Bayou City Art Festival - October
Annual art attraction to art lovers throughout southeast Texas
CASA Christmas Home Tour - December - Sugar Land
Home tour features interior designers and florists who have decorated these homes for the holidays - benefits Child Advocates of Fort Bend County programs.
Chevron Houston Marathon - January
Houston's largest single-day sporting event combined with the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, the 5K Fun Run and the Texas Children's Hospital Kids' Fun Run.
Cinco de Mayo - May
Festivities include a parade with mariachi bands, dancers and food at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park.
Classy Chassis - June
Classic autos from around the world
Fiesta Italiana
Entertainment including grape stomp, pasta eating contest, Italian-American Idol contest, chalk art contest and children's activities.
Fiestas Patrias Celebration - Fall - Fort Bend Museum - Richmond
Celebrates two Mexican national holidays - Music, food & craft booths, watermelon & jalapeno eating contest, car show, children's activities, Fiestas Patrias Queen coronation.
Fort Bend County Fair and Livestock Show - Fall - Rosenberg
Livestock judging, BBQ cook-offs, arts and crafts, big name entertainers.
Freedom Over Texas - 4th of July
Live entertainment and aerial performances at Eleanor Tinsley Park with a spectacular fireworks finale.
George Ranch Campfire Christmas - Winter
Traditional holiday ranch-style feast, live entertainment, hayfides and tours of a beautifully decorated Victorian home at the George Ranch.
George Ranch Historical Park - April - Runaway Scrape & Engagement at Thompson's Ferry
Often overlooked story from the Texas Revolution.
George Ranch Historical Park - Spring - Hoof Beats Through History
The George Ranch Historical Park hosts periodic trail rides on the historic ranch lands surrounding the park. Typically a spring and fall ride are scheduled.
Heritage Society Candlelight Tour - December
Showcases eight of Houston's oldest historic structures decorated for Christmas
Houston Art Car Parade - May
Embellished, decorated, augmented and otherwise decked-out vehicles (and people) take to the streets along Buffalo Bayou and wind into downtown Houston in this whimsical parade.
Houston-Texas-Online Art & Poetry Contest For Children
Children ages 6 - 12 compete in art and poetry contest. Rules and entry forms are available on web site.
Houston International Jazz Festival
Local, national and international jazz performers
Juneteenth Celebration - June
Month-long celebration of African-American heritage includes a parade, blues, gospel and jazz performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park.
Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show & Rodeo - February
One of the largest school rodeos in Texas draws great rodeo performers from around the country. Katy high school agriculture students exhibit their animals.
Katy Rice Harvest Festival
October - Arts, crafts, food, carnival, photo contest, rice cooking contest and live entertainment in downtown Katy.
Mardi Gras - Galveston - February
The biggest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas on The Strand in Galveston
Moore Home Candlelight Tour - December - Richmond
Special holiday tours - home lit by votive candles and hurricane lamps with trimmed trees, decked halls and festive holiday finery, created and decorated by the Fort Bend Museum's docent organization.
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show - March
Hunters and jumpers, American saddlebreds, hackneys, Welsh ponies and roadster horses compete. Event benefits Texas Childrens' Hospital and Ronald McDonald House of Houston.
Richmond Pecan Festival - Fall
Pecan Bake-off, baked goods, pecan raffle, arts and crafts, antique car show, games & activities for kids & teens.
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus
circus at Reliant Park bringing an up-close view of incredible acrobatic performances, white tigers, elephants, clowns and more.
Rosenberg's Holiday Magic - December
Step back to the Christmas season of 1883 - live nativity, entertainment, letters to Santa, food & craft vendors, Christmas light parade, visits with St. Nick, Railroad Museum tours, children's carnival, real snow and more.
Snowfest Festival - Winter - Missouri City
Parade, games, vendors and 100,000 pounds of snow create a winter wonderland in Missouri City
Spaghetti Cook-off - February - Sugar Land
Cook-off benefiting Fort Bend Crime Stoppers and other Fort Bend area charities supported by the Exchange Club. Over 10 different law enforcement agencies entertain, cook and serve great tasting spaghetti each year.
Sugar Land Antique Show & Sale - October
Selected antique dealers from across the state feature fine, old Texas pieces and a wonderful array of Victorian oak, mahogany and country furniture, as well as elegant glass and Depression glass, china, pottery and perfume bottles.
Sugar Land Shrimp Fest - September
Gulf shrimp, fried fish, corn on the cob and all the trimmings plus auctions and raffles and an afternoon of fun for the family. Proceeds support charities, scholarships and foreign exchange programs and the establishment of a Sugar Land Rotary Park in the First Colony area.
Texas Music Festival - June-July
Celebration of all types of Blues, Country, Gospel, Cajun/Zydeco, Jazz, Latin, Rhythm & Blues and Texas Music.
Thanksgiving Day Parade - November- Richmond
Parade through downtown Houston features huge balloons, marching bands, colorful floats and more.
Winter Wonderland - December
Richmond State School - Drive around campus to see beautifully lit up Disney characters
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