Turntable Tuesdays
2021-09-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
Every second Tuesday in September, October and November is Turntable Tuesday at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park! Join Gracie Chávez + Ilya Janos of Bombón, The ARE, and Josh Zulu as they spin themed music on the bayou. The Long Drink Company will also be on hand providing samples for attendees 21 and over.

Turntable Tuesdays is presented in collaboration with Time No Longer, the film and sound installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, on view through December 12.

“Two For” Turntable Tuesday! Purchase a ticket to view Time No Longer during the event and get a ticket for free! BOGO ticket offer is valid for the following dates and times: 10/12 and 11/9 at 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm and 8:30pm.

Turntable Tuesday is sponsored by

Generous support for Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Fall/Winter 2021 Programs provided by Vivian L. Smith Foundation. BBP is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Free Registration

Bugstock
2021-09-25 16:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | FullSizeRender-2
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for Bugstock at Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park on September 25. Enjoy an evening of bug-inspired activities, music, and plant giveaways.
The event will also feature the Love Motel for Insects, an interactive sculpture by Brandon Ballengée (pictured below) created during the artist’s residency with the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

Generous support for Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Fall/Winter 2021 Programs provided by Vivian L. Smith Foundation. BBP is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Bugstock is hosted in conjunction with the High Line’s Insectageddon, a day-long festival featuring site-specific programming at sites throughout the world.
Free Registration

Time No Longer Live Performance
2021-12-04 12:00 - 16:30, 2021-12-05 12:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
Musician André Vida, who co-composed and performed the original score for Time No Longer in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, will appear live for two days only. Vida will play his “Cistern-o-phone,” a custom-made woodwind instrument designed for the occasion. His performance will inhabit and activate Sala’s installation, creating an entirely new acoustic experience of the cavernous Cistern.

Performances days and times:
Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5
30-minute performances at noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
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SOLD OUT: Underground Sounds: Joe McPhee with the Nameless Sound Ensembles
2022-02-11 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
This event is sold out. Please check back for future events in the Underground Sounds series here.

Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The first event in the series is organized in partnership with Nameless Sound and will include four unique concerts featuring multi-instrumentalist/improviser/composer and creative music icon, Joe McPhee. Each event will feature McPhee playing a horn instrument in a different quartet with three Houston collaborators, displaying both the wide range of sonic expression in Houston’s creative music community and the range in McPhee’s own practice.
Joe McPhee is a legendary artist most associated with the radical movements of jazz in the 1960s and beyond. McPhee’s collaborators in this series comprise a wide range of sonic voices including many of Houston’s most vital experimental improvisers.
Friday, February 11, 7:30pm
Joe McPhee (Poughkeepsie, NY) – saxophones, trumpet
David Dove (Houston) – trombone
Laura Dykes (Houston) – double bass
Ivette Roman-Roberto (Houston) – voice
Additional dates/times:
• February 12 – 3-4:30pm
• February 13 – 3-4:30pm
Cost: $20/person (ages 9+ only)

Underground Sounds is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

Tickets

SOLD OUT: Underground Sounds: Joe McPhee with the Nameless Sound Ensembles
2022-02-12 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
This event is sold out. Please check back for future events in the Underground Sounds series here.

Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The first event in the series is organized in partnership with Nameless Sound and will include four unique concerts featuring multi-instrumentalist/improviser/composer and creative music icon, Joe McPhee. Each event will feature McPhee playing a horn instrument in a different quartet with three Houston collaborators, displaying both the wide range of sonic expression in Houston’s creative music community and the range in McPhee’s own practice.
Joe McPhee is a legendary artist most associated with the radical movements of jazz in the 1960s and beyond. McPhee’s collaborators in this series comprise a wide range of sonic voices including many of Houston’s most vital experimental improvisers.
Saturday, February 12, 3pm
Joe McPhee (Poughkeepsie, NY) – saxophones, trumpet
Anthony Almendárez (Houston) – trumpet
Sonia Flores (Houston) – double bass, voice
Gabriel Martinez (Houston) – drums, percussion
Additional dates/times:
• February 13 – 3-4:30pm
Cost: $20/person (ages 9+ only)

Underground Sounds is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

Tickets

SOLD OUT: Underground Sounds: Joe McPhee with the Nameless Sound Ensembles
2022-02-13 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
This event is sold out. Please check back for future events in the Underground Sounds series here.

Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The first event in the series is organized in partnership with Nameless Sound and will include four unique concerts featuring multi-instrumentalist/improviser/composer and creative music icon, Joe McPhee. Each event will feature McPhee playing a horn instrument in a different quartet with three Houston collaborators, displaying both the wide range of sonic expression in Houston’s creative music community and the range in McPhee’s own practice.
Joe McPhee is a legendary artist most associated with the radical movements of jazz in the 1960s and beyond. McPhee’s collaborators in this series comprise a wide range of sonic voices including many of Houston’s most vital experimental improvisers.
Sunday, February 13, 3pm
Joe McPhee (Poughkeepsie, NY) – saxophones, trumpet
Tom Carter (Houston) – guitar
John Alan Kennedy (Houston) – drums, percussion
Jawwaad Taylor (Jackson, MS) – trumpet
Cost: $20/person (ages 9+ only)

Underground Sounds is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

Tickets

Transforming Urban Spaces Bus Tour
2022-03-19 08:45 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is best known for award-winning parks, but the organization’s work extends beyond green spaces and trails. Join us for Transforming Urban Spaces, a bus tour of our unique historic and industrial sites throughout the 10-mile stretch from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
Tickets include breakfast and seating on the shuttle. Space is very limited, and reservations are required.
Tickets

Healing and Wellness Talk and Walk
2022-05-04 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
In conjunction with Mental Awareness Month, join Karena Dawn, co-founder of fitness company, Tone It Up, for a reading and book signing. Dawn’s new memoir, The Big Silence: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing, shares the story of her journey from hopelessness to healing. The reading will be followed by a Wellness Walk in Buffalo Bayou Park led by Laura Conley of Urban Paths.

Schedule of events:
5:30pm: Book reading and signing
6:30pm: Wellness Walk

This event is free of charge and in partnership with Urban Paths. Registration is recommended.
Register

SOLD OUT Underground Sounds: Two Star Symphony
2022-09-08 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-09-09 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-09-10 16:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
This performance is sold out. For any additional guests wishing to attend, we will be taking a first-come-first-served waiting list beginning exactly 30 minutes prior to each performance time.
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Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The third event in the series is organized in partnership with Two Star Symphony and includes four unique concerts.
Two Star Symphony’s distinctive sound is inspired by their influences, which range from Dr. Dre to Danny Elfman to Tom Waits. More band than a classical ensemble, every member of Two Star is also a composer. Their unique process involves songs written and arranged collaboratively, with each player responsible for their own part. By the time the songs are finished, the music is memorized. Two Star does not create sheet music, so the players are free to focus on listening rather than reading. This allows them to play in the dark, which is advantageous for theater, dance, and now the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.

Performance times:

September 8 at 7:30pm (Sold out)
September 9 at 7:30pm (Sold out)
September 10 at 4pm (Sold out)
September 10 at 5:30pm (Tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 15th at 9am)
September 11 at 4pm (Sold out)
September 11 at 5:30pm (Tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 15th at 9am)

Performers:

Margaret Lejeune Cello
Debra Brown Violin
Brigette Yawn Viola
Chris Bakos Bass
Cathy Power Percussion/multi-instrumentalist
Kirk Suddreath Percussion/multi-instrumentalist
John Duboise Clarinet/Sax

SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT Underground Sounds: Two Star Symphony
2022-09-10 17:30 - 18:00, 2022-09-11 17:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
This performance is sold out. For any additional guests wishing to attend, we will be taking a first-come-first-served waiting list beginning exactly 30 minutes prior to each performance time.
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Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The third event in the series is organized in partnership with Two Star Symphony and includes four unique concerts.
Two Star Symphony’s distinctive sound is inspired by their influences, which range from Dr. Dre to Danny Elfman to Tom Waits. More band than a classical ensemble, every member of Two Star is also a composer. Their unique process involves songs written and arranged collaboratively, with each player responsible for their own part. By the time the songs are finished, the music is memorized. Two Star does not create sheet music, so the players are free to focus on listening rather than reading. This allows them to play in the dark, which is advantageous for theater, dance, and now the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.

