Children K–12 dive into the music and traditions of Latin America through interactive learning and collective singing.

Houston Public Library in partnership with L.O.U.D. Muzik presents the Hispanic Heritage Music Festival. This lively event will celebrate our community's rich diversity. Enjoy entertainment, activities, and delicious food that highlight different cultures. Local partners, including community centers, cultural organizations, schools, and other groups will be part of the festivities, making this a truly inclusive and engaging experience.

Why you should attend:

• Celebrate diversity: Experience the vibrant cultures that make our community unique.
• Fun for everyone: Enjoy a variety of activities, entertainment, and food for all ages.
• Connect with community: Meet and interact with local partners and organizations.
• Support local cultures: Learn about and support cultural awareness in your community.

Don’t miss out on this exciting celebration of culture and community. Join us and be part of the festivities!

Registration here

Join us for an unforgettable morning of jazz, cuisine and community.

Purchase your ticket by September 19, 2025.

Sip, shop & celebrate the season at Autumn at Autry Park—bites and beverage strolls, artisan market, live music & more on Oct. 11!

In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, you're cordially invited to join us for a moderated conversation with Houston Poet Laureate and author, Reyes Ramirez! The author of The Book of Wanderers and El Rey of Gold Teeth, Reyes’ poetry and short stories explore class, race, living among conflicting histories, and the intrinsically linked idea of structural inequality. This will be an in-person event, free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed on HPL's Facebook page.

Registration here.

Let’s Do This Houston x HTX Honey present: Black Girl Day Off

Take the day OFF with us on an exclusive party bus tour celebrating sisterhood, joy, and Black women-owned businesses.

We’ll handle the driving and planning, you just show up ready to vibe.

Paul Cornish returns to Houston Oct 12 for a stop of his Blue Note debut tour—an intimate in-the-round concert at Eldorado Ballroom.

Experience a night of artistry and innovation as Houston-born pianist and composer Paul Cornish returns home for a stop on his debut album release tour. Presented in an intimate in-the-round concert at the historic Eldorado Ballroom, this one-night-only event takes place on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM.

Recently signed to the legendary Blue Note Records, Cornish has been praised as “one of the most innovative pianists to come along in quite a while” (Blue Note President, Don Was). A graduate of Houston’s HSPVA and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, Cornish has performed worldwide with Joshua Redman, Kanye West, Terrace Martin, HAIM, and more.

Now, he brings it all back to Houston in a powerful and personal performance you won’t want to miss.

This special homecoming celebrates Cornish’s debut album, You’re Exaggerating! (Blue Note Records), released this summer to critical acclaim. The album establishes Cornish as a bold new voice in the storied Blue Note legacy.

This concert is made possible through the generous support of Yamaha Pianos and the Third Ward Cultural District. Together, we are helping to bring world-class music home to Houston.

Secure your tickets today for this unforgettable homecoming.

The Live Music Movement Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization formed in 2011 with the mission to promote, present, and preserve jazz, blues, and soul music through performances, education, and the commission of new works.

www.livemusicmovement.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paul-cornish-live-in-houstonspecial-homecoming-on-his-album-release-tour-tickets-1685884789789

✨Peace family!✨

I want to invite y’all to something really special — Legacy: Many Become One on Sunday, October 12th at 7pm at MATCH.

This night is about celebrating who we are as one people. We’re bringing together diverse, talented local groups to showcase music, dance, and culture from across the African diaspora. 🌍🥁💃🏾 At the heart of it all is this truth: we are one people, with one root, and one vibration. When we return to these traditions, we not only honor our ancestors, we also tap into the power to heal ourselves and our communities.

Come through, feel the rhythm, share the energy, and be part of this beautiful moment of unity and legacy. 🙌🏾❤

-Tarami Readus, Drumz Uhuru

CLICK HERE for a video preview!

TICKETS HERE

Join us for the Fall Research Series, featuring engaging presentations and discussions on how to conduct research at the African American History Research Center (AAHRC). This series is designed to teach you how to research with our collections using primary resources, Black newspapers, and funeral programs.

Registration and more info here.

The AIA Houston home tour is a 2-day, self-guided tour featuring custom homes in the Houston area designed by licensed architects.

We seek to show the best new residential architecture by AIA members and we’re looking for a variety of architectural styles, including new construction, renovations, and additions.

Discounted tickets are available until October 17th. Prices will increase the weekend of the tour. Tickets purchased online may be picked up at any one of the featured homes on the days of the tour. Additionally, Full-Tour and Single Home Tickets may be purchased at any of the featured homes on the days of the tour.

This is a rain or shine event. All sales are final.

