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THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON

December 10–14, 2025


Below you’ll find an especially full slate of exhibitions, performances, screenings, holiday walks, concerts, family events, and artist talks happening across Houston this week — from museum openings and gallery block parties to Messiah sing-alongs and Architecture Center Houston's beloved annual Gingerbread Build-Off.


Whether you’re picking just one night out or building a full weekend of culture, I’ve got you covered right here. Let’s get into this week …


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Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com


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WEDNESDAY 12.10.2025

5:30–7:30 PM RECEPTION | PERFORMANCE | ARTIST TALK Kinematografika presents Bagatelle: Graphic Novel in Progress at Blaffer Art Museum


6:30–8 PM ART EVENT Buffalo Bayou Partnership presents Tinsel Trek with Urban Paths at Sabine Park and throughout Downtown Houston – three-mile holiday walk


7–9 PM MUSIC EVENT The Archetype of Modern Man: Creation by Elizabeth Newkirk at POST Houston – tickets start at $32.77; solo piano work with ambient soundscapes, distortion, and pulse


8–10 PM PERFORMANCE Toussaint St Negritude: Poet, Bass Clarinetist, Shaman at notsouh Houston – buy a drink for free admission upstairs


THURSDAY 12.11.2025

6–8 PM PUBLIC OPENING Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss at The Menil (Main Building)


6–8 PM PUBLIC OPENING + ARTIST TALK Lalo Bispo: 13 Syncretic Sites at The Jung Center


6:30–7:30 PM PERFORMANCE DACAMERA Young Artists present Music by Jewish Composers at MFAH in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica – free (museum admission is free on Thursdays, too)


7–9 PM SCREENING + POST-FILM TALK Houston Cinema Arts Society presents It's Like I Don't Remember Any of This at the DeLUXE Theater – free admission




THURSDAY 12.11.2025 – SATURDAY 12.13.2025

10 AM–4 PM DAILY ART EVENT Largest Estate Sale at Reeves Art + Design – features art from three River Oaks estates by artists Sharon Kopriva, Donald Roller Wilson, Kehinde Wiley, Lucas Johnson, Dixie Friend Gay, Virgil Grotfeldt, Otis Huband, Henri Gadbois, Keith Perelli, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, David Ligare, George Pratt, Patrick Palmer, Richard Fluhr, Dan Allison, Bill Shepherd, David Linn, Liza Littlefield, and Michael Ray Charles


2–8 PM DAILY ART EVENT Martin Bernstein Pop-up Showcase at Koelsch Gallery


7–9 PM NIGHTLY CONCERT Handel's Messiah Choir & Orchestra Performance at Christ Presbyterian Church – free admission tickets given away each night at 7 PM; performance at 8 PM


FRIDAY 12.12.2025

6–8 PM EXHIBIT OPENING Mother Bayou: Margaux Crump & Jake Eshelman at Ion District Gallery (garage space at 4111 Fannin St., Houston 77004)


6–8 PM ART EVENT Fiesta Guadalupana at MECA Houston (Sixth Ward) – honor La Virgen de Guadalupe with dance & musical performances, community traditions and free pan dulce and hot chocolate



SATURDAY 12.13.2025

9 AM–4:30 PM ART EVENT Architecture Center Houston presents 16th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off at Levy Park


10 AM–5 PM ART MARKET Glassell School Art Sale at MFAH – also Friday 11 AM–8 PM and Sunday 11 AM–5 PM


12–5 PM ART EVENT Second Saturday Open Art Studios at Sawyer Yards


2–3 PM ARTIST TALK Michael Morris: Hiraeth with Bradley Sumrall at Redbud Arts Center


2–4 PM ARTIST TALK Visual Arts Alliance 41st Annual Juried Member Exhibition at Sabine Street Studios


3–4 PM ARTIST TALK April DeConick: Clay, Thread & Wonder at The Silos at Sawyer Yards (Bay 100 Gallery)


3–4:30 PM MUSIC EVENT Bach Society Houston presents Bach’s Christmas Oratorio & the Magnificat at Brockman Hall for Opera at Rice University – tickets $35–$50 ($10 students)


3–5 PM MUSIC + ART A Curated Life: Selections from the Collection of Andy Moran with Tex Allen And The Sunshine Friends at Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts – free admission


4–6 PM ART EVENT Cat Spring Collection Tour with Hesse McGraw and Howard Sherman at 4411 Montrose Building (1st Floor)


5–6 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Every Painting has a Story: MaryAnn Lucas at The Silos at Sawyer Yards (Bay 300 Gallery)


6–9 PM ART EVENT Block Party at Art League Houston


6–10 PM ART EVENT Noche Buena in the Arts District at MECA Houston (Sixth Ward)


7:30–10:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION From Houston with Love Collective Art Exhibition at Prauper Studios (3914 Fairhill Dr., Houston 77063) – donation-based admission



SUNDAY 12.14.2025

9 AM–3 PM EXHIBIT Crèche Festival Houston - From the Manger to the HEARTh at Christ the King Lutheran Church (Parish Hall) – historic U.S. postal stamps depicting the Nativity, vintage Christmas cards from the Hallmark Archives, community Nativity scenes and special memories; and juried contemporary artwork; also open Saturday 12.13.2025 at 9 AM–3 PM


5–9 PM HOLIDAY EVENT Gran Posada and Cena Festiva at Christ Church Cathedral – begin with a bilingual Eucharist, continue with the Gran Posada procession around the Cathedral, and conclude with a festive supper featuring Latin American food, live music by Mendeliz, piñatas, and family dancing.



🌟 HOUSTON HOLIDAY EVENTS 🌟

this list is updated weekly during the season

🔔 Christmas Village at Bayou Bend


🔔 Cistern Illuminated at Buffalo Bayou Park


🔔 Genara Winter Market at White Oak in the Heights


🔔 Holiday Market with Santa at Holler Brewing


🔔 Holiday Special at ARTECHOUSE


🔔 H-Town Holiday Lights at Discovery Green


🔔 La Posada in the Old Sixth Ward at MECA


🔔 Phenomenomaly with HOPERA at Meow Wolf


🔔 Radiant Nature at Houston Botanic Garden


🔔 Inside the Yards: Merry + Bright at Sawyer Yards


🔔 Waltz into Christmas at Chapelwood Methodist Church


🔔 Winter Wonderlawn at POST Houston


What are your favorite Houston holiday events? Let me know so I can share them in my next issue.



NOTE: Event details may change without notice. Confirm with the venue or event organizer before attending. Missed an opening reception? Many exhibitions remain on view–visit during public hours.

 

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