Light and Sound Immersion Meditation in the Cistern
2025-10-29 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-11-05 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-11-19 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-11-26 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-12-03 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-12-10 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-12-17 18:00 - 18:45 (America/Chicago) | BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Light & Sound Immersion in the Cistern is a restorative evening sound healing meditation set within the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern’s reverberant chambers.
Saumil Manek of Union is Creation produces resonant tones and harmonics while shifting light patterns by Kelly O’Brien of Fenris create a serene, dreamlike atmosphere. This unique experience invites deep relaxation, inner stillness, and a heightened connection to the senses.
Guests should bring their own cushions or mats. For sensitive hearing, guests may enjoy the experience with earplugs. No food or drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $25
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Sound Healing Meditation
2025-11-01 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-11-02 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-11-23 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-11-30 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Chicago) and 5 more dates
Find your center and practice meditation in the spacious and tranquil Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Offered in collaboration with Union is Creation, this meditation series will feature the use of singing bowls and wind chimes to encourage mindfulness and connectivity.
Guests should bring their own cushions or mats. No food or drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $20
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Underground Sounds: Kurt Stallmann
2025-11-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-11-16 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Join us for Underground Sounds, a unique music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
This year, the series features national and international artists presenting compositions inspired by the vast, unique architecture of the Cistern and arranged especially for its extraordinary natural acoustics.

About This Program

For millennia, Buffalo Bayou has nurtured a vibrant tapestry of wildlife and human history in the heart of Houston. Throughout this time, the bayou has been listening. Stallmann’s composition, Listening Bayou, beautifully weaves these rich auditory memories together, leading the audience on a captivating journey through sound, history, nature, and culture. The enchanting echoes of the bayou resonate within the sacred space of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, creating a unique reservoir of its timeless stories.
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Cost: $25
Performance Times:

November 13 at 6:30pm and 7:30pm
November 14 at 6:30pm and 7:30pm
November 15 at 5:30pm and 6:30pm SOLD OUT
November 16 at 5:30pm and 6:30pm

About the Artist
Kurt Stallmann is a composer and sound artist whose work spans a diverse array of sound sources, including acoustic instruments, electroacoustic combinations, environmental sounds, and synthetic sounds. His artistic practice includes both free improvisation and highly structured forms. In addition to his collaborations with musicians, Stallmann frequently engages with artists from various disciplines, including choreographers, filmmakers, poets, and architects.

Tickets & Availability
Ticket release dates for this set of performances are listed above. For release dates for future performances, please check the Underground Sounds page. We recommend marking the ticket release dates and times on your calendar as tickets will sell out quickly.
Waitlist
For any additional guests wishing to attend a sold-out performance, we will be taking an in-person first-come-first-served waiting list beginning exactly 30 minutes before each performance time.
Ticket Refunds
All ticket purchases are final and non-refundable. Your purchase supports the work of Buffalo Bayou Partnership.

Generous support for this program provided by

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Ring in the Peace: Ars Lyrica Performances in the Cistern
2025-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Ars Lyrica presents Ring in the Peace, a 20-minute multi-cultural musical journey from the ninth century onward curated by Mexican-born mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte and Spanish-born percussionist Jesús Pacheco. Ring in the Peace offers listeners a new, memorable musical experience that fosters reflection and a sense of unity with one’s communities, both locally and across the world.
Performance times: 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 8:30 p.m.

2025/2026 Dates:

Monday, December 8
Monday, December 15
Tuesday, December 16
Thursday, December 18
Friday, December 19
Monday, December 22
Monday, December 29
Tuesday, January 6
Thursday, January 8
Friday, January 9

Tickets: $25/person (ages 9 and up)
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