Cistern Illuminated
Cistern Illuminated
Experience an otherworldly combination of light and sound during this annual light installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern this holiday season.
Cistern Illuminated
Brighten up your winter with, Cistern Illuminated, an immersive light and sound installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. This annual tradition transforms the underground decommissioned drinking water reservoir into a breathtaking spectacle, showcasing the Cistern’s repeating columns and their uncanny reflections on the surface of the water below. A unique and original soundscape follows the moving lights around the cavernous Cistern.
December 6 – December 31
- Wednesday – Thursday 10am – 5:30pm
- Fridays 10am – 7:30pm
- Saturday – Sunday 11am – 5:30pm
January 1 – January 26
- Wednesday – Thursday 10am – 5:30pm
- Saturday – Sunday 11am – 5:30pm
Choral Performances
Voices of Light
Experience live choral performances in the cavernous Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. The Schola Cantorum of downtown’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart offers a 20-minute journey through centuries of music, from 4th-century chant to the works of Hildegard von Bingen and ethereal modern compositions, including those by the Co-Cathedral’s own Crista Miller. Special lighting will animate the experience of the space, creating a fully immersive winter holiday experience.
Performance times: 7p.m., 7:45p.m., and 8:30p.m.
Scheduled dates:
- Saturday, December 14, Women’s chorus
- Sunday, December 15, SATB Mixed chorus
- Thursday, December 19, SATB Mixed chorus
- Saturday, December 21, Men’s chorus
- Sunday, December 22, SATB Mixed chorus
- Thursday, December 26, Men’s chorus
- Saturday, December 28, Women’s chorus
- Sunday, December 29, SATB Mixed chorus
- Monday, December 30, SATB Mixed chorus
- Thursday, January 2, SATB Mixed chorus
- Saturday, January 4, SATB Mixed chorus
- Sunday, January 5, SATB Mixed chorus
Generous support for Cistern Illuminated provided by
Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is
