Yuletide at Bayou Bend
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
11/11/2009 to 01/03/2010
This annual holiday celebration transforms Bayou Bends' beautiful rooms and gardens into magical recreations from the 18th to 20th centuries. 713-639-7750.
Seasons of Sharing Exhibit
Children's Museum of Houston
11/14/2009 to 01/10/2010
Discover an interactive world of cultural and religious celebrations from around the world in Houston’s only multicultural holiday exhibit for children. Ramadan, Diwali, Las Posadas, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the Lunar New Year will all be represented with a block-long neighborhood of life-size houses, where kids can step inside and experience firsthand customs and traditions different from their own.
Festival of Lights
Moody Gardens – Galveston Island
11/14/2009 to 01/02/2010
The holiday magic glistens at this festive holiday event, attracting more than 85,000 visitors, and featuring holiday shopping, pictures with Santa, a gingerbread house and the area’s only outdoor ice rink. 800-582-4673.
A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas
Alley Theatre
11/20/2009 to 12/27/2009
Houston’s seasonal favorite that the Houston Press describes as having "Spectacular London sets …the inimitable Dickens’ tale – spiced with the usual fog and an unusual twist on the ghosts past, present and future." 713-228-9341.
Rudolph
Express Children's Theatre
11/21/2009 to 12/19/2009
This delightful new holiday musical by Alex "A. C." Gardner gets the whole family in the holiday spirit. 713-682-5044.
The Ice at Discovery Green
Discovery Green Park
11/26/2009 to 01/18/2010
The Ice at Discovery Green park makes a return to downtown on Thanksgiving Day with over 7,200 square-feet of sparkling ice. In addition to ice skating, visitors will enjoy holiday art exhibits and special skating appearances and performances. 713-400-7336.
