Looking for something to do in the Houston area this weekend, Oct. 2-4? Check out this weekend’s guide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All events are subject to change, and this list is not comprehensive.<\/p>\n
Southern Smoke Festival\u00a0<\/p>\n
Guests can enjoy food, drinks and live music, and meet chefs and bartenders from across the country.<\/p>\n
General admission ticket holders can also visit the YETI Culinary Stage, have cookbooks signed by participating chefs and meet the 2026 Food & Wine Best New Chefs.<\/p>\n
Proceeds will benefit the Southern Smoke Foundation, which has distributed over $16 million and provided access to more than 11,000 no-cost counseling sessions to food and beverage workers nationwide.<\/p>\n
We Rock the Spectrum Bellaire<\/p>\n
The event will host Tony Memmel, a speaker, singer, guitarist and teacher. Born with one hand, Memmel uses music and storytelling to share his experiences and messages about creativity and overcoming challenges.<\/p>\n
Attendees will also have access to open play at the inclusive children’s gym.<\/p>\n
Katy Rice Harvest Festival Parade<\/p>\n
The parade will feature local businesses, schools, nonprofits and community members and will highlight the festival’s focus on community, agriculture and scholarship.<\/p>\n
Eagle Fest\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Eagle Fest, ZZ Top will headline the evening\u2019s concert, with Cheap Trick joining as a special guest. Gates open at 5 p.m., and the music begins at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Shakespeare in the Park<\/p>\n
League Park will host a free outdoor performance of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by members of Clear Creek Community Theatre. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and coolers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event is part of League City’s Public Art Initiative, which brings visual and performing arts opportunities to the community.<\/p>\n
DIY Botanical Shadow Box<\/p>\n
Guests can create their own miniature natural-history collection using seeds, pods and preserved plant materials. The workshop will draw inspiration from classic botanical archives, with participants arranging specimens in an 11-by-14-inch shadow box and adding handwritten scientific labels.<\/p>\n
All supplies will be provided, and participants can bring a small nature treasure of their own.<\/p>\n
Hocus Pocus Night Market\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Esplanade at Navigation will host a Halloween-themed night market, featuring over 70 vendors, food, drinks and desserts, along with photo opportunities.<\/p>\n
Organizers will also give away 60 free tote bags. Free parking will be available, and the event is pet-friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking for something to do in the Houston area this weekend, Oct. 2-4? Check out this weekend’s guide.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[155558,155560,56,58,57,155559,155561,11467,155562],"class_list":["post-452509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-eagle-fest","tag-hocus-pocus-night-market","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-katy-rice-harvest-festival-parade","tag-shakespeare-in-the-park","tag-southern-smoke-festival","tag-we-rock-the-spectrum-bellaire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452509","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=452509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}