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.
Houston Entertainment
Concerts, theater, festivals, nightlife, and the can't-miss experiences happening across the Houston area.
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Eleven recurring open mic nights in Houston for music, comedy and poetry, from McGonigel's Monday acoustic set to Inprint's 50-year-old poetry series.
The best pool halls in Houston: Slick Willie's, Big Tyme Billiards and 7 more spots with table rates, league nights and late-night hours.
Houston’s best movie theaters: Dolby Cinema, ScreenX, luxury dine-in, a Katy brewery theater, and Rice Cinema where most screenings are free.
From the Tony Award–winning Alley Theatre to free Shakespeare at Hermann Park, Houston’s theater companies cover every budget. Here’s where to start.
Game-day guide to TDECU Stadium (UH), First Community Stadium (Rice) and W.W. Thorne Stadium (TSU): tickets, parking, tailgating and traditions.
Eight independent movie theaters and film series in Houston, from the Art Deco River Oaks Theatre to Aurora Picture Show microcinema and Rice Cinema.
Houston has Latin dancing seven nights a week: 9 clubs with salsa, bachata, cumbia, and reggaeton, plus which ones offer free beginner lessons.
The best tiki bars in Houston, from Lei Low's 100-rum list in Sunset Heights to a goth tiki cave in Montrose, with the drink to order at each.
Houston bars with games: book dart bays at Flight Club, play bocce at Wakefield Crowbar, or ping pong at the 1928 West Alabama Ice House. Free for most.
Houston's best nightclubs for dancing: EDM at NOTO and AFER HTX, hip-hop at Privilege Rooftop, salsa at Simone on Sunset, and Latin at Escapade 2001.
Houston art house movie theaters: River Oaks Theatre, MFAH film series, Rice Cinema, Aurora Picture Show. 35mm screenings, foreign films and classics.
The best board game cafes, comic shops and game stores in Houston — where to find D&D nights, Friday Night Magic, pull lists and 1,000+ titles to play.
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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Theaters, music halls, comedy clubs, and live venues in Houston.
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