Arts events in and around Houston this weekend
323 events this weekend (Oct 23–25) in and around Houston, 55 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated October 23.
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Friday, October 23
- 9 AM Holding What Cannot Be Said J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 9 AM Inherited Landscapes J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 9 AM Torn Paper Abstract Workshop Ardest Gallery $28.52
- 10 AM Dual Perspectives, Encounters of Worlds: Miguel Angel Ríos and Miguel Ángel Rojas Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Free
- 10 AM The Candle Show Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Free
- 11 AM Fragility The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 11 AM Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry The Menil Collection 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 Maria Gaspar: We Press Our Hands to the Steel Curtain Blaffer Art Museum Free
- 1 PM Music of Mexico Story Time Crosby Edith Fae Cook Cole Branch Library Free
- 1 PM Performance Friday - an interdisciplinary collaboration LSC-CyFair Campus [ART] - Center for the Arts
- 2 PM B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Craft) Sugar Land Branch Library Free
- 2 PM Craft Squad Social University Branch Library Free
- 2:45 PM Teen-Tween Space Galena Park Branch Library Free
- 4 PM Don Omar After Party | The Last King World Tour | Conejo Malo Conejo Malo Htx Free
- 4 PM Mini Pumpkin Painting Evelyn Meador Branch Library Free
- 5 PM Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) The Emerald Theatre
- 5 PM Master’s Recital: Junhyung Park, Flute Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
- 5:30 PM Fall Fair at Helix Park (ft. The Addams Family) TMC Helix Park Free
- 6 PM Live Music The Refuge Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar Free
- 6 PM Live Music at The Bar The Laura Hotel Free
- 6 PM The Best D*MN HOCO Party EVER | For Section txt "TSUHOCO" to (phone removed) Seaside Lounge Free
- 7 PM 'Jinnah: Triumph and Tragedy' Asia Society Texas Center See tickets
- 7 PM Beyond the Mask: 2nd Annual Gala & Art Show Jones Creek Free
- 7 PM Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury LSC-Tomball Campus [E171] - Black Box Theatre See tickets
- 7 PM HELLMOUTH X ALL ABOUT ART 10/23 BOX 13 ArtSpace $48.19
- 7 PM Illusions the Drag Queen Show Houston - Drag Queen Show Houston, TX Illusions the Drag Queen Show Houston $13.01-$903.47
- 7 PM Moody Mansion Music: Trond Sæverud | Evelyn Chen | Brinton Smith Moody Mansion $40
- 7 PM OVO/Drake Night at the Museum Seismique $25.09
- 7 PM Pauly Shore Punch Line Houston
- 7 PM PROFETIZA TOUR HOUSTON - KAIRO WORSHIP | IVAN VINDAS | LAILA OLIVEIRA Powerhouse Church $39.19-$96.81
- 7 PM Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell House of Blues Houston
- 7 PM Susannah w/ Houston Grand Opera Brown Theatre-Wortham Center
- 7 PM THE ONLY ROOFTOP LIVE MUSIC NIGHT in HOUSTON - 7PM TO 11PM Reset Free
- 7 PM UVE R&B AND SOUL PRESENTED BY MDC BAND Lillie Mae’s After Dark Free
- 7 PM Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Houston - An Unforgettable Drag Experience Workin Girls Drag Show Houston Sold out
- 7:30 PM Friday Night Comedy - Early Show The Club at Rudz $20.36-$27.25
- 7:30 PM Hocus Pocus Pops The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Free
- 7:30 PM Senior Recital: Diego Jaquez, Tuba Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
- 7:30 PM Suite Surrender LSC- Kingwood See tickets
- 7:30 PM Texas T-Birds | Cavalry Court & Canteen Bar & Grill | Century Court , TX Cavalry Court Free
- 7:45 PM 1$ College Improv Show Verbal Winks $3.22
- 8 PM 3rd WARD - DINNER & LIVE MUSIC KICKOFF with MARIUM ECHO - EATS BEATS & JAZZ Davis Street at Hermann Park $0-$159.89
- 8 PM 90’s PAINT & SING La cocina de tj $37.05-$65.87
- 8 PM AM/FM: A 70's Experience Rocks Waller Feed Store! Waller Feed Store $13.54-$19.32
- 8 PM Bricks In The Wall Main Street Crossing
