Fall and Winter Day Trips
Whether you're looking for family friendly activities and events to enjoy in the cooler autumn weather or you're trying to get away from your kids to accomplish some holiday shopping, we recommend getting out of the city and exploring some of the unique and hidden gems you can find just a day trip from Houston away.
What do you want to do?
BIRDERS OF A FEATHER, FLOCK TOGETHER AROUND HOUSTON
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Houston and the surrounding areas are a birder's paradise, especially during the fall and spring months when many species…
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS HOU !
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It's the hap-happiest season of all, and that's especially true for Houston and its 15 surrounding cities. Towering…
Upcoming Events
Balourdet Quartet
- Stude Concert Hall, Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center, Rice University
Bio Morphe
- Moody Center for The Arts
- Sep 16, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
Blooming Wonders at ARTECHOUSE
- Artechouse Houston
- Sep 16, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025
Body Worlds 101
- The Health Museum
- Sep 16, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025
Chroma Collective by Karen Navarro
- Discovery Green
- Sep 16, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025
More Things To Do:
Lace Up Your Skates
- The Woodlands Ice Rink at The Woodlands Town Center
- Open daily November 16 - January 20
- A two-hour skate rental starts at $12.50 for adults and $65 for children 5 and under
- Sugar Land Ice Center & Sports
- Open daily with week day and weekend times for public skating
- Admission includes skate rental and starts at $12 for 2 hours
- Town Square Ice Rink
- Open daily starting November 25th
- Under 48" admission - $8 | 48" and above - $10
Conroe Brew Pass
Starting at $15.95
1-Day Houston Brew Pass
Choose four Houston Breweries to sample suds at for $33.95
Seasonal Craft Beers
BAKFISH Brewing Company in Pearland
- BAKTOBERFISH
- A malt forward beer with a hint of toffee
- Trebel Maker
- Earthy, spicy with Belgian yeast showing off its flavor
- Defying Gravity
- A double IPA with a nutty malt backbone
Southern Star Brewery in Conroe
- Oktoberfest
- Creamy and foamy with a nutty light roast
- Winter Warmer
- Toffee with a hint of spice plus sweet caramel and raisins with a pronounced malty backbone
- Cygourd
- Dark copper ale with oatmeal and pumpkin pie spice
- Stout Szn
- Complex characteristics of chocolate with cookies 'n cream & toasted coconut notes
- Stout Szn: Vol. 2: Maple Syrup and Coffee
- Conditioned maple syrup and the freshest roasted Kenyan coffee beans make this stout un-missable
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