Buffalo Bayou Partnership

CANCELLED: Second Saturday Boat Ride
2018-09-08 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Volunteer
This tour has been cancelled.

These 30-minute boat rides are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family. Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along Buffalo Bayou’s waters. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even the occasional alligator sunning on the banks.
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (30-minute boat rides)
The last tour departs at 1:30 pm.
Please note that the boat departs promptly every half hour.
Departure location: Allen’s Landing, 1001 Commerce St., Houston, TX 77002
For parking, see map here.
View map of directions to boat.
Cost: $7 for adults/$5 for children (ages 4–12)*
*Children under age 4 are not permitted on boat tours
Weather permitting. Reservations are required to secure your spot.

Expansión Hacia El Este - Expansión Hacia Adelante: Reuniones Comunitarias del Sector Este
2018-09-12 18:00 - 20:30
Habiendo escuchado a la comunidad del 5th Ward y del Segundo Barrio en las
reuniones comunitarias recientes sobre el Sector Este de Buffalo Bayou Buffalo
Bayou Partnership (BBP) le invita a sus dos ultimas reuniones comunitarias.
Queremos saber sus prioridades para desarrollar las cinco millas del canal Buffalo
Bayou desde la carretera US 59 hasta su cuenca en el Puerto de Houston.
¿Cómo quieren ustedes que BBP y sus socios dediquen su tiempo y sus recursos –
en parques, en caminos, en viviendas económicas? ¿Qué importancia tienen para
ustedes los sitos de recreación, festivales y jardines comunitarios? Esta es SU
oportunidad para hacernos saber cuales caracteristicas y actividades son las más
importantes para ustedes.
Favor de asistir a estas reuniones comunitarias para contribuir con sus ideas al
futuro del Sector Este de Buffalo Bayou.

MIÉRCOLES, 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE
6-8:30 PM*
The DeLuxe Theater
3303 Lyons Avenue
JUEVES, 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE
6-8:30 PM*
BakerRipley
Ripley House Community Center
4410 Navigation Boulevard

*Se servirá una cena ligera
¡Déjanos saber que vienes!

Members Only #CisterninColor Tour
2018-09-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Second Saturday Boat Ride
Members of Bayou Buddies are invited to join a free tour of Houston’s most talked about art installation, Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerference!
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) commissioned famed Franco-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez (b. 1923, Caracas) to create a site-specific work for the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. This dazzling projection of continuously moving chromatic modules on the Cistern’s columns, walls, and cubes floating in the shallow pool of water on the reservoir’s floor invites visitors to become an essential component of the artwork.
Thursday, September 13
6-8pm
The first tour will begin at 6pm and the second tour will begin at 6:30pm. Hang out after the tour to get to know other members with local food trucks and enjoy views of the downtown skyline atop the terrace of The Water Works!
Members, please RSVP and specify which tour time you will be attending to jmcfall@buffalobayou.org. Space is limited.

Interested in becoming a member of Bayou Buddies, BBP’s young professional group dedicated to enhancing raising awareness of Buffalo Bayou? Click here for more information and to sign up.

Moving East, Moving Forward: Buffalo Bayou East Sector Community Meetings
2018-09-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Bat Boat Tour
Building upon recent Buffalo Bayou East Sector community engagement events held in the Fifth Ward and East End, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) invites you to attend two final gatherings.

We want to hear your priorities as we develop the five-mile stretch of the bayou from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. How do you want BBP and its partners to invest their time and resources – in parks, in trails, in affordable housing? How important are sites for recreation, festivals, community gardens? This is YOUR opportunity to let us know which features and activities you value the most.

Please make plans to attend these meetings to help shape the future of Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector.

Wednesday, September 12
6-8:30pm
The DeLuxe Theater
3303 Lyons Avenue
Thursday, September 13
6-8:30pm
BakerRipley
Ripley House Community Center
4410 Navigation Boulevard
Light bites will be provided
For additional information and to RSVP: Email info@buffalobayou.org or call 713-752-0314 ext. 101.
RSVP

Sunrise Yoga
2018-09-14 06:15 - 19:15 | bird-grasshopper
Flow into the weekend with Sunrise Yoga on Buffalo Bayou! We’re partnering with BIG Power Yoga for a series of three 45-minute early morning yoga sessions that will take place on the lawn at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park. With a spectacular view of downtown, Houston’s most iconic greenspace is a unique and uplifting backdrop for yogis of all levels and ages. Bring your own mat. Reusable water bottle encouraged.
Cost: Suggested $10 donation to Buffalo Bayou Partnership (No cash. Text BAYOUYOGA to 41444 to make a donation.)
Parking is available at 105 Sabine Street. See other parking options here.
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SOLD OUT: Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2018-09-15 07:00 - 20:30 | Volunteer
This boat tour is sold out.

