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Fall has finally settled over Houston, and this is one of those weekends where the hard part isn't finding something to do — it's choosing. I keep four weekly guides going for the corners of the metro I work in most, and I refresh them every Friday so the weekend right in front of you is already sorted. Here's what caught my eye for October 10-11.
In the city itself, the Bayou City Art Festival takes over Memorial Park all weekend, Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — more than 300 juried artists across painting, sculpture, and glass, plus live music and food under the trees, with tickets starting around $20. If you'd rather keep it free, the Korean Festival fills Discovery Green downtown both days with K-pop, taekwondo on the main stage, and a long row of vendors cooking bulgogi and tteokbokki.
Out west, the Katy Rice Harvest Festival is the one the whole town circles. It fills the redesigned Historic Town Square in front of City Hall both Saturday (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and Sunday (noon to 6 p.m.) — more than 100 vendor booths, food trucks, a beer garden, and the carnival back again. Admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 12 and under; park free at the Merrell Center and ride the shuttle in to skip the downtown-Katy parking hunt.
Up in Cypress, Bridgeland is throwing a free 20th-anniversary party Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — music, treat trucks, and activities for the kids in the heart of the community. And the Texas Renaissance Festival opens its season out in Todd Mission, about 40 minutes northwest, with jousting and turkey legs across 60-plus acres and an Oktoberfest theme for opening weekend.
North of there, the Tomball Depot plaza turns into a Halloween block party Saturday afternoon — trunk-or-treating, bounce houses, and a pumpkin photo booth — that builds toward a free outdoor screening of Wicked at dusk. It's the easiest family outing on the calendar, and it won't cost you a thing.
Getting out and wandering these places is honestly the best way to feel out which part of Houston fits you. If a weekend out here ever has you picturing your own address in one of these neighborhoods, that's a conversation I'm always glad to have — no pressure, no obligation. I'm Kevan Pewitt, a local broker and REALTOR® at Houston Prime Realty — reach me at (281) 500-7077.
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