See what's happening along Buffalo Bayou this Spring and Summer: Upcoming Buffalo Bayou Partnership Events
BBP is pleased to share a range of exciting opportunities to engage with nature, culture, and recreation along the waterway, this spring and beyond. Mark your calendars with these dates and visit buffalobayou.org or contact us for more information!
Rachel Rossin: Haha Real
FEBRUARY 2 – NOVEMBER 10, BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN
An original, site-specific media and sound installation created by Rachel Rossin transforms the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern into a unique world, drawing on both innovative technologies and the classic children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit.
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta
MARCH 23, VIEW THE RACE ROUTE
The largest canoe and kayak race in Texas and a longstanding Houston tradition, the BBP Regatta is now in its 52nd year. Finish-line festivities at Allen’s Landing include music, lunch for participants, and an awards ceremony.
NIGHT LIGHT
APRIL 6, TONY MARRON PARK
A free evening of video and sound art projected onto infrastructure along Buffalo Bayou East. Includes local vendors, food trucks, and four, site-specific video projections. Presented in collaboration with Aurora Picture Show.
Jazzy Sundays in Buffalo Bayou Park
APRIL 7, 14, 21, AND 28, THE WATER WORKS
A series of free, weekly jazz concerts in April, offered in collaboration with Discovery Green and Emancipation Park. Jazzy Sundays celebrates the vibrancy and rich tradition of jazz and the incredible Houstonians who preserve the artform. Details online.
Japhet Creek Ribbon Cutting
APRIL 20, JAPHET CREEK PARK
Celebrate the completion of the first phase of construction at this pocket park along a Fifth Ward tributary in Buffalo Bayou East.
Summer Species: Butterflies
MAY – AUGUST
A celebration of bayou and bayou-adjacent flora and fauna. Summer Species 2024 will highlight butterflies with walks, workshops, and public art.
Ongoing Programming
Learn more about our Wellness Walks, Sound Healing Meditation in the Cistern, Nature Walks, Sunset Yoga, Books on the Bayou, and Boat Tours.
Info at https://buffalobayou.org/event/
About Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Established in 1986, Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the non-profit organization creating and stewarding welcoming parks, trails, and unique spaces, connecting Houstonians with the city’s most significant natural waterway. The organization’s geographic focus is the 10-square mile stretch of the bayou that flows from Shepherd Drive, through the heart of downtown into the East End, and on to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. In addition to constructing award-winning green spaces such as Buffalo Bayou Park, BBP also removes trash from the waterway and activates the bayou through unique programs, public art, volunteer events and recreational opportunities that enrich the quality of life in Houston.