Click here to see the homes!

https://architecturehouston.org/event/home-tour-2025/

The AIA Houston home tour is a 2-day, self-guided tour featuring custom homes in the Houston area designed by licensed architects.

We seek to show the best new residential architecture by AIA members and we’re looking for a variety of architectural styles, including new construction, renovations, and additions.

Discounted tickets are available until October 17th. Prices will increase the weekend of the tour. Tickets purchased online may be picked up at any one of the featured homes on the days of the tour. Additionally, Full-Tour and Single Home Tickets may be purchased at any of the featured homes on the days of the tour.

This is a rain or shine event. All sales are final.

Click here to see the homes!

https://architecturehouston.org/event/home-tour-2025/

An evening of Acoustic Contemporary Jazz featuring an acclaimed group of alumni musicians

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-tsu-homecoming-jazz-experience-tickets-1573704997009

The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the largest online sources for African-American authors and literature.  The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.

The 18th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 23-25, 2025, at Fallbrook Church Brook Sports Facility, 12512 Walters Rd., in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading websites promoting African-American literature. This 18th annual event will feature the following:

● Author and publisher exhibits                                         ●  Featured author discussions and signings
● FREE Children's Festival                                               ● An evening reception and two breakfasts
● FREE workshops and seminars                                     ● Networking and door prizes 
● Food court where food can be purchased all day

All events will be held at Fallbrook Church. The Festival schedule includes the following events (ticket purchase in advance is required for those with asterisk [*]):

Thursday, October 23, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception*

Friday, October 24, 2025 @ 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Children's Festival
[Free and open to the public]

Tickets for the special events can be ordered HERE.

https://nationalblackbookfestival.com/

Join artist Tomashi Jackson and historian and John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, Dr. Gerald Horne, for a discussion moderated by Nia K. Evans, Executive Director, Boston Ujima Project, Inc., and related to themes about the exhibition Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe.

This discussion will explore histories of Great Migration families that moved from Texas cities to Northern and Southern California, and in some cases, back to Texas. The conversation will also draw from Dr. Horne’s book, The Counter Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism.

This program is presented in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Arts of the Present (ASAP) and funded in part by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center at the University of Houston.

This event is FREE to attend. RSVP is recommended. 

https://camh.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2c00194188a6ee4dffcb41aa&id=c512fee9b5&e=282b531a05

The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the largest online sources for African-American authors and literature.  The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.

The 18th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 23-25, 2025, at Fallbrook Church Brook Sports Facility, 12512 Walters Rd., in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading websites promoting African-American literature. This 18th annual event will feature the following:

● Author and publisher exhibits                                         ●  Featured author discussions and signings
● FREE Children's Festival                                               ● An evening reception and two breakfasts
● FREE workshops and seminars                                     ● Networking and door prizes 
● Food court where food can be purchased all day

All events will be held at Fallbrook Church. The Festival schedule includes the following events (ticket purchase in advance is required for those with asterisk [*]):

Thursday, October 23, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception*

Friday, October 24, 2025 @ 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Children's Festival
[Free and open to the public]

Tickets for the special events can be ordered HERE.

https://nationalblackbookfestival.com/

The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the largest online sources for African-American authors and literature.  The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.

The 18th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 23-25, 2025, at Fallbrook Church Brook Sports Facility, 12512 Walters Rd., in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading websites promoting African-American literature. This 18th annual event will feature the following:

● Author and publisher exhibits                                         ●  Featured author discussions and signings
● FREE Children's Festival                                               ● An evening reception and two breakfasts
● FREE workshops and seminars                                     ● Networking and door prizes 
● Food court where food can be purchased all day

All events will be held at Fallbrook Church. The Festival schedule includes the following events (ticket purchase in advance is required for those with asterisk [*]):

Thursday, October 23, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception*

Friday, October 24, 2025 @ 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast*

Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Children's Festival
[Free and open to the public]

Tickets for the special events can be ordered HERE.

https://nationalblackbookfestival.com/

This free event offers families and their children to explore hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and entrepreneurial workshops designed to inspire the next generation of innovators.

Toyota Center is excited to welcome DRUSKI: THE COULDA FEST TOUR on October 25. Coulda Fest Tour will feature Druski, BigXthePlug, Soulja Boy, Caleb Pressley, Young, M.A, and Navv Greene. This won’t be your typical comedy or music tour, it’s going to be a cultural movement full of laughs, great music and surprise guests! Over the course of his career, Druski has received a wide range of recognitions, including being crowned by Complex as the No. 1 “Funniest Person on the Internet Right Now”, named to Forbes’ prestigious Under 30 List and Top Creators List along with getting highlighted on The Hollywood Reporter’s Creator A-List. He has also been recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the 50 People Defining Next 50 Years of Hip-Hop and was highlighted on the publication’s Top 20 Most Influential Creators list. Don't miss DRUSKI: THE COULDA FEST TOUR in Houston this October.

