Plan Your Weekend: November 2 to 5, 2023 – 365 Things to Do in Houston

Issues to Do
All Weekend Lengthy

• Pearland Restaurant Weeks | Day by day – All through the month of November, the rising restaurant scene in Pearland will showcase curated menus and specialty choices, with a portion of all orders going to help Pearland Neighborhood Heart. Fastened-price menus are $29 for 2-course breakfasts and lunches; $35 for 3-course dinners. Instances and places differ.
• Worldwide Quilt Competition at George R. Brown Conference Heart | Day by day – Greater than 55,000 quilt lovers come to Houston for this week of lessons, displays, purchasing and visitor audio system. A must-visit for quilters and lovers of needle artwork, this is without doubt one of the largest quilting exhibitions within the nation. $15. Instances differ.
• Lone Star Rally in Downtown Galveston | Day by day – Try the juried bike reveals, plus truck, jeep and basic automobile reveals, free live shows on two levels and extra as this widespread pageant returns to the island. Search for greater than 40 musical performances, lots of of distributors, meals and household enjoyable. Free, with prices for some occasions. Instances differ. 
• PAW Patrol Dwell! Heroes Unite at Passion Heart | Day by day – That includes gorgeous visible results, charming storytelling, and a vibrant musical rating, PAW Patrol Dwell! Heroes Unite is jam-packed with motion and enjoyable for the entire household. Mayor Humdinger has dognapped Robo Canine and cloned him, inflicting chaos everywhere in the world, and the pups wants to save lots of the day. $30 and up. Instances differ.
• Korean Movie Nights at MFAH | Day by day – Have fun the Korean movie business by taking in these current hits from movie pageant circuits. Cobweb is about within the Seventies and tells the story of the havoc a director creates when he decides to re-shoot the tip of his newest film; Joint Safety Space explores what occurs when gunfire breaks out within the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea and two North Korean troopers are killed, threatening the delicate peace; and The Man Who Paints Water Drops is about Kim Tschang-yeul, probably the most acknowledged artists in Korea. $10 per movie. Instances differ.  

La Fête du Champagne
A number of Places
^{Friday & Saturday}

This pageant makes its Houston debut, showcasing the artistry and flavors of France’s Champagne area. Occasions embody a Champagne Pierre Paillard Lunch at Navy Blue, Champagne Salon & Champagne Delamotte Dinner at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Downtown, and each a La Fête Tasting and Gala Dinner at Bludorn.

$165 and up | Instances Differ

• La Fête du Champagne at A number of Places | Friday & Saturday – This pageant makes its Houston debut, showcasing the artistry and flavors of France’s Champagne area. Occasions embody a Champagne Pierre Paillard Lunch at Navy Blue, Champagne Salon & Champagne Delamotte Dinner at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Downtown, and each a La Fête Tasting and Gala Dinner at Bludorn. $165 and up. Instances differ.
• The Riot Comedy Membership presents Greg Fitzsimmons at Rudyard’s Pub | Friday to Sunday – Identified for his appearances on widespread reveals like Howard Stern, Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, Fitzsimmons brings his mix of wit and sarcasm to Montrose. $25 and up. Instances differ. 
• Shepherd College Opera presents Eugene Onegin at Morrison Theater | Friday & Sunday – College students in Rice College’s opera program carry out this Tchaikovsky treasure, a narrative of affection and loss. $15 and up. Friday 7:30pm; Sunday 32:30pm.
• Preservation Houston’s tenth Annual Good Brick Tour Round Houston | Saturday & Sunday – Get an inside take a look at 5 distinctive historic buildings on this self-guided tour. Places embody a Bauhaus-inspired residence in Braeswood and an iconic Victorian landmark within the Heights. Every residence on tour has acquired Preservation Houston’s Good Brick Award for excellence in historic preservation. $30 per individual. Midday to 5pm.
• Comic Chris Tucker at Bayou Music Heart | Saturday & Sunday – The Rush Hour actor and Def Jam comedian involves Downtown Houston for back-to-back nights of the Legend Tour. $54 and up. Saturday 8pm; Sunday 7pm.

