Interested in a specific type of event? See Houston’s calendars of upcoming:
– Concerts this December (including holiday concerts)
– Comedy shows
– Beer and wine festivals
– Music festivals
– Plays, musicals and other arts performances (including holiday performances)
– Food festivals
– Festivals
– Races
!Dates, venues and other details can change at short notice. Please check all information at the official website before making plans to attend an event.
→ See November 2026 events
→ For concerts (including holiday concerts) this month, see concerts in Houston in December. For plays and musicals (including holiday performances), see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, November 15 - December 20 2026
Children’s performance at MATCH. More details
– A Christmas Carol, November 15 - December 27 2026
Holiday performance at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– Are the Bennet Girls OK?, November 20 - December 19 2026
Play at Spring Street Studios. More details
– Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, November 20 - December 27 2026
Holiday musical at The Gordy. More details
– An Irish Carol, November 21 - December 20 2026
Holiday play at Main Street Theater – Rice Village. More details
– Dickens on The Strand, December 4-6 2026
Annual Victorian-themed holiday festival in Galveston, with parades, live entertainment on several stages, costumed vendors, holiday food and drink, crafts and more. More details
– The Night Shift Before Christmas, December 4-24 2026
Holiday play at at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– A Charlie Brown Christmas 5K/10K, December 5 2026
Annual holiday 10K and 5K races from Addicks Park and Ride. More details
→ For concerts (including holiday concerts) this month, see concerts in Houston in December. For plays and musicals (including holiday performances), see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, November 15 - December 20 2026
Children’s performance at MATCH. More details
– A Christmas Carol, November 15 - December 27 2026
Holiday performance at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– Are the Bennet Girls OK?, November 20 - December 19 2026
Play at Spring Street Studios. More details
– Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, November 20 - December 27 2026
Holiday musical at The Gordy. More details
– An Irish Carol, November 21 - December 20 2026
Holiday play at Main Street Theater – Rice Village. More details
– The Night Shift Before Christmas, December 4-24 2026
Holiday play at at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– Galveston ArtWalk, December 12 2026
Free monthly art walk visiting selected Galveston galleries and artist studios. More details
→ For concerts (including holiday concerts) this month, see concerts in Houston in December. For plays and musicals (including holiday performances), see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, November 15 - December 20 2026
Children’s performance at MATCH. More details
– A Christmas Carol, November 15 - December 27 2026
Holiday performance at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– Are the Bennet Girls OK?, November 20 - December 19 2026
Play at Spring Street Studios. More details
– Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, November 20 - December 27 2026
Holiday musical at The Gordy. More details
– An Irish Carol, November 21 - December 20 2026
Holiday play at Main Street Theater – Rice Village. More details
– The Night Shift Before Christmas, December 4-24 2026
Holiday play at at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– The Christmas Spider, December 17-20 2026
Holiday opera at Lambert Hall. More details
– Houston’s 12K of Christmas, December 19 2026
Annual 12K and 6K holiday races at Sam Houston Park. More details
→ For concerts (including holiday concerts) this month, see concerts in Houston in December. For plays and musicals (including holiday performances), see upcoming performances in Houston.
– A Christmas Carol, November 15 - December 27 2026
Holiday performance at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
– Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, November 20 - December 27 2026
Holiday musical at The Gordy. More details
– The Night Shift Before Christmas, December 4-24 2026
Holiday play at at Meredith J Long Theatre Center. More details
→ For concerts (including holiday concerts) this month, see concerts in Houston in December. For plays and musicals (including holiday performances), see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Texas Marathon, January 1 2027
Annual marathon in Kingwood. More details
→ See more January events