https://www.toyotacenter.com/events/detail/druski

Toyota Center is excited to welcome DRUSKI: THE COULDA FEST TOUR on October 25. Coulda Fest Tour will feature Druski, BigXthePlug, Soulja Boy, Caleb Pressley, Young, M.A, and Navv Greene. This won’t be your typical comedy or music tour, it’s going to be a cultural movement full of laughs, great music and surprise guests! Over the course of his career, Druski has received a wide range of recognitions, including being crowned by Complex as the No. 1 “Funniest Person on the Internet Right Now”, named to Forbes’ prestigious Under 30 List and Top Creators List along with getting highlighted on The Hollywood Reporter’s Creator A-List. He has also been recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the 50 People Defining Next 50 Years of Hip-Hop and was highlighted on the publication’s Top 20 Most Influential Creators list. Don't miss DRUSKI: THE COULDA FEST TOUR in Houston this October.

https://www.toyotacenter.com/events/detail/druski

Doors: 7PM
Show: 8PM
Ages: ALL AGES 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/doechii-live-from-the-swamp-tour-houston-texas-10-31-2025/event/3A0062FEC8454EDA

Celebrated as a rising star in the classical guitar world, French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre captivates listeners with expressive depth, technical brilliance, and a wide-ranging repertoire. A top prize winner at the renowned Guitar Foundation of America competition, Feuillâtre is one of the rare guitarists signed to the legendary Deutsche Grammophon label. His latest album, Spanish Serenades, highlights his passion for Spanish music, adding another rich layer to his celebrated discography.

Experience Raphaël Feuillâtre's Latin Passions in the intimate setting of the

Menil Collection.

https://info.dacamera.com/c/AQjP4RUQ3-gxGLj98rcBIOXKpQzHYkNfVj-n5TbTcp-E7VnZ4uXx8ApwzsEv2L14q1G2MQ

Also available November 4th

Join us for the Fall Research Series, featuring engaging presentations and discussions on how to conduct research at the African American History Research Center (AAHRC). This series is designed to teach you how to research with our collections using primary resources, Black newspapers, and funeral programs. 

Registration and more info here.

HOUSTON'S LONGEST RUNNING AND BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY invites you to join us for the Fall 2025 season.
The businesses of Mid Main together with Mid Main Lofts present, First Thursday Block Party September 4, October 2nd, and November 6th.
Check in at 3550 Main St. to make a $10 donation to our monthly nonprofit partners for an ALL ACCESS wristband to the festivities! #EATSHOPROCK all of our awesome block partners, enjoy delicious beer sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company ((PLUS)) live music, art shows, special activations, and procure handmade goodies from local vendors at the Winbern Street Market.
 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1305870250940159/1305870260940158 
 
NOVEMBER 6th NONPROFIT:
LIVE MUSIC
6pm: DJ , The Mid Main Lofts Breezeway
6pm:, Winnie’s Patio
7pm: TBD, Winbern Street
9pm: TBD, The Continental Club
9pm: TBD, Big Top
ART SHOWS
6pm-10pm: Mid Main Art Gallery
6pm-10pm: Mark "Scapdaddy" Bradford, Metal Art, Winbern Street
ACTIVATIONS
>> Tarot Card Readings with Amber Ambrose, 7pm -9pm!
>> Double Trouble Condessa Art Workshop, 7pm-10pm!
>> 8th Wonder's Howdy Beverages, Winbern Street!
>> Sig's Lagoon, The Fashion Time Machine, My Flaming Heart, + Rodeo Tiger OPEN LATE for shopping and fresh ink!
>> $3 Shots, $5 Domestic Beers at Alley Kat!
WINBERN NIGHT MARKET 6PM-10PM
-> Mo's Vegan Bites: The very best vegan treats in Houston!
-> La Planta: Botanical resin art jewelry and home decor!
-> LSW Collection: Handcrafted candles, wax melts, room/linen sprays, body sprays + treats!
-> Simone: Roots and rhythm jewelry + home decor!
-> Rodeo Tiger Art: Unique art pieces by local talent
-> Plant It Forward: Fresh Farm Veggies and CSA!
OUR WEBSITE: midmainhouston.com
BLOCK PARTNERS
@matchouston @rodeotigertattoo @bigkatsbarbershophouston
@tacosagogo @contclubhouston @bigtoplounge @homeslicepizza @spicygirlhtx @doubletroublehtx @myflamingheart @thefashiontimemachine @winnieshouston @kurasushi_usa @eyetheorytx @urbndentalmidtown @tet_houston @sigslagoon @alleykat