Houston is a great destination for lovers of the performing arts, with a full calendar of plays, Broadway musicals, opera performances, ballet and the like.
Interested in another type of event? See Houston’s calendars of upcoming:
– Comedy shows
– Food festivals and other food events
– Beer and wine festivals
– Music festivals
– All Houston festivals
– Marathons, 5Ks and other races
!Event dates and venues can change at short notice. Please check all information at the official website before buying tickets or making plans to attend an event.
– L’Italiana in Algeri, April 4-12 2025
Opera at Lambert Hall. More details
– Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, April 4-27 2025
Play at the Hubbard Theatre. More details
– BalletForte Presents: Coppelia, April 5-6 2025
Ballet performance at the Stafford Centre. More details
– Dixie’s Tupperware Party, April 8-20 2025
Play at The Gordy. More details
– Disney on Ice Presents Lets Dance, April 10-13 2025
Family ice skating performance at NRG Stadium. More details
– Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play”, April 11 2025
Free children’s musical at Main Street Theater. More details
– Houston’s Got Bollywood: Love In The Stars Produced by Moksh Community Arts, April 12 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Grand Kyiv Ballet – Swan Lake, April 17 2025
Ballet performance at the Stafford Centre. More details
– Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical, April 17 - May 16 2025
Children’s musical at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
– Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk, April 19 2025
Free circus arts performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Breaking the Waves, April 19 - May 4 2025
Opera at the Wortham Theater Center. More details
– Tannhäuser, April 25 - May 11 2025
Opera at the Wortham Theater Center. More details
– Das Barbecü, April 25 - June 1 2025
Musical at The Gordy. More details
– Panto U.S.A. Presents Treasure Island, April 29 2025
Free pantomime at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Panto U.S.A. Presents Treasure Island, April 30 2025
Free pantomime at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– The Wind in the Willows, March 6 - April 5 2025
Children’s play at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
– The Frozen Section (a comedy on aisle 9), March 28 - April 19 2025
Play performed by Catastrophic Theatre at MATCH. More details
– Memoriam, March 29 - April 19 2025
Play at Main Street Theater - Rice Village. More details
→ See April 2025 concerts or other April events in Houston
– Willow Pill presents God’s Child, May 1 2025
Drag performance at House of Blues Houston. More details
– Fly Dance Company: Oye Como Fly, May 2 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Ekal Annual Gala – A Musical... Story of a Nation, May 2 2025
Musical at the Stafford Centre. More details
– Hamlet, May 2-24 2025
Play at 4th Wall Theatre Company at Spring Street Studios. More details
– Primary Trust, May 2-25 2025
Play at the Neuhaus Theatre. More details
– Ballet Under The Stars Produced by Houston Ballet, May 9 2025
Free ballet performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Ballet Under The Stars Produced by Houston Ballet, May 10 2025
Free ballet performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Incredible India: Arisi-Grains of Rice Produced by Indian Performing Arts Samskriti, May 16 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Asia To The World Produced by Dance Of Asian America, May 17 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Kim’s Convenience, May 17 - June 15 2025
Play at Main Street Theater - Rice Village. More details
– Noël Coward’s Private Lives, May 23 - June 15 2025
Play at the Hubbard Theatre. More details
– Juno Birch: The Probed Tour, May 28 2025
Drag performance at White Oak Music Hall. More details
– Let. Her. Rip., May 30 - June 22 2025
Play at The Gordy. More details
– Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical, April 17 - May 16 2025
Children’s musical at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
– Breaking the Waves, April 19 - May 4 2025
Opera at the Wortham Theater Center. More details
– Tannhäuser, April 25 - May 11 2025
Opera at the Wortham Theater Center. More details
– Das Barbecü, April 25 - June 1 2025
Musical at The Gordy. More details
→ See May 2025 concerts or other May events in Houston
– Launch Produced by Vitacca Ballet, June 6 2025
Free ballet performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– The Snowy Day and Other Stories, June 9-14 2025
Children’s play at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
– The Wiggles: Bouncing Balls! Tour, June 12 2025
Children’s performance at Bayou Music Center. More details
– The Legends of the Chinese Zodiac Part 1: Produced by Express Children’s Theatre and Dance of Asian America, June 17 2025
Free performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– The Legends of the Chinese Zodiac Part 2: Produced by Express Children’s Theatre and Dance of Asian America, June 18 2025
Free performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Celebrating Black History! Produced by Express Children’s Theatre, June 19 2025
Free performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Three Pigs Remix Produced by The Ensemble Theatre, June 24 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Three Pigs Remix Produced by The Ensemble Theatre, June 25 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Resilience Produced by Houston Contemporary Dance Company, June 27 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Another Ding-Dang Tamarie Show!, June 27 - August 2 2025
Musical performed by Catastrophic Theatre at MATCH. More details
– Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, June 28 - July 26 2025
Children’s musical at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
– Kim’s Convenience, May 17 - June 15 2025
Play at Main Street Theater - Rice Village. More details
– Noël Coward’s Private Lives, May 23 - June 15 2025
Play at the Hubbard Theatre. More details
– Let. Her. Rip., May 30 - June 22 2025
Play at The Gordy. More details
→ See June 2025 concerts or other June events in Houston
– The 39 Steps, July 12 - August 10 2025
Play at Main Street Theater - Rice Village. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V Produced by University of Houston, July 31 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Another Ding-Dang Tamarie Show!, June 27 - August 2 2025
Musical performed by Catastrophic Theatre at MATCH. More details
– Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, June 28 - July 26 2025
Children’s musical at Main Street Theater at MATCH. More details
→ See July 2025 concerts or other July events in Houston
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: As You Like It Produced by University of Houston, August 1 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V Produced by University of Houston, August 2 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V Produced by University of Houston, August 4 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: As You Like It Produced by University of Houston, August 5 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V Produced by University of Houston, August 6 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: As You Like It Produced by University of Houston, August 7 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V Produced by University of Houston, August 8 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Houston Shakespeare Festival: As You Like It Produced by University of Houston, August 9 2025
Free play at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– The Essence of Mexico Produced by Young Audiences of Houston, August 27 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– Another Ding-Dang Tamarie Show!, June 27 - August 2 2025
Musical performed by Catastrophic Theatre at MATCH. More details
– The 39 Steps, July 12 - August 10 2025
Play at Main Street Theater - Rice Village. More details
→ See August 2025 concerts or other August events 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
– 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
– RuPaul’s Drag Race, September 16 2025
Drag performance at Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land. More details
– Sound & Motion Produced by Musiqa, September 19 2025
Free dance performance at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. More details
– 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
– 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
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→ See September 2025 concerts or other September events in Houston
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→ See November 2025 concerts or other November events in Houston
– Pica Pica: Hola Caracola, December 14 2025
Children’s musical at the Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston. More details
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→ See January 2026 concerts or other January events in Houston
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