Events and Recreation



Upcoming Events Buffalo Bayou Partnership and The Lancaster Hotel Present a book signing with Louis Aulbach Sunday, February 5 from 2:30-4:30pm The Lancaster Hotel 701 Texas Avenue (at Louisiana) Admission is free. Profit from the book sales benefit Buffalo Bayou Partnership (27.06 including tax) Click here for more information 40th Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta Saturday, March 10 Buffalo Bayou Partnership sponsors Texas' largest canoe and kayak race- a 15-mile paddling experience from San Felipe and Voss to downtown's Sesquicentennial Park. Race begins at 9am and finish line festivities at 11am-2pm with live music, awards ceremony, food and drink available for sale; $40 to enter race and free finish line festivities. Tuesday, February 14, 6-7:30pm Cupid Cruise Meet at Allen's Landing 901 Commerce Street, 77002 $40 per person Hop Aboard Buffalo Bayou Partnership's Spirit of the Bayou pontoon tour boat for a cozy cruise with your Valentine. Bubbly beverages and chocolate bites will be provided during a romantic evening boat ride with spectacular views of downtown Houston. Limited seating. For reservations, contact Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314. Stay tuned for details on our spring Foodie Floats series, with a little twist, Foodie Floats (on Wheels). Foodie Floats TBD Bayou Boutique One stop shopping for the holidays! Buffalo Bayou Partnership has that perfect gift for that someone of any age – from silk ties to coffee to plush buffalo. Click here to fill out your order form. SAVE THE DATE! March 10, 2012 40th Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta Details coming soon Past EVENTS: Buffalo Bayou Mission Possible The goal of Texas Nature Challenge is to get families and kids outdoors by visiting as many participating parks and nature areas in Texas as they can this summer.At each site, participants complete activities designed for family fun and nature exploration. Participation prizes will be awarded at the closing ceremonies for the most sites visited, best scrapbook, best photo and more. Click here to get started on our Mission along Buffalo Bayou. For more information about the Texas Nature Challenge, click here. http://naturechallenge.tamu.edu/ Any questions, please contact Jessalyn Ballard, BBP’s Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator at jballard@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 4. Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 24, 6:30-8pm Foodie Floats Central Market will be host to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s May Foodie Floats, in conjunction with the store’s two-week Passport Spain celebration. Join Central Market chef for a tapas tasting party aboard BBP’s pontoon boat as you take in views of the waterway’s lush scenery. In addition, Central Market will provide the perfect Spanish wines to wet your palette. Cost: $50 per person; For reservations, contact Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 3. We are pleased to announce My Table as our media sponsor for Foodie Floats. Saturday, May 21, 8:30pm Tex Hex Pop Up Cinema: Past Forward CultureMap 1011 Wood Street, 77007 FreeThe University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and Buffalo Bayou Partnership present Tex Hex, an artist-made boat created by the design-build group Simparch. May 21st launches the first of many artists’ projects aboard Tex Hex. For this one night only at 8:30pm, Tex Hex provides a pop-up screening along the water’s edge at 1011 Wood Street, home of digital magazine CultureMap, in downtown Houston.This self-contained cinema projects from and onto an on-board screen enabling recorded and live video content to be viewed while the boat is stationary or in motion. Filmmaker and the Mitchell Center’s Artist in Residence Deborah Stratman curates the evening’s program, Visionary Transport. This70-minute film program features artistic takes on car culture, with works by Kenneth Anger, Buckminster Fuller, Buster Keaton and Amanda Pope, amongst others.In the week leading up to May 21st stay tuned to the Mitchell Center’s Facebook and Twitter for announcements of special sneak peek preview screenings along Buffalo Bayou.Refreshments provided by local vendors and Whole Foods Market. Special thanks to digital media sponsor CultureMap Houston. Saturday, May 7, 8am-noon Birding and Learning along the East End Trails 723 N. Drennan (off of Navigation Blvd) $25 per person (reservations are recommended) Keep Buffalo Bayou wild! Join birder and Houston Audubon Society member Glenn Olsen touring a walking tour along the East End trails of Buffalo bayou. Glenn will highlights the variety of birds that migrate along this waterway stretch as well as identify various flora and fauna in this area. Coffee and light breakfast will be provided. For reservations, please call Trudi Smith at 713.752.0314 ext. 3 or e-mail tsmith@buffalobayou.org. Bayou Bash 2011 Saturday, April 9, 2011 1-4pm $25/$20 for Bayou Buddies members – tickets available on-line at buffaloabyou.org Day of the event: $30/$25 for Bayou Buddies Join Bayou Buddies for their biggest fundraiser of the year. Featuring live music from 4 A.M crawfish, libations provided by Saint Arnold’s Brewing, pontoon boat rides, lawn games, kayak demonstrations, raffle, and more. Click here for more information 39th Annual Buffalo Bayou Regatta Saturday, March 12, 2011 Buffalo Bayou Partnership invites you to participate in Texas’ largest canoe and kayak race: The Buffalo Bayou Regatta on Saturday, March 12. Join in the 15-mile USCA-sanctioned race along scenic Buffalo Bayou, whether you are entering competitively, or paddling for pleasure, we encourage you to enter the Regatta and enjoy the unique perspective from Houston's historic waterway. From 11am-2pm, stop by the finish line at downtown’s Sesquicentennial (across from the Downtown Aquarium) for free live zydeco music, awards ceremony, and food and drinks available for purchase. For more information, click here.	\