Ongoing Dwell Theater & Performing Arts in Houston

• Return Engagements at Theatre Southwest | Friday to Sunday | Opening Weekend – This Canadian farce traces the romantic entanglements of 4 {couples} throughout 30 years. Written by the creator of Identical Time Subsequent 12 months, the play was known as “amusing and witty” by the Cape Cod Instances. $22. Showtimes differ. 
• Switzerland at Levels | Day by day | Ongoing – On this taut, psychological thriller, Texas homicide thriller author Patricia Highsmith will get an odd customer to her distant Swiss Alps residence. A stranger, a fan of her work, turns up urging her to write down one other installment of her Tom Ripley sequence. Will she? Or will one thing worse occur? Levels favourite Sally Edmunson stars as Patricia. This manufacturing runs via Sunday, November 12. $50 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Levels presents At all times…Patsy Cline on the Gordy | Day by day | Ongoing – Celebrating its thirty fifth anniversary, this musical biography options 27 of the long-lasting nation singer’s hits, whereas showcasing her rise to stardom within the Nineteen Sixties. It’s additionally the story of the friendship between Cline and Houston native Louise Seger, who met the singer in a Bayou Metropolis honky tonk. $48 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Grime Canine Theatre presents The Birds at MATCH | Thursday to Saturday | Last Weekend – Primarily based on the Daphne DuMaurier brief story, which additionally impressed the basic Hitchcock movie, this thriller finds two strangers making an attempt to outlive as a lethal slew of birds assaults humanity. The present opens Grime Canine’ eighth season. This manufacturing runs via Saturday, November 4. $30. Showtimes differ.
• Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Rec Room Arts | Friday & Saturday | Last Weekend – When 4 associates collect on the sting of the wilderness to honor their mentor, lately named president of a deeply conservative Catholic faculty, they discover their sensibilities and values challenged amid a altering world. Are they actually who they thought they had been? Discover out on this play about grace and redemption. $15 and up. 7:30pm.
• Houston Grand Opera presents Intelligence at Wortham Heart | Friday | Last Weekend – The Opera’s seventy fifth world premiere opens the brand new season, primarily based on a real story set through the Civil Struggle. Outstanding Accomplice Elizabeth Van Lew runs a Union spy ring, working together with her enslaved servant Mary Jane Bowser. With choreography from City Bush Girls, a rating by Jake Heggie, and libretto by Gene Scheer, this groundbreaking work reveals how one of many metropolis’s most interesting arts firms continues to push the envelope and embrace new works. This manufacturing runs via Friday, November 3. $25 and up. Showtimes differ.

Día de Muertos, The Woodlands & Different Locations

• Día de los Muertos Occasions in Houston – Try 20 upcoming Día de Muertos occasions throughout the Higher Houston space, the place you possibly can take part on group ofrendas, take within the metropolis’s wealthy Mexican tradition, and revel in tasty treats and artisan crafts.
• Should Do Issues in The Woodlands – Take a stroll alongside the Waterway, pull up a seat to high-quality eating, make a splash with a staycation and extra with our 5 methods to discover The Woodlands.
• Glad Hour in Greenway & Higher Kirby – Plot out your subsequent bang-for-your-buck meal and cocktails at our picks for the very best completely satisfied hour spots within the Greenway and Higher Kirby areas.
• Greatest Brunch within the Heights – The bustling neighborhood hides loads of gems on your weekend brunch locations.
• 20+ of Houston’s Greatest Patios – It’s patio climate in Houston—in the end—and we’ve gathered greater than 20 spots throughout city the place you possibly can submit up and revel in a breeze, a beer or a meal.
• 75+ Fall Festivals in Houston | Ongoing – Discover our information to a supersized pageant season coming to Houston, showcasing town’s tradition, music, arts, meals scenes, and extra.
• Fall Markets in Higher Houston| Ongoing – From spooky evenings on the bayou to annual nutcracker extravaganzas, we’ve gathered 25 fall markets to place in your radar.

