Buffalo Bayou Park Wellness Walk
2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership on a free Wellness Walk led by Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths. Anyone and everyone is invited to walk through the paths of Buffalo Bayou Park while discussing topics including mental and physical health as well as the benefits of being exposed to nature.
En Español
El primer miércoles de cada mes, la traductora Marcella Cabrera se unirá al grupo para ofrecer la caminata guiada en español.
Cost
Free
Duration
90 minutes / 3 miles
Meeting Location
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St)
FREE REGISTRATION

Nature Walking Tour
2026-03-21 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Learn about native plants and the insects that pollinate them along Buffalo Bayou! Follow along this discovery tour of Houston’s historic waterway ecosystem with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has particular interest in plants and insects, but birds, mammals, herpetofauna, and fish are all on her radar. At home she keeps busy with a butterfly garden, honey bee hives, and purple martin houses.
Cost
12 and over: $5
Children under 12: free
Duration
90 minutes
Meeting Location
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St)
REGISTER

2026 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta
2026-03-21 09:00 - 14:30 UTC | 7700 SAN FELIPE, 7700 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON, 77063, United States
Be part of the 54th Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta! The largest canoe and kayak race in Texas returns to Houston’s most significant natural waterway on March 21, 2026. Join this fun-filled tradition and support BBP’s ongoing work creating and stewarding parks, trails, and unique destinations along the bayou.

Registration
Registration to open mid-January.
Please note participants are required to bring or reserve their own boats. View 2026 Boat Rental Vendors here.
For information on Team Sponsorship, click here.

Schedule of Events
Starting Line: 7700 San Felipe (1/4 mile west of Voss)
Race Day Registration: 7 – 8:45am
Start Time: 8:00am
Finish Line and Awards Ceremony: 11am – 2:30pm (Awards at 1:30pm)
Downtown at Allen’s Landing (1005 Commerce Street at Main Street)

Start Times
Note of the new start time of 8am for Non-Competitive and Day-of-Registrants
The race begins at 8am with 4 starts. ALL starts will be in-water.
8:00am: Non-Competitive and Day-of Registrants
9:00am: Tandem Kayaks and Solo Kayaks
9:10am: Team Sponsor Canoes and Tandem Canoes
9:20m: Solo Unlimited and Performance Unlimited

What to Know
View Regatta Rules and Regulations here.
View Helpful Hints here.
View 2026 Boat Rental Vendors here.
The 2026 race will begin along Buffalo Bayou at San Felipe and Voss and end at Allen’s Landing. View the 15-mile race route here.
Free parking is located at the Starting Line (7700 San Felipe).
A complimentary shuttle service is available at the Finish Line to transport paddlers back to pick up their cars.
Additional details will be shared with registrants one week prior to the event.

For questions, please contact Trudi Smith, Director of Programming, at tsmith@buffalobayou.org.

Sound Healing Meditation
2026-03-25 18:00 - 18:45, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 10:45, 2026-03-29 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Chicago) | BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
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
PURCHASE TICKETS

NIGHT LIGHT 2026
2026-03-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Aurora Picture Show and Buffalo Bayou Partnership co-present this free annual event featuring video activations on structures along the Buffalo Bayou waterfront.

More information to come!
