Things to do in and around Houston this week
2,317 events in the next 7 days (Oct 23–29) in and around Houston, 112 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 7 AM Poll Greeting for Shaun Finnie! Team Finnie HQ Free
- 7 AM Rides to the Polls for Team Finnie! Team Finnie HQ Free
- 9 AM Gulf Coast Poll Dressing! Houston Free
- 9 AM Holding What Cannot Be Said J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 9 AM Inherited Landscapes J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 9 AM Navigating AI in Teaching: Aligning Pedagogical Philosophy, Evidence, and Practice Fondren Library Free
- 10 AM Stress-Test the Values: Rice’s Responsible AI Values in Practice Fondren Library Free
- 11 AM Volunteer at Democratic HQ with BADM!!! Democratic Headquarters Free
- 11 AM Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 12 PM Adriana Corral: As Long As Life Endures Blaffer Art Museum Free
- 12 PM Fast Track Your Future at Bauer Classroom and Business Building Free
- 12 PM Maria Gaspar: We Press Our Hands to the Steel Curtain Blaffer Art Museum Free
- 1 PM MIDNIGHT SLICE - a haunted retro arcade cafe Popfancy Dessert Bar $3.57
- 2:30 PM Transnational Asia Speaker Series | Lok Siu Herring Hall Free
- 3 PM Houston/ Fajita Friday Party To The Polls Centre At Columbia Court Free
- 3 PM Who Does the Thinking? Harmonizing Generative AI and Human Judgment in the Classroom Herring Hall Free
- 3:30 PM From Pilot to Daily Practice: Knowledge Automation, Source Synchronization, and Behavioral Insights from Rice’s FERGUS AI Agent Asha and Farid Virani Hall Free
- 4 PM Beyond the Classroom: Rethinking How We Learn in the Age of Generative AI Herring Hall Free
- 4 PM Make Calls for Adrian Garcia Campaign office Free
- 5:30 PM Board Games with Blue Voters 2026 Area 5 Democrats HQ Free
- 6 PM 10/23 Reach & Recharge Happy Hour @ Park Place 249 PARK PLACE 249 Free
- 6 PM Brisket & Bottles VinSanto $57.45
- 7 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 7 PM HN Men's Basketball "The Brook Sports" Gym
- 7 PM Moody Mansion Music: Trond Sæverud | Evelyn Chen | Brinton Smith Moody Mansion $40
- 7:30 PM Hocus Pocus Pops The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Free
- 8 PM Don Omar Houston Toyota Center
- 8 PM Esteban Gabriel in Houston Arena Theatre
- 8 PM Jeff Black Anderson Fair
- 9 PM 3BALLMTY - HOUSTON, TX Escapade 2001 $47.73
- 9 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 9 PM One More Time - A Daft Punk Tribute Ductwork at SILO Houston
- 10 PM Dean Turnley Art Club See tickets
Saturday, October 24
- 7 AM Poll Greeting for Shaun Finnie! Team Finnie HQ Free
- 7 AM Rides to the Polls for Team Finnie! Team Finnie HQ Free
- 8 AM The Trio: Inquiry-, Problem-, and Project-Based Learning Alief ISD Center for Talent Development Free
- 9 AM Coffee & Postcards for Shannon Dicely in SD-11 O'Fayes Free
- 9 AM Community Cleanup with Rep. Penny Morales Shaw Paws Pet Resort Free
- 9 AM CPR/BLS CLASS Asherhold CPR $97.88-$129.89
- 9 AM Early Voting Banner Drop in The Woodlands, TX Pedestrian Bridge over Grogans Mill Rd Free
- 9 AM EmpowerHER Leadership Cohort-BelieveHER Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Court Free
- 9 AM Gulf Coast Poll Dressing! Houston Free
- 9:30 AM South Club Monthly Meeting Brazoria County Administration Building Free
- 10 AM Friends of Fonde Park Houston Party At The Polls! Rustic Street near I-45 Frontage Road North Free
- 10 AM Magnolia Grove|Pct52 Cleveland Park Walk to Early Vote Cleveland Park Free
- 10:30 AM Get Out the Vote - Lavanderia Express, Porter Lavanderia Express Free
- 11 AM 17th Annual Houston Black College Expo™-FREE..Presented by Fifth Third Bank Reliant center $0-$12.29
- 11 AM Brunch 'n Vote Independence Heights Apartments Free
- 11 AM Houston Canes | Pittsburgh vs. Miami Game Watch Jake's Sports Bar Free
- 11 AM Join Moriah Ballot Party Doshi House Free
- 11 AM Kids Jack-O-Lantern Pizza Making Workshop October 2026 Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen $28.52
- 11 AM Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 12 PM Brunch and Ballots hosted by Paula & Danielle Loro Free
