Updated: Saturday, May 23, 2020; 10pm
Find the perfect things to do at home in Houston this weekend with our At Home Houston Weekend Guide for Thursday, May 21 to Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020.
Given instructions from the CDC, City of Houston, and health professionals, all official public gatherings have been effectively canceled or postponed, in order to hopefully slow the spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19.
With the shutdowns and cancelations in response to Coronavirus/COVID-19, the recent influx of virtual events means there are still a number of community events that you can join in from home.
Check back in the coming days, as more events get added. If you know of a virtual event, please email us at events@365houston.com with a link to the official event details.
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- Museums, Attractions, Parks & Other Public Spaces Reopening | Daily – Parks, museums, and other public spaces are starting to reopen around Greater Houston, with various plans to implement social distancing, new sanitizing policies, and more.
- Memorial Day To-Go Dinners & Meal Kits | Daily – Order barbecue, comfort food, and all-American fare for Memorial Weekend dinners from some of Houston’s most popular restaurants.
- World War II Memorial in The Heights | Daily | FREE – Pay your respects (or jog by) the long-standing memorial to Houston veterans of WWII along the Paul Carr Running Trail in the Heights Boulevard median. Add another patriotic level and drive by Mount Rush Hour alongside I-45 or even the storage yard for David Adickes other president heads on Nance.
- Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Drive-In at Sawyer Yards | Daily – The uber-popular new nightly movie series is off to a bang, offering two screenings of classic and favorite films projected on the silos of Sawyer Yards. Ticket-holders are assigned a parking spot, where they get listening instructions and options cinema snacks and menu service from Buffalo Bayou Brewing. Tickets are going quick and are all ready sold out for the weekend, but more capacity may be added and tickets for several future screenings through Sunday, May 31, 2020 are still available. $28 to $35 per vehicle. 8:15pm and approximately 11pm nightly.
- Trolls: World Tour Movie Screening at The Showboat Drive-In Theater | Thursday to Friday – Pile in the car with your favorite kids to catch the streaming hit sequel movie, Trolls: World Tour at the classic drive-in theater northwest of Houston. $8 per person. 7:30pm nightly.
- Dining “Out” at Home in Houston: Must Try Meals, Drinks & Dishes | Daily – Discover our favorite picks for delicious H-Town breweries with curbside pickup, family-style dinners, happy hours, burgers, brunches, and date night dining perfect for bringing home. Plus, find more curbside, pick-up, delivery and other to-go options for restaurant meals.
- Fusion 2 Virtual Art Exhibit at ArchwayGallery.com | Daily | FREE – Browse the newest works by Houston artist Robert L. Straight at the special online exhibition, Fusion 2, from Montrose’s Archway Gallery now through Wednesday, July 1, 2020. This exhibition showcases his proficiency in many media, including glass, wood, and different metal processes such as welding, forging, and casting. All day.
- More Things To Do at Home | Daily | Many FREE – Tap into our lists of things you can do at home, on topics ranging from a wide variety of counseling and therapy options, thought-provoking and binge-worthy podcasts, recipes from local and celebrity chefs, concert and music streaming, home workouts, sports documentaries and classic game streaming, fun and educational things to do with kids, cocktail mixology at home, local and international museum and gallery tours, and more. You can also kick back to more than five hours of songs about Houston on our free Spotify playlist, order and pick up books from local bookshops, decorate your home with Houston Neighborhoods wall prints, and de-stress your family with helpful tips for parents and kids.
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Thursday, May 21, 2020
- Pearland Library presents Virtual Storytime on Facebook Live | FREE – Bring your favorite kiddos around the screen for a live reading from Pearland Library. 11am to 11:30pm.
- Children’s Museum of Houston presents Virtual Workshop: Coding Aliens | FREE – Work with Children’s Museum Houston’s own Maker Education Manager, Jacob Breier, to use block coding to create complex shapes, including imaginary alien life-forms, using the browser-based TinkerCAD software. You’ll learn all about the basics of Tinkercad’s Code Blocks as you work. This workshop is great for kids 8 and older. You must register for this event. 4pm to 5pm.
- Market Square Park presents Virtual Blanket Bingo on BingoMaker.com | FREE – Market Square Park brings back a virtual edition of one of its most popular seasonal events, Blanket Bingo, hosted by Mills McCoin. There will be fun surprises and the chance to win $50 gift cards to popular restaurants in Downtown Houston. There is no in-person event at Market Square Park or in Downtown. It’s free to players, but donations to Houston Shift Meal that help those impacted by COVID-19. 5pm to 7pm.