Performance times:

September 8 at 7:30pm (Sold out)
September 9 at 7:30pm (Sold out)
September 10 at 4pm (Sold out)
September 10 at 5:30pm (Tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 15th at 9am)
September 11 at 4pm (Sold out)
September 11 at 5:30pm (Tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 15th at 9am)

Performers:

Margaret Lejeune Cello
Debra Brown Violin
Brigette Yawn Viola
Chris Bakos Bass
Cathy Power Percussion/multi-instrumentalist
Kirk Suddreath Percussion/multi-instrumentalist
John Duboise Clarinet/Sax

Sold Out

SOLD OUT: Underground Sounds: Loop38
2022-10-28 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-29 16:00 - 16:30, 2022-10-29 17:30 - 18:00, 2022-10-30 16:00 - 16:30, 2022-10-30 17:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Second Saturday Boat Ride
Tickets for these performances are SOLD OUT. We will be taking an in-person waiting list on a first-come-first-served basis beginning exactly 30 minutes prior to each performance time.
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Join us for a special music series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern!
Throughout 2022, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is collaborating with Houston organizations on Underground Sounds, a series of musical performances that highlight the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern.
The fourth and final event this year features Loop38, a boundary-pushing, artist-driven new music ensemble.
Loop38 aims to build community around innovative, stimulating, and culturally relevant musical experiences. For this performance, the ensemble is working with composer Annea Lockwood to perform her piece bayou-borne, for Pauline. Based on the intricate bayou system surrounding Houston, the piece will come to life in the reverberant Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. The performance will offer the opportunity for audience and performer alike to explore our collective relationship with the natural geography of our city. The piece’s dedication to Pauline Oliveros, a prolific composer and Houston native, highlights our city’s vibrant contribution to the wider artistic community.

Tickets: $20/person (ages 9+)

Performance times:

Thursday, October 27 – 7:30pm
Friday, October 28 – 7:30pm
Saturday, October 29 – 4pm and 5:30pm
Sunday, October 30 – 4pm and 5:30pm

Tickets for these performances are extremely limited. For sold-out performances, we will be taking an in-person waiting list on a first-come-first-served basis beginning exactly 30 minutes prior to each performance time.

CANCELLED: Transforming Urban Spaces Bus Tour
2022-11-05 08:45 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
This tour has been cancelled.
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership is best known for award-winning parks, but the organization’s work extends beyond green spaces and trails. Join us for Transforming Urban Spaces, a bus tour of our unique historic and industrial sites throughout the 10-mile stretch from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
Tickets include breakfast and seating on the shuttle. Space is very limited, and reservations are required.

Up on the Rooftop presented by The Currents
2022-12-08 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Monthly Volunteer Day
Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

Join us for Up on the Rooftop, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s festive fundraising fête hosted by The Currents, BBP’s Young Professional Group.
Celebrate the season with:

Holiday-themed music from DJ Gracie Chavez
A snow experience
Bites and libations
Magical views of downtown from the Sunset Coffee Building rooftop
Holiday Cruises on our pontoon boat led by our very own Mr. and Mrs. Kringle

Tickets:

$35 for members with discount code
$50 general admission
(+$10 for all at-the-door ticket purchases)

Ticket Bundles:

Indv. Currents Membership + 1 Ticket — $85 (save $5)
Dual Currents Membership + 2 Tickets — $160 (save $10)

All proceeds from Up on the Rooftop will support Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s mission to restore and revitalize Houston’s historic waterway.

Sponsors:

Carolyn Karr, REALTOR®, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Gary Greene
BRPS Title LLC
Ross S. Griffey
Derrick A. Geitner, VP of Private Mortgage Banking, First Horizon Bank
Paul Norris

In-Kind Sponsors:
Cheeky Seltzer, Cheers, Dessert Gallery, Double Trouble, Caffeine and Cocktails, Graze HTX, Greenway Coffee Company, Houston Photo Co., Hughie’s Grille, Phoenicia, Specialty Foods, Rebecca Creek | Enchanted Rock | Texas Ranger, Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Topo Chico, Urban Eats

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NIGHT LIGHT 2023
2023-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | turkey bend breezeway 2
Image: Night Light 2022, Timing by Julia Barbosa Landois. Photo by Julian Kane

NIGHT LIGHT is a free annual event featuring video art along the Buffalo Bayou East trails. Presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show, this year’s NIGHT LIGHT features new, site-specific media works by Houston artists Chap Edmonson, Jamie Robertson, and Input Output shown along a half-mile stretch of waterfront trails. Music, community food trucks, and vendors will be on site at Tony Marron Park beginning at 7:30pm, with the art works activated at 8pm. Join us for this festive, uniquely Houston experience! (In the case of inclement weather, this event will take place on Saturday, April 22, 7:30–10pm).
Please wear sturdy footwear suitable for uneven surfaces. Bikes are welcome, but please come prepared to secure them during the event if necessary.
Map of NIGHT LIGHT locations:
Parking and trail entrances are located at 808 N. York St.

