{"id":170969,"date":"2026-02-19T06:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/170969\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:40:07","slug":"lunar-new-year-festival-woodson-black-fest-10-events-happening-across-the-houston-metro-feb-20-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/170969\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year Festival, Woodson Black Fest: 10 events happening across the Houston metro Feb. 20-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From cultural celebrations to rodeos and throwdowns, here are 10 events taking place this weekend that offer a little bit of everything. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Lone Star Throwdown<\/p>\n<p>The Lone Star Throwdown returns with 2,000 show vehicles that will be competing for one of the top 100 awards at the Lone Star Expo Center and Montgomery County Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 20-21, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Feb. 22, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.$20 (spectator), $80 (online vehicle registration)9255 Airport Road, Conroe<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarthrowdown.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.lonestarthrowdown.com <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spirit of the Fire Horse Social<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the Lunar Year with live lion dancers, drums, community and festive fun at Alders Cross Creek.<\/p>\n<p>Valley Ranch Round Up<\/p>\n<p>Valley Ranch invites families for a Western-themed event featuring live music, a Western photo-op, a petting zoo, face painting, a balloon twister and a mechanical bull.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 20, 3-6 p.m.Free (admission)11985 N. Grand Parkway E., New CaneyFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1934610347398007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valley Ranch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heart Ball<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Fulshear Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Valentine\u2019s-themed ball features a live band, flowers and an open bar.<\/p>\n<p>Heights Rodeo<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Heights Association is throwing the neighborhood\u2019s first rodeo at the historic fire station. The event will include fun for the whole family, local vendors, music and food.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woodson Black Fest was created in honor of the distinguished author and thinker Carter G. Woodson. (Courtesy Contemporary Arts Museum Houston)\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2026\/02\/16\/410173.jpeg\" class=\"include_body\" onerror=\"this.src=\" width=\"1875\"\/>Woodson Black Fest was created in honor of the distinguished author and thinker Carter G. 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(Courtesy Contemporary Arts Museum Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Woodson Black Fest<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Black History Month with spoken word performances, poetry and music at the fifth annual Woodson Black Fest at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Lunar New Year Festival<\/p>\n<p>The festival at the Pearland Recreation Center will include a lion and dragon dance, Chinese paintings, traditional music and other cultural activities to welcome the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Lunar New Year Lion Dance<\/p>\n<p>Families can celebrate the Lunar New Year at the University Branch Library by learning about the culture and history of the Lion Dance before a performance.<\/p>\n<p>Mardi Gras Mambo<\/p>\n<p>The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan &amp; The Zydeco will perform at the Charles Bender PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Daddy Daughter Dance<\/p>\n<p>The groovy-themed dance at Friendswood Junior High has two time slots available and includes dinner, dessert and dancing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From cultural celebrations to rodeos and throwdowns, here are 10 events taking place this weekend that offer a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56124,1604,69088,4013,56,58,57,52655,1454,69,63397,5909],"class_list":{"0":"post-170969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-black-history-month","9":"tag-community-impact","10":"tag-dragon-dance","11":"tag-family-friendly","12":"tag-houston","13":"tag-houston-headlines","14":"tag-houston-news","15":"tag-lunar-new-year","16":"tag-near-me","17":"tag-things-to-do","18":"tag-trending-now","19":"tag-weekend-events"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}