- Evelyn Rubenstein JCC of Houston presents Virtual Author Event with Alan Zweibel | FREE – Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston hosts a virtual talk with Alan Zweibel, the author of the memoir Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier. This event will be held on Facebook Live. Admission Free. Register in advance to receive the Facebook Live link. 6pm.
- Discovery Green Stream Concert: Say Girl Say on Facebook Live | FREE – Discovery Green presents a streaming concert on Facebook Live, featuring some of Houston’s most eclectic singer-songwriters, Say Girl Say. The duo, made up of Brigette Yawn and Suad Ihsan, are bringing their indie-pop to the park in a socially-distanced and highly danceable manner. The performance will premiere on Discovery Green’s Facebook page. 7pm to 7:30pm.
- NAMI Greater Houston presents Sounds of Hope Virtual Concert | FREE – After witnessing an increased demand for mental health services, some Houston community members have come together to host Sounds of Hope, a virtual concert benefiting the NAMIWalks Your Way Greater Houston event. The live concert stream will feature host and Grammy-winning singer, Billy Dorsey, co-host David Settle of Radio One, and includes artists Fox26 anchor Ivory Hecker and former American Idol contestant, Vincent Powell. Tickets are $12. 7pm to 10pm.
- More Great Things to Do at Home All Weekend Long – Some of the biggest things to do at home in Houston this weekend are happening all weekend long. Click here to scroll up and see our list.
Friday, May 22, 2020
- #HoustonforHouston Online Boutique Shopping Event – TurnTurn presents an online shopping offer featuring discounts at 17 popular Houston boutiques. Buy online, with a special promo code from the #HoustonforHouston web page, on Friday, May 22, 2020, and get $30 off orders of $150 and up, or $50 off orders of $250 and up. All Day.
- Children’s Museum of Houston’s Virtual Workshop: Pokémon | FREE – Work with Children’s Museum Houston’s own Maker Education Manager, Jacob Breier, to digitally design your own Pokémon and trainer gear using the browser-based Tinkercad software. You’ll learn all about the basics of Tinkercad as you work. This workshop is great for kids 8 and older. You must register in advance for this online event. 9am to 10am.
- Goethe Pop Up Houston presents a Virtual Lunchtime Concert with Portrait XO | FREE – Turn your lunch hour into an at-home listening session with Goethe Pop Up Houston’s virtual Lunchtime Concert with Portrait XO, live from Factory Berlin. This event will be held on Goethe Pop Up Houston’s Facebook Live. Noon to 1pm.
- Galveston Historical Foundation presents The Republic of Texas Talk on Facebook Live | FREE – Tune in for a live talk about the fascinating events that forced the new nation of Texas to join the United States in 1845, and how the American South expanded into the West. 2pm to 3pm.
- Space Center Houston’s Virtual Campout – Honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in military service during Space Center Houston’s Virtual Campout. Hear from NASA astronaut Fred Haise as he shares his mission experiences and participates in engaging STEM activities, stargaze and more. Tickets are pay-what-you-can. Guests must register at least 24 hours before the event. 6pm to 9pm.
- Houston Symphony presents Living Room Concert Series with Joan DerHovsepian – For this installment of the Houston Symphony’s Living Room concert series, Joan DerHovsepian, associate principal viola, is joined by her husband, Erik Gronfor, a double bassist with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, and their daughter, Clara, a violinist. Tickets are $10. On the day of the concert, attendees will receive a new email with a link to the video. 8pm.
- Discovery Green presents Drumming up Hope Live Streaming Concert on Facebook Live & YouTube | FREE – Discovery Green and Asia Society Texas Center present a streaming concert on Facebook Live, featuring Cross Metal Band and Ten Drum Art Percussion Group. During the time facing the challenge of darkness, this drum group from Taiwan will play a dual role to interpret darkness (Cross Metal) and brightness (Ten Drum) at the same time and bring you through the dark night to the mysterious and hopeful Formosa. 9pm to 10:15pm.
- Virtual DJ Set with DJ Dayta on Twitch | FREE – Known for spinning everything from hip-hop to house to disco, the local DJ, Dayta live streams a set on Twitch. This event will be held online on DJ Dayta’s Twitch account. 8pm to 11pm.
- More Great Things to Do at Home All Weekend Long – Some of the biggest things to do at home in Houston this weekend are happening all weekend long. Click here to scroll up and see our list.
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