• Day of the Useless Celebration at Beneath the Volcano | No Cowl – Head to the longtime favourite Rice Village bar for a Mexican market, DJ tunes from Felipe Galvan and prize raffles, plus reductions on margaritas and DosXX. 5pm to 10pm.
• Fall Harvest Charcuterie Class at Ingenious Brewing Firm – You’ll be successful at your subsequent social gathering if you make use of the information you be taught to make a killer charcuterie board at this hands-on class. Anticipate to make use of objects like figs, apples, pumpkins and different fall-themed items. $50. 6pm.
• Dia de los Muertos Dinner at El Venado Tacos & Tequila – Take pleasure in a multi-course meal with wine picks on the Washington Avenue spot for tacos and tequila. Convey footage and choices to put on the group ofrenda. $50 and up. 6pm.
• Fish Camp, Brews & Blues at Goode Firm Armadillo Palace – Savor coastal dishes and signature culinary creations like Bay gumbo, Gulf shrimp taquitos, and redfish and crab fried rice, whilst you get pleasure from dwell music from The Mighty Orq. A portion of the occasion’s proceeds go towards CCA’s Constructing Conservation Belief, making certain the preservation of marine sources and enhancing anglers’ entry. $100. 6pm to 9pm.
• In Dialog: Jordan Strafer & Bruce Hainley at Up to date Arts Museum Houston | FREE – Have fun the launch of the exhibition catalog that serves as companion to CAMH’s Jordan Strafer: Trilogy exhibit with a dialogue between contributor Bruce Hainley and artist Jordan Strafer. 6:30pm.
• Candlelight Open Air: Día de los Muertos Mariachi Live performance at Houston Arboretum – Adelaide Pilar Band heads to the character heart at Memorial Park for a night mariachi live performance by candlelight that options conventional Mexican folks songs, songs by Juan Gabriel and Julieta Venegas, and extra. $55 and up. 6:30pm and eight:45pm.

Day of the Useless
Beneath the Volcano
^{Thursday, November 2}

Head to the longtime favourite Rice Village bar for a Mexican market, DJ tunes from Felipe Galvan and prize raffles, plus reductions on margaritas and DosXX.

No Cowl | 5pm to 10pm

• Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala on the Water Works – With a theme of Branching Out Alongside Buffalo Bayou, this annual fundraiser for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership showcases the wonders of Houston’s most well-known waterway, and brings in {dollars} for BBP’s instructional and group programming. $650 and up. 6:30pm to 10:30pm.
• Day of the Useless: Blood Dance in Live performance at Henke & Pillot – The Mexico Metropolis ensemble, recognized for its submit punk and Goth music, arrives in Houston for a Día de los Muertos celebration that additionally consists of Demise of the Final Lovely Jaguar and dwell DJs. $15 and up. 7pm.
• When the Artwork Speaks at Menil Assortment | FREE – A former Houston Poet Laureate, Outspoken Bean and the gifted Courageous New Voices 2023 poetry slam champions Adriana, Myaan, and Samiyah share picks from their work on this spoken phrase expertise on the artwork museum. 7pm to eight:30pm.
• Luis Miguel in Live performance at Toyota Heart – The legendary Mexican pop star, with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame and recognized across the globe for his pop, bolero and mariachi tunes, involves Houston for a dwell efficiency. $116 and up. 8pm.
• Marty Haggard’s Tribute to His Father Merle Haggard at Foremost Avenue Crossing – Singer-songwriter Marty Haggard involves Tomball to carry out a tribute to his father, legendary nation singer Merle Haggard, recognized for hits like “Right this moment I Began Loving You Once more.” $39 and up. 8pm.
• Comic B.Ok. Sharad on the Secret Group – His Insta labels himself because the “the tallest Indian comic in Colorado,” and he informed Boulder Weekly “I like making enjoyable of everyone.” Now’s your likelihood to catch him dwell on stage in EaDo. $10 and up. 10pm.

• Extra Nice Issues to Do All Weekend Lengthy – A few of the greatest issues to do in Houston are occurring all weekend lengthy. Scroll as much as discover occasions and reveals spanning a number of days, or browse Houston Experiences to save lots of on museum and brewery passes, excursions, and extra.