Adult Creative Circle
Meet, socialize and create with colouring pages, crosswords and puzzles. Supplies provided. Scrabble boards and dictionaries are also available. All skill levels welcome.
Free Events & Activities in Highlands
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Tween Book Club
Calling all tweens! Join us at the Crosby Library for Plot Twisters, a monthly book club where we sample a variety of books in different formats (including print and audiobooks) and come back together the next month to talk about what we’ve been reading. Discover new stories, try new formats, and...
Houston Art Car Parade
April 9-12, 2026- Houston, TX - presented by Team Gillman - The world's largest gathering of Art Cars returns for the 39th year, featuring over 250 mobile masterpieces. This annual Houston tradition spans an entire week of events celebrating innovation, imagination, and the drive to create!
Off the Wall: Yifan Jiang
Yifan Jiang is a Chinese Canadian artist based in New York whose project-driven practice encompasses painting, sculpture, animation, and performance. As a diasporic artist, Jiang’s work examines shared similarities and differences across cultures and belief systems. Her work invokes magical...
Family Place Toddler Story Time
For the month of April, we will combine our toddler story time with our Family Place Parent Child Workshop! Each week we will introduce an early childhood topic with a story and fingerplay. A community expert in each topic will be on hand for one-on-one time with parents while the children will...
Archway Gallery: Fifty Forward
Archway Gallery invites Houstonians and city visitors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic gallery. The anniversary exhibition, Fifty Forward, pays tribute to the artists who are continuing to build Archway Gallery’s legacy. A striking wall of self-portraits, featuring each of the...
Donald Sultan: New Mimosa Paintings
McClain Gallery is proud to present Donald Sultan: New Mimosa Paintings, its second solo exhibition with the New York-based artist, featuring new mimosa paintings and drawings. The artist will be present at the opening reception on March 19, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition, featuring...
Tai Chi Thursdays
Thursdays, March 5 – June 25 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at the Anheuser-Busch Stage, Teacher Angel Quesada brings nearly 30 years of experience as a movement specialist to a welcoming and restorative Tai Chi practice. His class focuses on helping participants move with greater ease, strength, balance and..
Flower Pot Painting
Join us to paint and decorate your own flower pot, just in time for spring. Registration will open on April 7th at 10AM. Registration and attendance for patrons ages 18+ only. The Kingwood Branch Library expresses its gratitude to the Friends of the Library Kingwood (F.O.L.K.) for their support and.
Cups for Y'all
Timed with the lead-up to Houston’s world championship soccer matches, Cups for Y’all is a celebratory showcase of contemporary cups—from coffee mugs and tea chawan to ceremonial goblets—exploring how the enduring vessel form continues to evolve through material, use, and imagination. Spanning the..
Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson
On view at the Menil Collection is a site-specific work titled "Drawing" by Chicago-based artist Gladys Nilsson (b. 1940). The work is the seventh installment of the museum’s ephemeral Wall Drawing Series and will be on display at the Menil Drawing Institute through August 9, 2026. Known for her...
Reading Buddies
For children currently in grades one to six. Meet with teen volunteer Reading Buddies for support and help with reading though game-playing and fun activities. This is not a tutoring program. This program is intended for children who have knowledge of reading fundamentals but would benefit from...
Make a Bouncy Ball
Join Octavia Fields Library Branch for a STEM day of making a bouncy ball. This great craft that also doubles as a science experiment.
El álbum incompleto (The Unfinished Album), an Interactive Archive-Based Exhibition by Ana María Caula | 2026 FotoFest Biennial
Serrano Gallery is proud to present El álbum incompleto (The Unfinished Album), a participatory archival exhibition by writer and researcher Ana María Caula, on view from March 7 through April 18, 2026, as part of the 2026 FotoFest Biennial, Houston’s internationally recognized photography and...
Noon Hour Concert: Jazz Appreciation Month
In celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month, the Joel Haynes Quartet takes the stage in Central Library' s Hamilton Room. Presented courtesy of the Hamilton Musicians' Guild . Joel hails from Burlington and was nominated for a National Jazz Award in 2003 and earned two nominations in 2009...