- 12 PM HCDP March to the Polls West Gray Park Free
- 12 PM Holding What Cannot Be Said J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 12 PM Inherited Landscapes J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 1 PM Block Walk for Adrian Garcia For Harris county pct 2 Campaign Office Free
- 2 PM Quince to the Polls: Free Community Event By The Wayside Free
- 2:30 PM Rally with Jon Rosenthal in Houston Los Cucos Free
- 3 PM Champions Fall Market Champions Food Truck Park Free
- 3 PM North Channel/EHCEC Party At The Polls! North Channel Library Free
- 4 PM Houston Midtown Halloween Bar Crawl Koe Wetzel's Riot Room Houston $25.99-$55.37
- 4 PM Houston Washington Avenue Halloween Bar Crawl NettBar $25.99-$55.37
- 7 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 7:30 PM Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Titan Stude Concert Hall
- 7:30 PM T.E.A.M. Houston - Watch Event - Houston Dynamo FC vs Minnesota United FC Shell Energy Stadium Free
- 7:30 PM Vibha Houston Garba 2026 - An Evening of Dance, Culture & Giving ISKCON of Houston $0-$20
- 8 PM Cristian Castro en Smart Financial Centre Smart Financial Centre See tickets
- 8 PM Oscar D' Leon Arena Theatre
- 8:30 PM Road To Beyond Existence: Kilo, Burnsun, O-B One, Plant Based, Luny, Oowee Henke & Pillot See tickets
- 9 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 9 PM EXPOSURE feat. dj NIMBUS, J. Salaam & special guest Kai Alce' Henke & Pillot Free
- 9 PM Odd Mob (18 and Over) DUCTWORK - Houston
- 10 PM Script Art Club See tickets
Sunday, October 25
- 10 AM University Of Houston Campus - Texas Together: Campus Volunteer Social! University of Houston Free
- 12 PM General and Special Elections (Early Voting Location) Maud Smith Marks Branch Library Free
- 1 PM Pasta Passport: Pasta Discovery Tasting Event - Houston Central Market Houston Free
- 2 PM Houston - East HCLC Alumnae Chapter - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Party At The Polls! West Lake Park Free
- 2 PM Houston/People's Legal Clinic/ Party At The Polls and Park! West Lake Park Free
- 2 PM Keys to the City Tour: Magnolia | Tours & Treats Decker Cove - New Homes by Long Lake Free
- 2:30 PM [Houston/AHCAG] Roll To The Polls Party At The Polls! Sylvester Turner Park Free
- 3 PM 18th Annual Center for Jewish Studies/JCC Houston Lecture Series Temple Sinai Free
- 3 PM Block Walk for Adrian Garcia For Harris county pct 2 Campaign Office Free
- 3 PM Boots, Beats & Ballots @ Nova by Fenixx Nova by Fenixx Free
- 3 PM Party At The Polls! Culture Measures at B's Wine Bar (Missouri City, Texas) B’s Wine Bar Free
- 3 PM Praise to the Polls HTown Fairgrounds Free
- 4 PM 10/25 PXP @ Chicano Blvd's Barrio Love Chicano Boulevard Free
- 4 PM Southeast Democrats Cosmo Eatery Free
- 5 PM Breast Cancer Awareness Event at Katy Vibes! Katy Vibes Free
- 5 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 6 PM Karaoke Night at Katy Vibes! Katy Vibes Free
- 7 PM Free Mimosas | Saturday & Sunday Brunch |Live DJ |Hookah |Pool Tables The Fox Trap Restaurant & Lounge Free
- 8 PM Sorry Ghost The Secret Group Free
Monday, October 26
- 11 AM Prairie View A&M Campus - Texas Together: Candy and Candidates Willie A. Tempton Memorial Student Center Free
- 12 PM University of Houston Campus - Texas Together: Snowcones for Talarico! University of Houston Free
- 2 PM Distinguished Seminar: Joy Hirsch, PhD Kraft Hall Free
- 5:30 PM 10/26 Reach & Recharge Happy Hour @ Bad Astronaut Brewing Bad Astronaut Brewing Co Free
- 6 PM Jahi: The Microphone Journeyman One-on-One with Dr. Pinn Sewall Hall Free
- 6:30 PM TDW Harris Metro October Meeting w/Phone Banking & Board Nominations Houston Federation of Teachers Free
Tuesday, October 27
- 7:30 AM The NET Breakfast Klub Team Meeting Escape In Time & Axe Throwing Free
- 10 AM Campus Book Swap Fondren Library Free
- 11 AM PXP Weekly Voter Mobilization UHD (Indoor) University of Houston - Downtown Free
- 11 AM Voter Mobilization @ Houston City College Central Campus - - INDOOR Houston City College – Central Campus Free
