Things to do in Houston this weekend

Tomorrow

Friday, October 16, 2026

Every event listed on this day

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The ones we'd go to.

7:30 PM
Marlon Wayans
Houston Improv · Houston
Marlon Wayans, Marlon Wayans
$247.70
comedyfood & drink
$247.70
7 – 11:55 PM
10/16/26 Mariachazo: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán & Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán
Arena Theatre · Houston
musiccommunity & culture
8 PM
Mon Laferte - Femme Fatale Tour
Smart Financial Centre · Sugar Land
Mon Laferte
music
8 – 10 PM
Movie Night on the Lawn: E.T.
POST Houston · Houston
Free
freefilmfood & drink
Free
8 – 10 PM
Uhuru
Alley Theatre · Houston
$36
theatrecomedy
$36
7 – 11 PM
Buffalo Bayou Mural Festival Kickoff Party
Karbach Brewing Co. · Houston
Free
freemusicartscommunity & culturefood & drinknightlife
Free
7 – 9 PM
The Stranger
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston
filmarts
7 – 10 PM
WEEZER- The Gathering
Toyota Center · Houston
Weezer, The Shins, Silversun Pickups
$55
music
$55
6 PM
Bourbon Night: The Speakeasy
Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston
food & drinkeducation
5 PM
Taste Of Chaos
House of Blues · Houston
Hollywood Undead, In This Moment, I See Stars, Vana, Melrose Avenue
music
9:30 – 11 AM
AI Circle Houston
Ion District · Houston
science & tech
9 – 11 AM
Build Live @ the Ion
Ion District · Houston
Free
freescience & tech
Free
Oct. 16-17: Trick or Treat!
Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center · Sugar Land
kids & familycraftsmusiceducation
8:30 PM
Deadeye (Austin's Grateful Dead Tribute)
Dan Electro's · Houston
Deadeye
$23.75
music
$23.75
7 PM
Chaunte Wayans
Punch Line Houston · Houston
Chaunte Wayans
comedy
7 PM
Odd Man Out
Rice Cinema · Houston
Free
filmfreearts
Free
8:30 – 10 AM
ENRG HTX – October 2026
Ion District · Houston
Free
freeeducation
Free

161 events

Things to do in Houston this weekend

Tomorrow

Top picks

Marlon Wayans

10/16/26 Mariachazo: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán & Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán

Mon Laferte - Femme Fatale Tour

Movie Night on the Lawn: E.T.

Uhuru

Buffalo Bayou Mural Festival Kickoff Party

The Stranger

WEEZER- The Gathering

Bourbon Night: The Speakeasy

Taste Of Chaos

AI Circle Houston

Build Live @ the Ion

Oct. 16-17: Trick or Treat!

Deadeye (Austin's Grateful Dead Tribute)

Chaunte Wayans

Odd Man Out

ENRG HTX – October 2026

BURLESQUE and LIVE JAZZ!! The Short and Sweet Speakeasy Cabaret. Open to the public for drinks and tacos!

Fashion Fusion X: Inspired by Frida Kahlo

Home Sweet Home: Greater Houston Subdivisions and Neighborhoods

Joy Oladokun: The Heavy Things Tour with special guest Madeline Edwards

Karaoke Christian Music Night

LULAC History Exhibition

Oct. 16-17: Trick or Treat!

The Little School of the 400

Time to Get Ready: Fotografía Social Civil Rights Photography of Maria Varela

Ismael Torres (Argentina) w/ Nohemi Sanchez, Guillermo Guerrero

Wellness Walks at Memorial Park

Friends of Columbia

Home School Day | October 2026

Restorative Yoga with Stephanie McCarrey

ENRG HTX – October 2026

Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

Leave No Trace: Spotlight Stewardship Service Project

Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University

Blue Dragon Tai Chi

Build Live @ the Ion

Narrative Filmmaking Summer Camp 2026

October 16 | Crayola Imagine Arts Academy & Parachute Play Time by BISH

The Little School of the 400 Exhibit

ThinkINK 2026

Unlocking Your Roots: Starting Your Genealogy Journey

Wellness Walks at Memorial Park

AI Circle Houston

Holiday Gift Market

Exhibit: Spanish Texas During the American Revolution

Fall Exhibitions at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Houston Pumpkin Festival

Mapping Houston’s Innovation Ecosystem

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Rice Tech Transfer Office Hours

The Candle Show

The Health Museum’s The Fatherhood Effect Healing Arts Exhibition

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop Houston | Sugar Land

Welcome to the Ion: An Introduction and Tour

‘Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang’

Cluster Research, or Discovering You're Related to the Whole Block

Storytime in the Garden

Fragility

Storybook Theatre-Adela’s Mariachi Band

Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry

Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat

Researching Your Scottish Ancestors

The Red, White & Roar H-Town International Lion Dance Championships 2026

Adriana Corral: As Long as Life Endures

Maria Gaspar: We Press Our Hands to the Steel Curtain

Overflow Radio: Šakotayišol Nunuš Constellation