Interested in a specific type of event? See Houston’s calendars of upcoming:
– Concerts this September
– Comedy shows
– Beer and wine festivals
– Music festivals
– Plays, musicals and other arts 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 August 2025 events
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Houston in September. For plays and musicals, see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Celebrating Black History! Produced by Express Children’s Theatre, September 3 2025
Free children’s performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Lights, Action, Japan! Produced by Japan-America Society of Houston, September 6 2025
Free theatrical performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Japan Festival Houston Presented by Japan-America Society of Houston, September 7 2025
Free arts performances in a variety of genres at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, as part of the Japan Festival Houston. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Houston in September. For plays and musicals, see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Tomás and the Library Lady Produced by Magik Theatre, September 10 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 666 Tour, September 12 2025
Drag performance at House of Blues Houston. More details
– Galveston Art Walk, September 13 2025
Monthly art walk visiting art galleries and studios in downtown Galveston. More details
– Summer Meltdown Half Marathon Houston, September 14 2025
Half marathon, quarter marathon, 5K and 1-mile runs in Sugarland. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Houston in September. For plays and musicals, see upcoming performances in Houston.
– RuPaul’s Drag Race, September 16 2025
Drag performance at Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land. More details
– Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny, September 18 2025
Comedy show at Bayou Music Center. More details
– Sound & Motion Produced by Musiqa, September 19 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Not Dead Yet! John Cleese and the Holy Grail, September 19 2025
Film screening and talk event at Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land. More details
– Wicked Wine Run, September 20 2025
Wine-themed 5K and 1K races and afterparty wine samples, food and more. More details
– Night Nation Run, September 20 2025
Evening light run and music at Sam Houston Park. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Houston in September. For plays and musicals, see upcoming performances in Houston.
– Mo Willems’s Bite-Sized Operas Produced by Houston Grand Opera, September 23 2025
Free children’s opera at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Mo Willems’s Bite-Sized Operas Produced by Houston Grand Opera, September 24 2025
Free children’s opera at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Mo Willems’s Bite-Sized Operas Produced by Houston Grand Opera, September 25 2025
Free children’s opera at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Galveston Island Shrimp Festival, September 26-27 2025
Annual seafood festival in the Historic Strand District, Galveston Island, with shrimp gumbo cook-off, food from local restaurants, boat show, vendors, live music and more. More details
– Galveston Island Shrimp Festival 5K, September 27 2025
5K run along the Galveston Seawall, as part of the annual Shrimp Festival. More details
– Dia de la Hispanidad Presented by Institute of Hispanic Culture Houston, September 27 2025
Free dance performances at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Houston in September. For plays and musicals, see upcoming performances in Houston.
Events this week to be confirmed.
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