Events and Recreation



Upcoming Events Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s annual fundraising event on historic Sabine Bridge overlooking the downtown waterfront Thursday, November 6 – 7pm for cocktails and dinner CELEBRATING Clean & Green, a Buffalo Bayou Cleanup and Recycling Program. HONORING Elyse and Mayor Bob Lanier Kim Ogg Port of Houston Authority Shell Oil Company For their leadership in creating and funding Clean & Green TRANSFORMING The form and function of everyday materials polluting our city’s historic waterway. CHAIRING Debby Francis Molly and Ford Hubbard Special thanks to Waste Management’s Green Squad for helping us create a heightened sense of "green" awareness at this year’s Buffalo Bayou Ball. To ensure the greenest event possible, please send your name and e-mail address to info@buffalobayou.org so that we may send you an electronic event invitation. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Gaines at jgaines@buffalobayou.org. Past EVENTS: KBR Kid's Day on Buffalo Bayou Saturday, June 14 10am-2pm FREE Family Fun! The second annual KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou will be held on June 14, 2008! Mark your calendars for a day filled with family fun, educational activities, music, food, dazzling park performers, and bayou boat rides on the Bayou Breeze! This event is Free to the public. Location: The Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade Parking: City Lots H and C Time: 10am-2pm Kids Day Bayou-rific Activities... Hands on activites with over 20 Houston non-profits Bayou boat tours Wetland hikes Skateboarding demonstrations Bayou scavenger hunts Kayaking demos with REI Bat games with TX Parks & Wildlife Fishing Lessons Soccer games with the Houston Dynamos Basketball activites with the Houston Rockets Live Music with Mr. Habitat, Bill Oliver Wildflower plantings in the bayou prairies Face painting, balloon twisting, and jugglers! For more information, please email jballard@buffalobayou.org or call (713) 752-0314 ext 4 NIGHTS ON BLUE BAYOU-STARGAZING Friday, May 9 from 6-9pm Downtown’s Sabine Promenade (between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive) Join us for evenings under the stars at downtown’s waterfront park, the Sabine Promenade. Star gazing will be the theme for this series, second year in a row, to include the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Discovery Dome planetarium, George Observatory volunteers and their telescopes, balloon artist, storytelling and boat rides. Bring a picnic or purchase food and drinks on site. Blankets and lawnchairs, canoes or kayaks are encouraged for optimal stargazing. Free parking is available at City Lot H (next to Fonde Recreation Center at Sabine Street and Memorial Drive) and Lot C (Memorial Drive and Houston Street) and paid parking at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts at Bagby and Walker. This is the second year of nighttime activities throughout the year to highlight the downtown waterfront park as the night unfolds and the dramatic trail lights appear. The award-winning blue lights will reveal the bridges, trails and water of the park and changes in tandem with the phases of the moon. The park along the banks of Buffalo Bayou features jogging and biking trails, lush landscaping, canoe launch public art and a new pedestrian bridge. SPONSORS Continental Airlines http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/advertising/logos.asp BIRDING ON THE BAYOU Sundays, April 20 (Tour filled) April 27 (Tour filled) 9-11am East End Trails (April 20) and Japhet Creek (April 27) Free (limited to 15 – reservations required) Keep Buffalo Bayou wild! Join birder and Houston Ornithology Group member Michael Williams as he highlights the variety of birds that call Buffalo Bayou home. April 20 will focus on a dense area along the bayou trails east of downtown – Scott Barnes, BBP’s Director of Conservation, will also join the group and point out unique flora and fauna. April 27 birding hike to take place at Japhet Creek – a green finger along Buffalo Bayou – “green fingers” are expanded portions of the bayou that reach into surrounding neighborhoods establishing green links. Before the birding tour, Jim and Eileen Ohmart, head of the Japhet Creek Association, will give an overview of restoration along this area as well as creating pedestrian friendly connections from the historic Fifth Ward neighborhood and schools to the Buffalo Bayou hike and bike trail system. TRASH BASH 2008 March 29 8:30am-1:30pm Grab those old shoes and mucky clothes and head down to the bayou for a day of trash clean-up pandemonium! Meet at the Sabine to Bagby Promenade for registration and then head out for a couple of trash-filled hours. Return to a scrumptious hot dog lunch complete with entertainment and PRIZES! For more information on the Sabine to Bagby clean-up site, click here. For more information on Trash Bash, click here.