Volunteer: Be a part of this unique event by volunteering! We are looking for eager individuals and groups to make this special evening of art and community a success. Find shift times and register here.
Free Registration

Breakfast on Buffalo Bayou
2023-04-18 07:30 - 09:30 (America/Chicago) | bird-grasshopper
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for a new annual fundraising event featuring thought leaders in the fields of urban planning, park and public space development, and landscape design.
This inaugural breakfast will feature Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, in conversation with Mimi Swartz, Author and Executive Editor of Texas Monthly. Individual tickets are $150 and $500. Tables for 10 guests are $2,500 and $5,000.
Online ticket sales are now closed. Please email Lmcburnett@buffalobayou.org with questions.
Parking available at The Water Works and Fonde Recreation Center.
Robert Hammond is the President and Chief Strategy Officer for Therme Group US, after serving for over two decades as Co-Founder and Executive Director of the High Line where he led the transformation of an abandoned elevated railway line in Manhattan into an iconic urban park. Under his leadership, the High Line grew to become one of the most beloved public spaces in the United States, attracting eight million annual visitors with its innovative design, public art program, and community programming. Inspiring adaptive reuse projects around the world, Hammond created the High Line Network to foster community and share best practices among leaders of other infrastructure renewal projects. He was also instrumental in building youth and educational partnerships to engage young New Yorkers as environmental stewards and civic leaders. He has won over two dozen national and international awards for his work.
A certified Vedic meditation teacher, Hammond has served as a consultant or advisor for myriad companies and organizations, including the Times Square Alliance, Alliance for the Arts, and the National Cooperative Bank. He served as an ex-officio member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees, as well as Liberty Expedia, a formerly publicly traded travel company. He currently serves on the boards for Little Island, Grounded Solutions Network, and the San Antonio Museum of Art.

Cocktails in Bloom
2023-06-06 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join BBP for our second annual Cocktails in Bloom. This year’s event will be held al fresco in Buffalo Bayou Park on The Water Works Terrace (105 Sabine Street). Guests will enjoy cool cocktails, tasty hors d’oeuvres, music, and beautiful views of the verdant park. Make plans to support this spring soirée and BBP’s work to create and care for dynamic parks and trails along our city’s historic waterway. Individual tickets are $150.
Or consider joining BBP as a $1,000 Patron member and you will receive two tickets to Cocktails in Bloom as well as exclusive opportunities throughout the year.
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Make Music Day
2023-06-21 12:00 - 21:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Take advantage of the longest day of the year with free performances in the park highlighting local youth musicians! In connection with Make Music Houston, BBP presents a public musical celebration of the summer solstice beginning at noon and ending at 9pm. Feel free to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Picnics are welcome, and food and drink will also be available for purchase throughout the day.
Performances:
12 – 12:30pm: Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success & Friends
Led by the director of Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success, this group of high school seniors will be playing jazz standards from the great American songbook and more!
6 – 6:30pm: Traevon Narcisse
Traevon is an extraordinary fifth grader whose passion for music started in church when he was a toddler. At just 11-years-old, he possesses a talent for both drums and piano. Traevon will play some of his favorite gospel and jazz tunes on his keyboard.
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Ripple Effect: A Collective Exhibition Opening Reception
2024-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | SUNSET COFFEE BUILDING, 1019 Commerce Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
You are invited to Ripple Effect, a collective exhibition organized by Anna Hazel showcasing works by local artists inspired by flora, fauna, and life along the bayou. A percentage of sales from every piece supports our efforts to ensure a cleaner, connected, active, and beautiful Buffalo Bayou. Join us and let’s make ripples of lasting impact on our environment together!
Learn more about Ripple Effect and participating artists here.
Location: Sunset Coffee Building (1019 Commerce St.)
The first 20 BBP Members will receive a special block print by Anna Hazel created specifically for Ripple Effect. Become a BBP Member and receive unique perks and much more!
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Ripple Effect: A Collective Exhibition
2024-04-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-21 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | SUNSET COFFEE BUILDING, 1019 Commerce Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
You are invited to Ripple Effect, a collective exhibition organized by Anna Hazel showcasing works by local artists inspired by flora, fauna, and life along the bayou. A percentage of sales from every piece supports our efforts to ensure a cleaner, connected, active, and beautiful Buffalo Bayou. Join us and let’s make ripples of lasting impact on our environment together!
Learn more about Ripple Effect and participating artists here.
Location: Sunset Coffee Building (1019 Commerce St.)
Stop by between 10am and 4pm to view the artworks on display.