- 8 PM BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strip Clubs & Male Strippers Houston TX BuffBoyzz Gay Friendly Male Strippers Houston @ Hush Lounge Sold out
- 8 PM Chicago Tribute Authority Texas Rooftop Concert POST Houston $39.19-$183.24
- 8 PM Don Omar Houston Toyota Center
- 8 PM Drag Queen Party Bus Houston - The Ultimate Drag Experience Drag Queen Party Bus Houston Sold out
- 8 PM Esteban Gabriel in Houston Arena Theatre
- 8 PM Jeff Black Anderson Fair
- 8 PM Magic Magic Magic Show Magic Show Theater $22.79-$43.57
- 8 PM Male Strippers UNLEASHED Male Revue Houston TX 8-10 PM Houston Male Strippers Unleashed Sold out
- 8 PM Muscle Men Male Strippers Revue & Male Strip Club Shows Houston, TX - 8PM Muscle Men Male Revue Houston Sold out
- 8 PM Ratchet Jazz Night Houston Shades of Bleu Lounge $30.87-$377.41
- 8 PM Sin Bandera Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
- 8 PM Termino Medio Carol Theater $33.77
- 8 PM The Session R&B Jam - October 23rd - Houston Tribeca $30.87-$290.77
- 8:30 PM Live at the Barbershop Houston: Stand Up Comedy in a Real Barbershop · BYOB Cutthroat Barbers - Houston Barbershop in The Heights - Men's Barbershop $17.85
- 9 PM 2K TAKEOVER at the HOUSE OF BLUES House of blues $30.87
- 9 PM 3BALLMTY - HOUSTON, TX Escapade 2001 $47.73
- 9 PM Comedy & Drinks in a Speakeasy: Friday 9pm The Den Comedy Club $27.06-$227.33
- 9 PM EJ Jones The Post Oak Room
- 9 PM Live Music Como Social Club Free
- 9 PM One More Time - A Daft Punk Tribute Ductwork at SILO Houston
- 9:15 PM Pauly Shore Punch Line Houston
- 10 PM The Bachata Room! Bachata Mixer & Party in Downtown 10/23 Henke & Pillot $0-$38.32
Saturday, October 24
- 9 AM Corporate Ready Video Workshop Houston $449
- 10 AM Dual Perspectives, Encounters of Worlds: Miguel Angel Ríos and Miguel Ángel Rojas Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino Free
- 10 AM Gourdgeous Glass Gourds Are Back! Glassblowing Houston Free
- 10 AM HOUSTON COMIC-CON: Bedrock City Con Stafford Centre $24.44-$35.58
- 10 AM The Candle Show Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Free
- 10 AM Torn Paper Abstract Workshop Ardest Gallery $28.52
- 11 AM Crafting for Adults: Fabric Ghost Garlands Crosby Edith Fae Cook Cole Branch Library Free
- 11 AM Fragility The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 11 AM Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry The Menil Collection Free
- 11 AM Vintage R&B Brunch Saturdays 11A-4P Nyammings Express Richmond $13.54
- 11 AM Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 12 PM Holding What Cannot Be Said J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 12 PM How to Start a Podcast Positive Karma Studio $61.70
- 12 PM Inherited Landscapes J. Wayne Stark Galleries Free
- 1 PM Kpop Graveyard - Celebrating 2nd/3rd Gen Kpop Sharetea Free
- 1 PM Resin Art Class: Make a Custom Decorative Tray BLOC Gallery $44.52-$65.87
- 1 PM Watercolor Leaves & Texture Workshop with Regina West Ardest Gallery $92.55
- 1:30 PM Falling for Kinusaiga University Branch Library Free
- 2 PM Let's Paint It! Sugar Skulls Northwest Branch Library Free
- 2 PM Macramé Ghost Kingwood Branch Library Free
- 2 PM Puzzle Swap Maud Smith Marks Branch Library Free
- 2 PM Suite Surrender LSC- Kingwood See tickets
- 2:30 PM Journalling Group Barbara Bush Branch Library Free
- 3 PM Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) The Emerald Theatre
- 3 PM Oh What a Night! Main Street Crossing
- 4 PM TEXAS TAKEOVER (10th Year Anniversary) DAY PARTY CLUB 5015 $49.87
- 5 PM Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) The Emerald Theatre
- 5:30 PM Houston Writers of Color Presents: Spooky Reading and Fright Mic Live Oak Friends Meeting House Free
- 5:30 PM Magic Magic Magic Show Magic Show Theater $22.79-$43.57
- 6 PM 4DaSoul R&B Movement at Katy Vibes! Katy Vibes Free
- 6 PM Live Music The Refuge Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar Free
- 6 PM Live Music with Stephen "Boo" Schaaf Moody Gardens Hotel