- 12 PM Beyond Basics: Realizing ROI with Copilot Agents University of Houston Free
- 12 PM Join Jasyah Ballot Party University of Houston Student Center Free
- 5 PM Party At The Polls!: Culture Measures @ Karma Lounge (Fort Bend County) Karma Lounge Free
- 5 PM Theta Epsilon Conroe Party At The Polls! Montgomery County Memorial Library System - Central Library Free
- 5:30 PM The International Rescue Committee’s Vision for Humanitarian Aid Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Free
- 6 PM Spring Woodlands for Talarico Community Conversation! Kirby Ice House - The Woodlands Free
- 6:30 PM Galveston Island Democrats Monthly Meeting International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local #20 Union Hall Free
- 7 PM 18th Annual Center for Jewish Studies/JCC Houston Lecture Series ERJCC Free
- 7 PM Daniel Sloss: BITTER (Brand New Tour!) Bayou Music Center
- 7 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 7 PM Harris County Communities Meeting with Commissioner Adrian Garcia Fallbrook Church Free
- 7:30 PM Dovi Neuburger @ Punch Line Houston Punch Line Houston
- 9 PM Rock Star Karaoke VooDoo Hut Free
Wednesday, October 28
- 10 AM Humana Institute Data Governance Workshop University of Houston Free
- 10:30 AM Story Time Jacinto City Branch Library Free
- 10:45 AM Voter Mobilization @ TSU’s Hump Day (INDOOR) Texas Southern University Free
- 11 AM Pleasantville Party At The Polls! Gethsemane Baptist Church-Hayward Wiggins Multipurpose Room Free
- 11 AM Prairie View A&M Campus - Texas Together: Chips & Candidates Willie A. Tempton Memorial Student Center Free
- 11 AM PXP Weekly Voter Mobilization UHD (Indoor) University of Houston - Downtown Free
- 11 AM School of Art-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Lecture Series- Rebecca Keegan Vandiver Dudley Recital Hall Free
- 11:15 AM Flower Hour Preschool Story Time Katy Branch Library Free
- 4:30 PM Texas Together: Halloween & Reach Party w/ Team Josh Josh Wallenstein for HD 133 Campaign Office Free
- 5 PM 10/28 Hoochies of Houston - Party At The Polls at Faces Faces of Houston Free
- 5 PM Theta Epsilon Conroe Party At The Polls! Montgomery County Memorial Library System - Central Library Free
- 5:30 PM Democrats & Progressives of Montgomery County Monthly Dinner Black walnut cafe 9000 New Trails Dr · The Woodlands Free
- 6 PM Convergence Research: ARTECHOUSE ARTECHOUSE Free
- 6 PM Protect & Preserve Your Land Acres Home Chamber of Commerce Free
- 6 PM The Tortured Escape Room Department Fairbanks Branch Library Free
- 6:30 PM PXP Voter Mobilization at Axelrad - Jazz Wednesday (outdoor) Axelrad Beer Garden Free
- 7 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 7 PM HTX Cake Decorating Experience: Disco Halloween Heart Cake Lyric Market $59.75
Thursday, October 29
- 5 AM Orangetheory 2026 HELL WEEK Fitness Challenge Orangetheory Fitness Free
- 9 AM Weekly Protest Against Morgan Luttrell (CD8) & Cecil Bell (HD3) The Landmark Building Free
- 11 AM Get Out the Vote - Lone Star College, Kingwood Lone Star College-Kingwood Free
- 11:11 AM Sound Bath Meditation in Houston | Heights & Spring Branch | Drop-Ins Welco Ethereal Healing $15
- 11:30 AM PXP Voter Mobilization @ UH Main Thursdays (Indoor) Student Center South Free
- 3 PM Make Calls for Adrian Garcia Campaign office Free
- 5 PM 10/29 Hoochies of Houston - Party At The Polls at The Savoy The Savoy Free
- 5 PM Theta Epsilon Conroe Party At The Polls! Candy Cane Park Free
- 5:30 PM 10/29 Reach & Recharge Happy Hour @ The Savoy THE SAVOY Free
- 6 PM Trunk or Treat at Keller Williams Signature 2026 Keller Williams Signature Realty Free
- 7 PM Deep in the Heart: A Texas Music Series Discovery Green Free
- 7 PM Drunk Dracula | Houston Drunk Shakespeare Houston $32.53-$64.42
- 7 PM Sagar wali Qawwali Arena Theatre $30.87-$175.26
- 7:30 PM Shane Dawson Live! Cullen Performance Hall
- 7:30 PM The Fright Crawl | Houston Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thurs, Oct. 29 Irma's Southwest $12.45-$76.41
- 8 PM Libby Koch Anderson Fair
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