Summer is here y’all, and our family is just itching to get out of the house and explore our city over the next few months. Houston is a treasure trove of adventure for all ages, and we can’t wait to cross many of these summer fun activities off our bucket list!
Houston Summer Fun for the Whole Family
- Summer is a great time to encourage pleasure reading for your kids, and crack open a juicy beach read yourself! Enroll in one of many available summer reading programs, most with challenges and prizes for the whole family!
- Explore Houston’s charming independent bookstores for the perfect beach read {and most of them have kids’ programs as well}.
- Cheer for our hometown Houston Astros {Astros Kids Day is July 30} and Sugar Land Space Cowboys at a baseball game! Constellation Field, where the Space Cowboys play, is great for families with young kids, as it has both a playground and splash pad.
- Houston’s soccer teams, the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash, play throughout the summer- go see a home game!
- Check out the exhibits at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
- Take everyone to the Lonestar Flight Museum– they have events throughout the summer for your aviation-loving kids.
- Marvel at the delicate, beautiful butterflies at the Cockrell Butterfly Center.
- Refresh your Texas history knowledge at the San Jacinto Monument and Museum. Tip: pack a picnic lunch to enjoy nearby at the San Jacinto battleground site.
- Check out the many exciting exhibits at Space Center Houston all summer long.
- Check out the Art Car Museum then head over to the Beer Can House for a wonderfully weird Houston experience.
- Take a Twilight Tour on Buffalo Bayou- will you spot an alligator?
- Grab a blanket and picnic basket and settle in for a free children’s theater performance on the lawn at Miller Outdoor Theater. To plan your visit, check out our post Enjoy Free Arts Performances All Summer at Miller Outdoor Theater.
- The Main Street Theater will be performing Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder from June 10- July 30, 2023.
- The Kemah Boardwalk is always a great destination for family fun- rides, shopping, and great food!
- Explore over 95 city blocks of Houston- underground! Take the family on an underground adventure through downtown’s tunnel system, and finish up your visit with lunch at one of the tunnel’s many restaurants.
- Make your way just before sunset to the Waugh Drive Bat Colony and be amazed as hundreds of thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed bats emerge to feast on Houston’s mosquitos.
- In addition to viewing spectacular sea life, ride the Ferris wheel and check out the white tiger exhibit at the Downtown Aquarium.
- Everyone loves a summer movie- why not do something different and visit one of Houston’s remaining drive-in movie theaters?
- Spend some time at Discovery Green and the many activities and programs they offer.
- Take some fun and unique family pictures at one of Houston’s murals.
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