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 and water only in a non-glass container. No food or non-water drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $15
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 and water only in a non-glass container. No food or non-water drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $15
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 and water only in a non-glass container. No food or non-water drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $15
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 and water only in a non-glass container. No food or non-water drinks are allowed inside the Cistern.
Cost: $15
Hop aboard BBP’s pontoon boat for perfect views of Houston’s spectacular fireworks show!
Avoid the crowds and view the city’s fireworks extravaganza while floating along Buffalo Bayou and enjoying bubbly, beer, wine and light bites.
We can only accommodate 21 lucky guests, so register now!
Boat tours leave from Allen’s Landing (1005 Commerce Street).
Cost: $125 per person
Note: Children under the age of 4 are not allowed on the pontoon boat.
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Join us for Cocktails in Bloom on May 14th! This fourth annual gathering in support of BBP will be held around Lost Lake (3422 Allen Parkway), Buffalo Bayou Park’s hidden gem. Come out to enjoy a fun evening of specialty cocktails, a margarita bar and bites from Flora, hors d’oeuvres from other local favorites, and live music while contributing to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s work of creating and caring for dynamic parks and trails along Houston’s historic waterway.
Individual Tickets: $125
BBP Members receive $25 off tickets with promo code.
Colorful, cool attire is encouraged.
Complimentary valet parking.
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Interested in taking part in BBP special events and programs like this all year long? Consider becoming a BBP Patron or Member! Join us as a $1,000 or $2,500 Patron before May 13th and you will receive two complimentary tickets to Cocktails in Bloom or commit to another level of membership for a discount on tickets to this al fresco soiree. You can review all of the benefits of membership support here.
Join us for Flutter Fling, a summer butterfly extravaganza! Participate in butterfly crafts, face painting, paletas, and then join the Pollinator Parade from Lost Lake to the Jackson Hill Bridge, where you can spot butterflies at The Houston Monarch Story by Michelle Matthews, a living art piece that uses larger-than-life butterfly sculptures and a growing pollinator prairie to educate the community about the importance of native plants to butterflies.
Families can also enjoy a 90-minute Butterfly Walk (approximately 3 miles) led by Nancy Greig, former director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center, beginning at 9am. RSVP for the Butterfly Walk here.
Flutter Fling is part of Summer Species: Butterflies, a series that celebrates the importance of butterflies to our bayou ecosystem from May – August 2024.
Schedule:
9-10:30am: Butterfly Walk or Kids Craft
10:30am: Pollinator Parade from Lost Lake to Jackson Hill Bridge
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BBP is proud to host the watch party of the upcoming PBS documentary feature The Express Way with Dule Hill, a series that captures diverse artist’s stories from across America. The new episode features M’api Rainflowa, founder of Houston Aztec Dance. Come out to The Water Works lawn in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St.) for a special screening of the new episode.
M’api Rainflowa has led numerous Indigenous People’s Day ceremonies along Buffalo Bayou, and a portion of the episode was filmed in Buffalo Bayou Park.
The Express Way with Dulé Hill is a premium documentary series that explores the power of the arts. Led by renowned actor, dancer, and singer, Dulé Hill, the series celebrates community, humanity, and the transformative potential of creative expression.
Schedule:
7pm: Houston Aztec Dance four winds blessing and panel discussion
8pm (or after sunset): Film begins
No reservation required.
Friends of River Oaks Theatre presents a FREE, outdoor screening of the cult-classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors. Grab your picnic blankets and join us on The Water Works lawn in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St.) for an evening of laughter, thrills, and singing plant-life.
Schedule of events:
7:30pm: Monsters of the Botanical World with Nancy Greig, former director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center
7:45pm: Live performance by members of Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS)
8:30pm: Movie begins
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We’re fluttering into summer with a series of nature walks exploring this year’s Summer Species, butterflies! Learn about local butterfly species, life cycle, and habitat on this discovery tour of Buffalo Bayou with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has a particular interest in native plants and insects. At home she keeps busy with a butterfly garden, honeybee hives, and purple martin houses.
Additional Information:
Meet at Jackson Hill Bridge (on the Allen Parkway side) just east of Flora Restaurant.
Parking is recommended at the 300 block of Jackson Hill Street off Memorial Drive. More information available here.
Walking tours are 90 minutes and cover approximately 3 miles. Comfortable clothing and good walking shoes recommended.
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