Learn more about these thousands of magnificent Mexican free-tailed bats that share the city with us! Led by a “bat girl” docent, guests will enjoy an amazing view of the bats’ dusk emergence from the Waugh Drive Bridge on Buffalo Bayou.
Time: Dusk – Boat departs 45 minutes before sunset (1½ hour boat rides)
Cost: $30 per person (children under 4 are not permitted on boat tours)
Weather and water levels permitting. Reservations required.

CANCELLED - Volunteer Workday
2018-09-15 08:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
This volunteer workday is CANCELLED.

Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am
Parking: City Lot H
Check-In Location: Contact volunteer@buffalobayou.org for location details
Houstonians, ages 9 and up, are invited to join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for community-wide volunteer days at Buffalo Bayou Park happening the third Saturday of each month. Whether volunteering as a large or small group, or individually, your efforts will lead to a healthier environment and a more aesthetically pleasing amenity for all to enjoy.
Volunteers will help with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: trash pick-up, mulching and weed removal. We do ask that all volunteers bring their own work gloves. All other necessary work tools will be provided by BBP.
To sign up, please read the Volunteer Information packet and complete an online Volunteer Waiver with the event date.
Volunteer Information Volunteer Waiver
Have a larger group interested in helping out on this date? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Leticia Sierras, by email or phone 713.752.0314 ext.206.

Ecology Walking Tour
2018-09-15 10:30 - 12:00 | bird-grasshopper
Time: 10:30 to 12:00 pm
Parking: City Lot H
Location: The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park (105 Sabine St.)
Enjoy a free walking tour in Buffalo Bayou Park highlighting the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas that created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
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Bayou City Music Series: "Soundtrack of the Gulf" (Rescheduled and new location)
2018-09-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Donate
NEW LOCATION: Please note we have moved Sunday’s event indoors to Emancipation Park Cultural Center (3018 Emancipation Avenue). Thank you!
Sunday, September 23 (Rescheduled from Saturday, September 15)
Market: 6-9pm
Concert: 7-9pm
Emancipation Park Cultural Center (3018 Emancipation Avenue)
Limited capacity
The Bayou City Music Series resumes this fall with free performances at Discovery Green, Emancipation Park and The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park. The concert series, made possible by the Kinder Foundation, honors the great jazz, blues and zydeco musicians of Houston and Southeast Texas.
The fall series kicks off with The Soundtrack of the Gulf. The great Port Arthur zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier—son of the “King of Zydeco” Clifton Chenier—headlines this concert which features opening performances by vocalist Annika Chambers, an Iraq war veteran whose powerful voice blurs lines between jazz and blues, and Archie Bell, former lead singer of Archie Bell & The Drells, whose early funk single “Tighten Up” topped Billboard’s R&B and pop charts in 1968.
This event will include a market featuring local vendors with original products and will be open beginning at 6pm and throughout the concert.
Parking options: Parking available on Tuam and Hutchins streets

Meditation Mondays
2018-10-01 18:30 - 19:00 | bird-grasshopper
Buffalo Bayou Partnership introduces free Mediation Mondays at Buffalo Bayou Park every Monday, from 6:30-7pm, through October and November! Start your week off with intention and focus. Practice mindfulness and meditation in one of the most tranquil green spaces in all of Houston – Meditation Mondays at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park led by Dana Shamas of Bayou Bliss Yoga.
No time to change after work? No problem! Come as you are. No certain attire required to participate.

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Bye, 'Bayou Buddies'! New Name Reveal Happy Hour
2018-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Watch: Radar Captures Image of Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Emergence
Members and non-members of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s young professional group are invited to a happy hour for a special announcement at Spring Street Beer and Wine Garden.
After over a decade of using the name “Bayou Buddies” for the young professional group dedicated to enhancing Buffalo Bayou, we’re revealing a brand new group name!
Find out the new name, meet the co-chairs of the group and learn more about what BBP’s YP group is all about on October 3rd.
Open to all – hope to see you there!
Email Jessica McFall at jmcfall@buffalobayou.org for more information or questions.
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Waugh Bat Colony Tour
2018-10-05 18:15 - 19:45 | Volunteer
Learn more about these thousands of magnificent Mexican free-tailed bats that share the city with us! Led by a “bat girl” docent, guests will enjoy an amazing view of the bats’ dusk emergence from the Waugh Drive Bridge on Buffalo Bayou.
Time: Dusk – Boat departs 45 minutes before sunset (1½ hour boat rides)
Cost: $30 per person (children under 4 are not permitted on boat tours)
Weather and water levels permitting. Reservations required.
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Looking Back History Tour
2018-10-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Volunteer
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Cost: $40 per person (children under 4 are not permitted on boat tours)
Weather permitting. Reservations must be made by selecting an available date on the right.
Aboard BBP’s pontoon boat, take a look back to the late 1800s when Houston was founded with Louis Aulbach, local historian and author of Buffalo Bayou: An Echo of Houston’s Wilderness Beginning or Andrew Groocock, local historian. Hear stories of the Allen brothers and historical information about the people, places and events along the bayou that helped shape Houston.
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Second Saturday Boat Ride
2018-10-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Volunteer
These 30-minute boat rides are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family. Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along Buffalo Bayou’s waters. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even the occasional alligator sunning on the banks.
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (30-minute boat rides)
The last tour departs at 1:30 pm.
Please note that the boat departs promptly every half hour.
Departure location: Allen’s Landing (1001 Commerce St.)
Cost: $7 for adults/$5 for children (ages 4–12)*
For parking, see map here.
View map of directions to boat.
Cost: $7 for adults/$5 for children (ages 4–12)*
*Children under age 4 are not permitted on boat tours
Weather permitting. Reservations are required to secure your spot.
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2018 KBR Kids Day
2018-10-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Bat Boat Tour
KBR Kids Day is one of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s (BBP) signature events, with thousands of children and their families in attendance each year. Join us on October 13 for free family fun at the 12th annual KBR Kids Day at Guadalupe Plaza Park. Activity stations will include numerous hands-on activities from over 20 Houston partners, local entertainment and performers, Dia de los Muertos face painters, balloon artists, a rock climbing wall, and so much more! Costumes encouraged!
Additionally, we will also have a birds of prey show and a Halloween Costume Parade.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Guadalupe Plaza Park is located at the corner of Jensen St. and Navigation Blvd.
View photos from KBR Kids Day 2017!

