World City Guide

Special Events

hp Houston Marathon (website: www.hphoustonmarathon.com), Jan, starting from and finishing at the George R Brown Convention Center
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (website: www.hlsr.com), world’s largest livestock, rodeo and horse show, Feb/Mar, Reliant Stadium
Houston Children’s Festival (website: www.houstonchildrensfestival.com), Houston’s official family celebration with games, activities and adventure zones, Apr, Downtown
WorldFest: Houston International Film Festival (website: www.worldfest.org), Apr, throughout the city
Houston International Festival (website: www.ifest.org), performing and visual arts festival, Apr/May, over 20 blocks, Downtown
Galveston Historic Homes Tour (website: www.galvestonhistory.org), weekends in early May, Galveston
Fourth of July (website: www.milleroutdoortheatre.com), classical music culminating in a fireworks display, 4 Jul, Hermann Park
Houston International Jazz Festival (website: www.jazzeducation.org), early Aug, Bayou Place
Houston Shakespeare Festival (website: www.milleroutdoortheatre.com), Aug, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park
Fiestas Patrias, street parade celebrating Mexico’s independence from Spain, Sep, Downtown
Wings Over Houston (website: www.wingsoverhouston.com), air show, mid-Oct, Ellington Field
International Quilt Festival (website: www.quilts.com), antique and contemporary quilts on display, Oct/Nov, George R Brown Convention Center
Thanksgiving Day Parade, parade with floats and marching bands, 4th Thurs in Nov, through Downtown
Uptown Tree Lighting (website: www.wamuparade.com), parades through the streets followed by a tree lighting ceremony, Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thurs in Nov, Galleria