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Headline: Twinkling Lights, Live Tunes, and Festive Fun Kick Off Epic Holiday Weekend in Houston


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Hey Houston listeners, grab your ugly sweaters and hot cocoa because today kicks off an epic holiday whirlwind through the weekend. We're talking twinkling lights, live tunes, Santa sightings, and enough festive fun to melt away any winter chill right here in H-Town.

Starting tonight, Thursday, December 18, dive into Music at the Museum at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, where DJ Jupiter spins house and ambient beats alongside a cyanotype art workshop led by artist Carlos Mendoza. CultureMap Houston highlights this as the perfect year-end vibe with live music and hands-on creativity. Over at Sabine Street Studios, catch the opening reception for Zuzu's Petals, a mixed-media exhibit inspired by It's a Wonderful Life, complete with artist talks, snacks, and drinks from 6 pm. Aurora Picture Show throws its festive holiday party at the new Navigation Blvd spot with free brews from Double Trouble and Saint Arnold, bites from Phoenicia, DJ sets, and a raffle for cool prizes till 9 pm. And if you're craving cinema magic, Rice Cinema screens The Projectionists’ Reel with filmmakers in attendance for a Q&A at 7 pm, while the Houston Symphony pairs Elf on the big screen with John Debney’s score played live at 7:30 pm.

Friday ramps up with Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker sweeping through POST Houston, Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green for glittering skates under downtown lights, and The Christmas Revels: A Scottish Celebration of the Winter Solstice at MATCH starting at 7:30 pm, tickets from $18 per Houston on the Cheap.

Saturday, December 20, explodes with energy. O.S.T. Liquor unleashes its massive holiday bourbon allocation at 10 am—get there early for rare bottles, as fans swarm from across town. BLCK Market Holiday Festival at East River from 11 am features Black-owned vendors, DJs, food trucks, and Santa photos. Pentatonix brings their A Pentatonix Christmas tour to Toyota Center at 7 pm, debuting tracks from Christmas in the City. Skate with Santa at Discovery Green’s ice rink for $18, shop the free Holiday Flea by Night from 6-10 pm, or groove at Winsome Prime’s Ugly Sweater Party and Toy Drive at 7 pm. Families, hit Frozen Over at Children’s Museum Houston or Houston’s Urban Nutcracker at Stafford Centre blending ballet, hip-hop, and tap.

Sunday caps it with Holiday on the Harbor at Kings Harbor Waterfront Village in Kingwood from 1 pm—free Santa pics, face painting, DJ music, crafts, and a trackless train. Houston Tidelanders deliver Yule-Tide Carols a cappella harmonies at 4:30 pm, and Luv Ya Bum! screens at River Oaks Theatre at 2 pm with producer chats and Oilers artifacts.

Whether you're hunting bourbons, belting carols, or skating with St. Nick, Houston's buzzing with holiday heart. Thanks for tuning in, listeners—subscribe for more H-Town guides. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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