
No plans yet for the weekend? Don’t sweat it. From concerts, to brunch spots, bars, and more, our list of exciting, entertaining, and free things to do in Houston this weekend has something for you!
Check out our list of what to do this weekend in Houston TX:
Top Events in Houston this Weekend
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with multiple Lunar New Year events in Houston this weekend including dragon and lion dances, markets, and more!
1. Otaku Food Festival at Karbach Brewery
The Otaku Food Festival returns this weekend to Karbach Brewery with two days of sumo wrestling, lion dances, voices actors, and more. Oh yeah, the festival will also feature over 100 Asian food vendors! The festival is free to attend.
📍2032 Karbach St.
📅 February 8-9
2. Cirque du Soleil ECHO

The fantastic circus has returned to Houston with its sensational new ECHO production. True to form, ECHO features jaw-dropping acrobatic feats, spectacular imagery, a moving score, and more.
📍575 North Sam Houston Pkwy W Gate 3
📅 February 6 – March 9
3. The List Grand Opening
After shuttering its coffee house and event space on Dunlavy this past year, The List is on to bigger and brighter things. Kicking off this weekend, the new-and-improved collective moves into its new two-story space in Second Ward. Here, The List will feature a cafe, barbershop, record store, vintage retail space, film lab, and performance venue – all under one roof.
📍201 Roberts St.
📅 February 8
4. Super Bowl Sunday

It’s Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, folks. If you’re not planning on hosting, or being hosted, get in on the action at these exciting Super Bowl Parties in Houston – hosted on a rooftop cinema, sprawling beer garden, and more.
📍Multiple locations
📅 February 9
Other Events this Weekend
5. Stand Up Comedy
It’s headliner city this weekend in Houston with performances by world-class comedians including Kyle Kinane and Louis Katz!
📍Multiple locations
📅 February 6 – 8
6. Catch a Concert
This is going to be another good weekend for live music in Houston with slated concerts from Los Tigres del Norte on February 8 and Real Estate on February 9.
📍Multiple locations
📅 February 8, 9
7. Watch a Movie in Theaters

Folksy biopics, erotic thrillers, atmospheric horror, Oscar contenders, and more: there’s a lot to see in theaters, here’s what we recommend!
📍Multiple locations
📅 Daily
8. Candlelight Concerts
Experience the magic of the season at Houston’s enchanting Candlelight concerts. Throughout the city, Candlelight will be hosting shows to capture the soundtrack to the season at some of the city’s most beautiful venues.
📍Multiple locations
📅 Multiple dates
9. Happy Hour Fridays at MFAH
Kick off your weekend with a little class at MFAH’s Happy Hour Fridays. Here, visitors can enjoy the museum’s campus and many gallery masterpieces before or after stopping by the bar.
📍5500 Main Street
📅 January 10
10. Hiking in Houston
Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to get active? While the week has been pretty cold in Houston, the weekend is predicted to bring crisp sunny weather idyllic for hikes in and around Houston.
📍Multiple locations
📅 Daily
11. Farmers Market on Navigation
Explore a variety of fresh produce, homemade wares, locally sourced farm products and more at the Farmers Market on Navigation. Located in front of the original Ninfa’s Restaurant on the Navigation Esplanade, the farmers market occurs from 10 am to 2 pm every Sunday.
📍2600 Navigation
📅 January 26
12. Meow Wolf

The highly-anticipated Meow Wolf portal finally opens in Houston! Explore all of the interdimensional realms inside the psychedelic wonderland this weekend in Houston. Heed our guide to discover how to get the most out of your visit to Meow Wolf, including a must-stop inside the Cowboix Hevven dive bar and kitchen.
📍2103 Lyons Ave Bldg 2
📅 Daily
13. Radiant Nature
The Radiant Nature light festival has returned to the Houston Botanic Garden with over 50 large-scale Chinese lantern installations. Visitors can explore soaring illuminated structures, as well as interactive pieces, floral tunnels, a life-size Chinese palace, walk-in kaleidoscope, and more!
📍1 Botanic Ln
📅 November 8 – February 23
Where to drink and eat this weekend
14. Best Soup in Houston
Make the most of this cold front in Houston by cozying up with a nice bowl of soup. Whether you’re jonesing for a clam chowder, keep it classic with a tomato soup and grilled cheese, or entice yourself with the likes of a Snapping Turtle Soup – here’s where to find the best soup in Houston.
15. Houston Michelin Star Restaurants

Houston is officially a Michelin Star city! This past week, the tire company/esteemed culinary guide reaped its rewards upon the city of Houston honoring six Houston restaurants with Michelin Stars and 13 restaurants with Bib Gourmands.
16. Mexican Sugar
The Dallas-based Mexican restaurant has opened up its first Houston location at Regent Square. Overlooking Buffalo Bayou, the two-story Mexican restaurant is known for its modern take on traditional Mexican cuisine, handcrafted cocktail, and Agave Library home to over 150 tequilas, mezcals, and sotols.
17. Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera
On the heels of Houston’s Michelin accolades, a Tokyo-born Michelin concept has opened in Houston. Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera is a renowned conveyor belt sushi concept that practices Edomae sushi techniques using premium ingredients.
18. Brunch, brunch, brunch

Breakfast might be considered the most important meal of the day, but brunch is the most important meal of the weekend. Whether you’re interested more in mid-morning champagne or a pile-high plate of huevos rancheros, here’s where to get the best brunch in Houston.
📍Multiple locations
Bars, cocktail spots, other local watering holes
19-24. Houston’s hottest new bars

From surreal honky tonks, to moody cocktail bars, whisky havens, and more: take a look at our list of the best new bars in Houston!
More recent openings
25. Conservatory Galleria
The creators of Bravery Chef Hall and The Conservatory have unveiled Conservatory Galleria, a fresh three-story food hall in Houston on housed inside the former Roxy Nightclub. The new Houston food hall features 11 food vendors, two bar concepts, and a lush, naturally lit atmosphere.
📍5351 W. Alabama
For more inspiration this month, read our list of the best things to this February in Houston