Christmas activities in Houston? (Tomball: car, market, directions)
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The official celabration dt is still going on: Official tree Join Mayor Bill White for music, fireworks and the lighting of the city’s official holiday tree. The official Holiday lighting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4 at City Hall and this free event is always a delight for the whole family
also:Twinkling ceremony
[]Every year downtown kicks off the holidays with the Wortham Tree lighting celebration. The Sugar Plum Fairy will illuminate 8,000 sparkling lights on the Wortham Theater Center’s 25-foot Christmas tree on Wednesday, November 25. Festivities at the 11 a.m. event include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker including life-sized fuzzy mice and toy
and another favorite:Candlelight tours
[Houston’s past comes alive as visitors stroll along paths lit by glowing candlelight. Experience the holiday tradition in Sam Houston Park on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and free for kids under 12
Lots more DT stuff. They even have free trolleys all December.
The official celabration dt is still going on: Official tree
Join Mayor Bill White for music, fireworks and the lighting of the city’s official holiday tree. The official Holiday lighting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4 at City Hall and this free event is always a delight for the whole family
also:Twinkling ceremony
[]Every year downtown kicks off the holidays with the Wortham Tree lighting celebration. The Sugar Plum Fairy will illuminate 8,000 sparkling lights on the Wortham Theater Center’s 25-foot Christmas tree on Wednesday, November 25. Festivities at the 11 a.m. event include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker including life-sized fuzzy mice and toy
and another favorite:Candlelight tours
[Houston’s past comes alive as visitors stroll along paths lit by glowing candlelight. Experience the holiday tradition in Sam Houston Park on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and free for kids under 12
Lots more DT stuff. They even have free trolleys all December.
$10.00 to look at Christmas lights, that have always been free for the last 50 plus years. that's the Christmas spirit.
We no longer have all the festivities down town. the Lighting of the Tree, at City Hall,
You might want to recheck that, or just show up at City Hall on the 4th at 6 pm:
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The Mayor’s Holiday Celebration is a long-standing tradition with music, festivities, fireworks and the lighting of the official holiday tree. Reliant Energy is returning as the Official Tree Sponsor and they are responsible for supplying an energy efficient tree by using LED lights...The event is free and open to the public.
It is a DT museum! The little houses in Sam Houston Park. It is not just driving around a neighborhood.
I know the area well, and have gone there for decades to enjoy the lights. There was no fence then, and no charge to observe them. It is after all, Our Park. we already pay for it, and the lights, and the city employees to install them. why whould we be charged again to view them? any thing to make a buck, it seems to me.
German Christmas Market “Weihnachtsmarkt Texas Style”
in Tomball, Tomball Sister City
All lit up
And all of this is just Downtown!
Don't miss GLOWORAMA, a fabulously funky holiday evening featuring Houston's first nighttime illuminated art car parade presented by H-E-B. The fun kicks off at Discovery Green on Saturday, November 28 with a free performance by Austin's The Invincible Czars, who will perform their own wacky version of The Nutcracker Suite. The cars will roll down Avenida de las Americas at 9 p.m. And don't miss AfterGlow, the post-parade party. Save money when you buy your AfterGlow tickets online and use the code HDA.
Twinkling ceremony
Every year downtown kicks off the holidays with the Wortham Theater Center Tree Lighting Ceremony. The Sugar Plum Fairy will illuminate 8,000 sparkling lights on the Wortham Theater Center's 25-foot Christmas tree on Wednesday, November 25. Festivities at the 11 a.m. event include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet's The Nutcracker including life-sized fuzzy mice and toy soldiers.
We love a parade
The highlight of the holiday season is always the H-E-B Holiday Parade. This year's Thanksgiving Day event will wind through the streets of downtown on Thursday, November 26 starting at 9 a.m. at Minute Maid Park. In honor of the event's 60th anniversary, the parade will feature all-new floats, helium balloons and more than 5,000 participants.
Official tree
Join Mayor Bill White for music, fireworks and the lighting of the city's official holiday tree. The Mayor's Holiday Celebration is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4 at City Hall and this free event is always a delight for the whole family.
Christmas cruising
Celebrate the holiday season on Saturday, November 28, December 5 and December 19 with special 30-minute pontoon boat rides down Buffalo Bayou. The rides will cheer you with special decorations and plenty of holiday songs. The tours are first come, first serve with a 20 person max per trip.
Candlelight tours
Houston's past comes alive as visitors stroll along paths lit by glowing candlelight. Experience the holiday tradition in Sam Houston Park on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and free for kids under 12.
New traditions Bring the family to the Four Seasons any weekend in December for a festive new way to enjoy a traditional tea time. While parents relax with an elegant respite, Quattro's pastry chefs will lead a gingerbread-building workshop for the kids.
Downtown Aquarium
A variety of festive entertainment and activities for the entire family include the popular Breakfast with Santa beginning Friday, November 27 through Christmas Eve day. While you're there, enjoy the 500,000 gallon underwater adventure with more than 200 species of aquatic life from around the globe. The Diving Bell Ferris wheel, a carousel and the Shark Voyage train ride, make your aquarium experience complete.
The Theater District
Downtown's Theater District, home to world-class theater and performing arts organizations, introduces a host of holiday shows, plus entertainment and dining located at the Theater District's Bayou Place. Highlights include Alley Theatre's A Christmas Carol and The Santaland Diaries, Houston Ballet's The Nutcracker, TUTS' The Sound of Music and Houston Symphony's Very Merry Pops.
Discovery Green
Everybody's favorite park transforms once again into a winter wonderland this season. Don't miss a thing - from The Ice at Discovery Green, open Thanksgiving Day through MLK Day, Monday, January 18, to a huge variety of family-friendly activities, such as a screening of Miracle on 34th Street on Thanksgiving Day. Admission for the Ice is $10 and includes skate rental and tax. New this year is the Administaff Holiday Balloon. The magnificent 72-foot, helium-filled balloon anchored to Jones Lawn will take up to 18 passengers at a time to a height of 35 stories above the park. It's the ultimate panoramic view of the city. Mondays - Skating with the Stars
Tuesdays - Jazz on Ice
Thursdays - Silver Blades on the Silver Screen with Mix 96.5
Fridays - Cool Tunes Hot Ice with Hot 95.7
Saturdays - Skate with Santa with KUHF
Sundays - Holiday Green Market
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Join Mayor Bill White for music, fireworks and the lighting of the city’s official holiday tree. The official Holiday lighting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4 at City Hall and this free event is always a delight for the whole family
Every year downtown kicks off the holidays with the Wortham Tree lighting celebration. The Sugar Plum Fairy will illuminate 8,000 sparkling lights on the Wortham Theater Center’s 25-foot Christmas tree on Wednesday, November 25. Festivities at the 11 a.m. event include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker including life-sized fuzzy mice and toy 
Houston’s past comes alive as visitors stroll along paths lit by glowing candlelight. Experience the holiday tradition in Sam Houston Park on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and free for kids under 12
