in the Year of the Dragon with the Houston Rockets as Jalen Brunson and his New York Knicks come through Clutch City for a Lunar New Year match up that’ll feature special in-game entertainment as befits the holiday. $15 and up. 7pm.
• HBA Law Week 8K Fun Run at Sam Houston Park | Saturday, February 17 – Lace up those running shoes and join the legal eagles because the HBA Law Week Fun Run is back. Choose from an 8K run, 8K wheelchair division, a speedy 1K non-competitive children’s run, and a leisurely non-competitive one-mile family walk before it all culminates in an outdoor celebration. Registration starts at $45 for the 8K; $20 for the 1K kids run and the one-mile family walk. 7am to 11am. 
• College Basketball: Houston Cougars vs. Texas Longhorns at Fertitta Center | Saturday, February 17 – It’s a Texas showdown that’s set to be hotter than an H-Town summer when the Coogs take on the Longhorns ahead of looming March Madness. $30 and up. 12pm.
• 2024 Cactus Jack HBCU Classic at Minute Maid Park | Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 18 – The weekend baseball tournament returns, featuring squads from six Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a nine-game slate over three days. Festivities also include a free college fair on Saturday, plus a HBCU celebration ($100), and a gospel breakfast on Sunday ($25). Tickets are $10 each day and offers admission to all three games that day; $27 for a three-day pass to all games. Games at 11am, 3pm and 7pm.
• College Basketball: Houston Cougars vs. Iowa State at Fertitta Center | Monday, February 19 – It’s a Big 12 showdown when the Iowa State Cyclones come blowing through Coogs’ house. $30 and up. 6pm.
• Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns at Toyota Center | Friday, February 23 – In their last dance in Houston for this season, Kevin Durant and his crew with the likes of Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and Eric Gordon come to set the hardwood ablaze. $15 and up. 7pm.
• Home Opener: Houston Dynamo FC vs. Sporting Kansas City at Shell Energy Stadium | Saturday, February 24 – After a big rebound season that saw the Dynamo back in the playoffs where they belong, they’ll kick off a new year against familiar foes from Kansas City. $18 and up. 7:30pm.
• Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center | Sunday, February 25 – One of the top teams in the Western Conference, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, come to visit the Rockets in Clutch City. $13 and up. 6pm.
• College Basketball: Houston Cougars vs. Cincinnati at Fertitta Center | Tuesday, February 27 – In their second-to-last home game of the regular season, the Coogs will face off against the Bearcats. $30 and up. 6pm.
• Houston Dynamo FC vs. St. Louis at Shell Energy Stadium | Tuesday, February 27 – The Dynamo open play in the CONCACAF Champions Cup against St. Louis. The tournament features teams from across the North and Central American regions in a months-long battle for continental dominance. $9 and up. 9:30pm.

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