Downtown Houston - A Friendly Place for Couples and Famlies

Downtown Houston is becoming an oasis for couples. When you are with that someone special or have kids in tow, you can always find something exciting, fun or laid back leisure activities. It’s the heart of the metropolis and the best place to feel the energy and experience the huge city.

A trip to downtown will give you a hefty sampling of elegant restaurants, plenty of arts, entertainment, event venues and fashionable shops. Everything you could possibly want to do in a day or during a night on the town is within walking distance or a short ride on the Metrorail.

Tours In Downtown Houston

The guided tours of Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park and Houston's City Hall are some of the astonishing sites people visit in Houston’s Downtown.

When the weather is cool and the rain clouds stay away, try one of the walking tours. If you rather set your own pace and go at it alone try a self guided tour of Houston.

Houston Toyota Center It’s not only home of the Houston Rockets is also one of the premier places for concerts and other events in Houston.

Minute Maid Park Minute Maid Park is home to Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.

Houston City Hall City Hall has a time capsule placed in the cornerstone, containing a Bible, copies of the City charter, Houston's three daily newspapers and the City Auditor's report for 1937.

Recreational Activities

There’s lots to do during a daytime excursion in the center of the nation’s 4th largest city. Some of the places that offer an alluring charm for couples on their downtime in the urban business district include Discovery Green, a 12-acre greenspace/park, the underground tunnel system and the hike and bike trails along Buffalo Bayou.

Discovery Green This pet-friendly park in the Downtown District has a pond that’s ideal for model boats alongwith an indoor reading room.

Fonde Community Center Need a place to workout while visiting downtown or get in a quick game of basketball checkout this local community center.

Houston Theater District

If you haven't frequented the city lately or this is your first visit you will be impressed with the pulse of downtown. The best places to people watch are at the sidewalk cafes on Main Street near the fantastic shooting water fountain and the tranquil park in the recently updated Market Square or catch the nightlife in the Theater District.

Downtown Houston Theater District Houston Theater District is where you’ll find world-class ballet dancers, Symphony conductors, Off-Broadway plays and more at the 5 performing art centers in Downtown,

Jones Hall The Houston symphony perfomance hall’s 60’ foot high ceilings, scarlet carpet, teak wood and travertine marble walls are a unique and memorable setting for many types of functions..

Houston Attractions

Hard Rock Cafe A giant replica oif Stevie Ray Vaughn’s guitar sits a top this Houston attraction where you can kick back and cool your heels after a busy day.

Houston Attractions You can enjoy a fun ride on a mini train, ferris wheel and it’s an excellent place to both see and dine on great seafood. .

Shopping In Downtown Houston

The Park Shops There is plenty of good food and eclectic shopping opportunities in this multi-level mall in downtown.

Macy’s Downtown One of Houston’s best known landmarks is the building that now houses Macy’s.

Downtown Houston is where couples and families can see more, do more and enjoy more when they’re pressed for time. The abundance of things to do in the district is what make this part of the city easily the one place to visit if you don’t go anywhere else.

Take notice of the sprinkling of lofts, apartments and condos in downtown it's a a major indicator of why the city has been listed on the list of "Best places to Live" by Kiplinger and it’s suburbs consistently rank among the top 100 in the Money Magazine "Best places To Live" in the U.S.

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Houston Weekend Events

Something cool to do in Houston this weekend, that will combine excitement, and entertainment to enrich your day is to hangout at a street painting festival. Via Colori® is an artistically stimulating event that's slowly covering America one street at a time. The free two-day street painting festival in Houston is a celebration of creativity that will inspire you.


This fabulous Houston event is happening at Sam Houston Park, in Houston's downtown district. If you're unfamiliar with the park, let me remind you that it's located close to city hall and the Houston Central-library. Allen Parkway, Bagby are it's surrounding streets have been chosen to become a canvas for more than 175 artists this weekend in Houston.

History of Via Colori

Via Colori is different from other festivals. It is a celebration founded on a spirit of cooperation and non-competitiveness. There are no winners or losers...just the collective creative expression of hundreds of professional and amateur artists working together to support a cause.


The street festival has been held annually in a several cities in the U.S. the past few years and adding more to it's list each year.

Other Fun Things To Do In Downtown District in Houston This Weekend
Central Library
Angelika Film
Main Street Fountain

It's fun and interesting to watch the progress of the colossal-sized art work as they turn colorless concrete into beautiful pastel decorated streets. These are a few other places you might want to visit while you're in downtown Houston.

Via Colori 2009, Houston
Other diversions during Via Colori 2009 will be live music, food and lots of incredible hands-on activities to inspire and interest kids of all ages.

Houston's  weekend scene stealer is this lively Italian-style street painting festival that's free and happens from 10am-10pm this weekend( Sunday 22. 2009) and ends with a a big'ol street party.

Proceeds from Houston Via Colori 2009 support a local Houston organization that's on a mission to teach deaf children to listen, speak and read.

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Houston Art and Events

Here's where you can view the latest information on Houston Art exhibits, galleries and museums.

This weekend in Houston there's' plenty of art events on tap regardless to what style may float your boat. You can see an eclectic exhibit at Rice University's Gallery, micro-sculptures at Gremillion and Co and lest I forget the annual Bayou City Fest that's happening in the Downtown District. (Check the Events Lister for other local events in and around Houston)

Rice University: Wayne White Exhibit

Rice University may be recognized around the nation as a school for advanced degrees, but they have a awesome art program as well.
Best known as the Emmy-winning creator and performer of many of the puppet characters in Pee-wee’s Playhouse, his work combines painting, sculpture, and puppetry together to create his first site-specific installation for the university's exhibit.

White uses the techniques of a master painter to create surreal illusions of words and phrases disappearing or jutting out from placid settings. His work as a sculptor is on display at Rice.

Williard Wigan: Miniature Art

The Britt has the astounding ability to miniaturize entire works of art so minute that they are only visible through a microscope.

Each piece commonly sits within the eye of a needle, or on a pin head. Wigan endures a personal sacrifice to create such small wondrous, yet scarcely believable, pieces. Willard enters a meditative state in which his heartbeat is slowed, allowing him to reduce hand tremors and sculpt between pulse beats.
Now through the November 8 you can see these tiny treasure for yourself at Gremillion's Houston location 2501 Sunset Blvd.

Bayou City Art Fest



Saturday and Sunday downtown Houston will get decked out in colorful arrays of artwork for the Oct. 10-11:Bayou City Art Festival. There entertainment line up will showcase 15 multicultural musical and dance groups, plus the first-ever culinary arts presentations at the art fest.

To get to this event in the annual Houston event in the Downtown District, head on over to City Hall’s Hermann Square. The area surrounding the Reflection Pool, Sam Houston Park and Houston Downtown Public Library Plaza, is where all the action is taking place.

Your weekend in Houston could use a culchua boost and Rice University, Gremillion and Bayou City or great places to bring out the art connoisseur in you. I'm so sure you'll be able to find something that suits your taste in one of these three astounding Houston events.

It will be a great way to get a jump on Christmas shopping, support our local artist and add a dazzling one of a kind accessory to your personal collection, office or home.

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