Houston Entertainment
The second-largest theater district in America.
From Broadway tours at the Hobby Center to indie shows on Washington Avenue, Houston's nights run from black-tie to dive-bar — often in the same week.
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Concerts, theater, festivals, nightlife, and the can't-miss experiences happening across the Houston area.
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The best bars in Galleria and Uptown Houston: a cocktail bar inside Saks, $6 wine at Postino, sommelier flights, a rooftop cinema and late nightcaps.
The best bars in Downtown Houston: a 23rd-floor rooftop, 1,000 whiskies, a speakeasy behind a bookcase, big patios and game-day bars, plus a bar crawl.
The best bars in Midtown Houston: hammocks at Axelrad, turtle races, a 25-cent martini, wine in an old dry cleaner's, rooftop views and live jazz.
The best bars in the Heights, Houston: whiskey on Yale, backyard sports bars on White Oak, a pinball brewery, wine bars and a honky-tonk, plus a crawl.
The best bars in Clear Lake, TX: a waterfront brewery, sunset cocktails, a hula bar, game-day icehouses, a Webster brewery and a walkable bar crawl.
The best bars in Spring, TX, from a landmark Old Town saloon and a sommelier-run wine room to icehouses, 60 taps and a walkable bar crawl.
The best bars in Cypress, TX: 30 rotating taps, a party barn with karaoke and bingo, a wine bar, NFL Sunday Ticket, S'mores Martinis and three routes.
The best bars in Sugar Land, TX: a vinyl wine bar, a Sherlock Holmes pub, a 3.5-acre brewery yard, game-day sports bars and a Social District crawl.
The best bars in Pearland, TX: a gold-medal brewery, a family-friendly taproom, a 2 a.m. pub, sports bars, a golf lounge and wine with dinner.
The best bars in The Woodlands, TX: Waterway rooftops, a 300-bottle whiskey bar, wine on tap, a giant icehouse and a free-trolley bar crawl.
The best bars in Katy, TX: a hometown brewery, turtle races, free poker, a wine cafe patio, whiskey, soju and karaoke, plus three Katy bar-night routes.
Where to get the best espresso martini in Houston, from a frozen one at Brennan's to a pandan carajillo at Le Jardinier, plus a coffee cocktail crawl.
House lights down
Stages, screens, and the city after dark.
Wortham, Jones Hall, House of Blues, Bayou Music Center, the Heights Theater, White Oak Music Hall — Houston's venue scene rivals any in the country.
Our entertainment hub covers what's on stage tonight, what's worth the drive, and the under-the-radar rooms that locals fight over on Friday at six.
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