Jingle all the way to Helix Park in your holiday attire as the city kicks off a cheerful cinematic experience. Relax and enjoy freshly popped popcorn, various candies, and an assortment of drinks while watching "The Holiday" at Helix Park on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 6 p.m.

Use code "TMC3" to validate 2 hours of parking.

Price: free

Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Houston Museum of Natural Science has five floors of permanent exhibits, spanning astronomy, space science, Native American culture, energy, paleontology, chemistry, geology, seashells and Texas wildlife, alongside rotating special exhibitions. HMNS also houses the Butterfly Center, the Planetarium, and the Giant Screen Theatre.

If you are interested in visiting the HMNS, let Aleha know as she can get you discounted tickets

Part attraction, part restaurant, the 500,000-gallon Downtown Aquarium complex is multi-functional destination boasting a Ferris wheel, an aquatic carousel, Shark Voyage, a white tiger exhibit and a restaurant. The spectacular wall-to-wall aquarium view complements the surf-and-turf menu. Parents can dig into silky lobster bisque and crabmeat-topped Gulf red snapper, while the little ones nosh on popcorn shrimp, ‘sand dollar’ pizza and ‘Captain’s’ grilled cheese. During dinner, keep an eye out for scuba divers feeding fish in the restaurant-set tank.

If you are interested in visiting the Aquarium, let Aleha know and she will check for any available discounted tickets

Friday, December 6th

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Make sweet holiday memories at the City of Sugar Land’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting!

Enjoy festive, live performances, photos with Santa, family-fun activities, sweet treats, and a countdown to the tree lighting as the city lights up Sugar Land Town Square to conclude the evening.

Overlooking Galveston Bay, the Kemah Boardwalk features themed restaurants, retail shops, and amusements for the whole family.

At the heart of the Kemah Boardwalk are the restaurants. Kemah boasts some of the most recognized names in the restaurant industry: Saltgrass Steak House, Funnel Cakes, Chicken, Fries & More, Snacks Express, Joe's Crab Shack & Burger Bar, Aquarium, Landry's Seafood House, Starbucks, Sweet Scoops, Bayside Grille, The Flying Dutchman, Bubba Gump, Pizza Oven and more.

This 35-acre carnival-like atmosphere has a 36-foot carousel, a 65-foot Ferris wheel and rides like the Aviator and the Boardwalk Tower. Don't miss the arcade and Midway games. And for thrill seekers, there's the Boardwalk Beast, an adrenaline rush of a boat ride that takes passengers four miles into Galveston Bay at speeds up to 40 mph.

Just 30 miles from downtown Houston, The Kemah Boardwalk is a great coastal getaway.

Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is Houston’s No. 1 attraction for international visitors and the first Smithsonian Affiliate in the greater Houston area.

Discover the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human spaceflight program set among the largest collection of space artifacts in the southwestern United States. There is always something new to see and do. With more than 400 space artifacts including flown spacecraft, the largest collection of moon rocks on public display and at multiple major seasonal exhibits a year, Space Center Houston offers an array of exciting attractions for people of all ages.