Little Explorers Session 2
Come and join us for 45 minutes of sensory exploration and discovery! Our "Little Explorers" program is for preschool age children from 0 - 5 years old and their caregivers. Please dress to get messy! This event is free to attend and all materials will be provided. Each session requires a free...
Toddler Tuesdays Book Kitty Fairy's Garden Magic
Toddlers and their caretakers enjoy a morning of interactive story time, costumed character meet and greets, activities and soft play equipment from Toddler Towns. Plus, expect activities from Collab Lab and Zumbini or Baby Bollywood dance classes!
Literature Lounge Adult Book Club
Join us the second Monday of every month for our Literature Lounge Adult Book Club! Please email, call, or ask the front desk for our book pick for the month!
Art Car Sneak Peek
This is your chance to view the art cars that will be featured in The Orange Show’s Art Car Parade. Expect live music from Moses Guest and dozens of mobile sculptures to enjoy. This Discovery Green pre-parade tradition lets you admire the cars up close while partying with the artists!
Intermediate Spanish Class
Join us for intermediate-level Spanish! This class is designed for patrons who are somewhat familiar with the Spanish language, but not at an advanced level. This class is taught by our amazing tutor, Naheily!
Live Jazz Music at Dundas
In celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month, the Darcy Hepner Quartet performs live at the Dundas Branch . Presented courtesy of the Hamilton Musicians' Guild .
Freelton Book Club
The Freelton Drop-In Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Freelton Branch, 1803 Brock Rd, Freelton. The April title is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan.
'Past, Present, Premiere': An AAPI Celebration With Trio Menil
Join Trio Menil for an exciting concert celebrating music by AAPI composers! This family-friendly classical performance will feature works written especially for Trio Menil, beloved classical favorites, and recent hits from Studio Ghibli and K-Pop Demon Hunters. The program will culminate with the..
Hand Sewing Class
Join our Hand-sewing Class and create the cutest little bunnies! For ages 18 and up. Free but registration is required. Please register at the circulation desk, online, or call 281-471-4022.
"John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog"
The Menil Collection presents John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog, an immersive, six-channel video and sound installation by the Ghanaian-born British artist Sir John Akomfrah (b. 1957). The 51-minute work, co-commissioned by the Menil and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), explores the history of...
Ideal Book Club
Join us at the Highlands Stratford Library for an engaging book discussion every third Monday of the month. We love reading genres like romance or historical fiction. Copies of the Ideal Book Club book will be available at the branch.
DACAMERA presents A Little Day Music: Young Artists Choice
DACAMERA Young Artists present a free concert in the lobby of Wortham Theater Center, performing a selection of their favorite pieces of the season. A Little Day Music is a series of free concerts presented at noon on the first Wednesday of the month in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Center. Each...
Buy Local Farmers Market - Fall Creek
Buy Local Farmers Market - Fall Creek is a farmers market in Humble, TX. Fall Creek Clubhouse Parking Lot Products: Organic (USDA Certified).
Prekindergarten Story Time
Join Michael, Octavia Field Library Branch's Children's Librarian, for an hour of nursery rhymes, storytelling, arts & crafts and playtime. We'll talk, sing, write, read and play, and your prekindergarten age kiddos will have so much fun that they won't even realize they are gaining valuable...
Fireworks Salt Painting
This craft brings the magic of fireworks indoors, minus the noise and safety concerns. It’s like having your own personal fireworks show that you can create with your hands using only cardstock, glue, salt and watercolor paint! This fun craft is suitable for kids of all ages.
Toon Café
🎥🎬 Lights, laughter, and classic cartoons! 🎥🎬 Calling all teens—come hang out at the library for a special cartoon Bring your own favorite snacks 🍫🍪🥤 to enjoy while you watch and get ready for a fun-filled break with nonstop cartoon comedy. If you love animation and humor, this is the...
Clear Lake Shores Farmers' Market
Clear Lake Shores Farmers' Market is a farmers market in Kemah, TX.
The Groves Marketplace
The Groves Marketplace is a farmers market in Humble, TX. The Hearth at The Groves Products: Organic (USDA Certified).
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