- 6 PM RUSLAN KD "GODLY AMBITION TOUR" The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston
- 6:30 PM Couples and Singles Salsa Dance Class DPAC Texas $30.87
- 6:30 PM Patio Movie Nights at Saloon Door West Saloon Door West Free
- 7 PM Brazil in Many Voices University of St Thomas - Jones Hall $18
- 7 PM Houston Classical Music Lovers Meet and Greet! Whole Foods Market Free
- 7 PM Illusions the Drag Queen Show Houston - Drag Queen Show Houston, TX Illusions the Drag Queen Show Houston $13.01-$903.47
- 7 PM KirbLaGoop & WiFiGawd The Secret Group $8.82-$26.13
- 7 PM Konpa & Kickback | The ACE Suite Private River Oaks High Rise $30-$40
- 7 PM Next Stop Comedy at The Bookend! - Richmond, TX LIT bookbar $30.16
- 7 PM Oh What a Night! Main Street Crossing
- 7 PM Seth Meyers: Live Bayou Music Center
- 7 PM Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Houston - An Unforgettable Drag Experience Workin Girls Drag Show Houston Sold out
- 7:30 PM Bradley Thomas | Cavalry Court & Canteen Bar & Grill | Century Court , TX Cavalry Court Free
- 7:30 PM HOUSTON: WORSHIP WERK! - CHRISTIAN HIP-HOP CLASS Soundbox Studios $30.87
- 7:30 PM Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Titan Stude Concert Hall
- 8 PM B.Y.O.P. Open Mic Mimosa Lane $12.51-$23.18
- 8 PM Band Capricio Houston Park 8 Event Center $42.40
- 8 PM Black Light Paint Party 2026 Angela Rose Walling Art $30.87-$48.19
- 8 PM Cristian Castro en Smart Financial Centre Smart Financial Centre See tickets
- 8 PM George Romero’s NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD (Live On-Stage) LSC-North Harris Campus [FA] - Fine Arts See tickets
- 8 PM Male Strippers UNLEASHED Male Revue Houston TX 8-10 PM Houston Male Strippers Unleashed $12.24-$850.32
- 8 PM Muscle Men Male Strippers Revue & Male Strip Club Shows Houston, TX - 8PM Muscle Men Male Revue Houston $13.01-$847.11
- 8 PM Oscar D' Leon Arena Theatre
- 8 PM Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour Toyota Center - TX
- 8:30 PM Road To Beyond Existence: Kilo, Burnsun, O-B One, Plant Based, Luny, Oowee Henke & Pillot See tickets
- 8:45 PM Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles Resurrection MCC
- 9 PM EXPOSURE feat. dj NIMBUS, J. Salaam & special guest Kai Alce' Henke & Pillot Free
- 9 PM Live Music Como Social Club Free
- 9 PM Odd Mob (18 and Over) DUCTWORK - Houston
- 9 PM Roy L. Jackson Sr. Live at the Cat Red Cat Jazz Cafe $23.11-$129.71
Sunday, October 25
- 10 AM Gourdgeous Glass Gourds Are Back! Glassblowing Houston Free
- 10:30 AM SP Sacrament Meeting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Free
- 11 AM Fragility The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 11 AM Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry The Menil Collection Free
- 11 AM Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat The Menil Drawing Institute Free
- 1:30 PM Drag Bingo Houston- Ultimate Drag Queen Bingo & Drag Show in Houston Drag Bingo Houston Sold out
- 2 PM George Romero’s NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD (Live On-Stage) LSC-North Harris Campus [FA] - Fine Arts See tickets
- 2 PM Susannah Brown Theatre-Wortham Center
- 3 PM Artist Faculty Recital | Ethos Chamber Players Concert Series Ethos School of the Arts $21.65
- 3 PM Termino Medio Carol Theater $33.77
- 4 PM Art, Soul & Sound Only Original Art $59.75
- 5 PM Master’s Recital: Kevin Huang, Violin Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
- 6 PM Katy Idol at Katy Vibes! Katy Vibes Free
- 6 PM Red Velvet Burlesque Show Houston's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in Texas Henke & Pillot Sold out
- 6:30 PM Coyote's Bar Paint Night: Halloween Edition Coyotes Bar $0-$45.89
- 7 PM Dungeons and Blerds: Curse of Reaganomics Midtown Bar & Grill $10.66-$27.40
- 7 PM Farid Ayaz - Abu Muhammad Qawwals Ensemble Stafford Civic Center $26.77-$133.93
- 7 PM Live Music on Memorial - EATS BEATS & JAZZ (FREE PARKING) Scott Gertner's Rhythm Room $0-$40
- 9 PM Rock Star Karaoke VooDoo Hut Free
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