November 16, 2012 - Upcoming Events

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and Art Exhibit

Celebrate Citizenship week with Ethiopian Coffee and Art!

The Ethiopian Community Organization in Houston (ECOH) is celebrating the City of Houston's Fourth Annual Citizenship Week

November 17, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Southwest Multi-Service Center
6400 High Star Dr.
Houston, TX 77081

Thanksgiving Dinner at Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center

Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center
6500 Rookin
Houston, Texas 77074

Contact: 713-273-3701

Wortham Center Tree Lighting

Hundreds of Houston-area children will celebrate the beginning of the holiday season at the Wortham Center Tree Lighting Ceremony, a joyous, colorful festival held in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Theater Center downtown. The highlight of the event will occur when the Sugar Plum Fairy illuminates 8,000 twinkling lights on Wortham Theater Center's 25-foot tall Christmas tree, beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21. The festivities will include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet's The Nutcracker, including life-sized fuzzy mice and soldiers.

November 21, 2012
11:00 a.m.

Wortham Center
500 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002

Houston Holiday Parade 2012

GENERAL ADMISSION:
General admission to the parade is free and open to the public.

RESERVED SEATING:
Reserved Grandstand Tickets are located in the TV Zone. Scheduled performances will stop in the TV Zone to be filmed for the television broadcast.

November 22, 2012
9:00 a.m.

Downtown Houston Texas
501 Crawford St
Houston, TX 77002

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Mayor's Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting

Join The City of Houston at 6:00 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 for The Mayor's Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting presented by Reliant.

The event is free and open to the public.

Featured entertainment
Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Review

Additional 2012 Stage Entertainment

November 30, 2012
6:00 p.m.

City Hall
901 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002