Parking
Free parking located across the street, on the corner of Jensen St. and Navigation Blvd., across from Guadalupe Plaza Park.

Performance Schedule:
11am: Birds of Prey Show presented by Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
11:40am: Break Free Hip-Hop School
12:05pm: Sunrise International Dance Company
12:20pm: Vietnamese Martial Art
12:30pm: Costume Parade
12:45pm: Houston Grand Opera – Sing! Move! Play!
1:15pm: Anjali Center for Performing Arts
1:45pm: Compania Folklorica Alegria Mexicana
2:15pm: Birds of Prey Show presented by Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges

Additional Activities
1-3pm: Say hello to Texans TORO as he joins in the festivities throughout the park
1-1:50pm: TBH presents “Bocón,” one of the 18-19 season of plays for the program EducaTeatro “Calavera con Calavera,” a Día de los Muertos play produced by Teatro Índigo (on the Talento Bilingue de Houston stage, indoors)
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Bayou City Music Series: "Jazz in the Tre" (Emancipation Park)
2018-10-13 18:00 - 21:30 | Hands for Houston: The Community Bridges Program pairs Rice students with local non-profits
Sunday, October 13
Market: 6-9pm
Concert: 7-9:30pm
Emancipation Park
The Bayou City Music Series resumes this fall with free performances at Discovery Green, Emancipation Park and The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park. The concert series, made possible by the Kinder Foundation, honors the great jazz, blues and zydeco musicians of Houston and Southeast Texas.
Famed pianist and composer Jason Moran comes home to the Third Ward. Jazz students from Moran’s alma mater, HSPVA, will open. Legendary jazz vocalist Horace Grigsby, rounds out a great night of music.
This event will include a market featuring local vendors with original products and will be open beginning at 6pm and throughout the concert.

Emerge: Fluvial Tapestries from Hurricane Harvey Opening Reception
2018-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Monthly Volunteer Day
Join us for an opening reception of “Emerge: Fluvial Tapestries from Hurricane Harvey” on Friday, October 26.
Fluvial Tapestries is an art installation exhibiting and interpreting the natural effects of Hurricane Harvey on Buffalo Bayou in the form of sculptural objects, video, and explanatory illustrations. The work is an artistic and scientific collaboration between artist Kate Kendall, geologist Jerry Kendall, and their communities.
Fluvial Tapestries presents a natural narrative of Hurricane Harvey in relation to Buffalo Bayou’s water levels and the sediment deposits left after the storm.
When: Friday, October 26 from 6-8pm
Where: Sunset Coffee Building (1019 Commerce Street)
Buffalo Bayou is an ever-evolving fundamental feature of Houston. It has and always will change and adapt to its surroundings. The exhibition Emerge: Fluvial Tapestries presents a natural narrative of Hurricane Harvey in relation to Buffalo Bayou’s water levels and the sediment deposits left after the storm.
From October 2017 to June 2018, a team of artists and geologists working with Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences collected 12 sand peels from sediment deposits left by Harvey in Buffalo Bayou Park. A sand peel is a geologic science tool used to capture and read sediment deposit patterns. These natural sand tapestries are a record of Buffalo Bayou’s reactions to Hurricane Harvey. The layers tell the story of flooding, adjustment, and recovery from the storm.
The exhibition will be on view from October 26 through November 6, 2018 at Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Sunset Coffee Building (weekdays from 9am-5pm and weekends from 12-4pm).
This project is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Recycled Bottle LED Labyrinth
Also on view Friday October 26, 2018, join public artist/labyrinth builder Reginald Adams as he creates a unique LED light labyrinth using discarded plastic water bottles that have been pulled from Buffalo Bayou.

The labyrinth, an ancient pathway to prayer and meditation, has a single circuitous path that winds its way into the center. The person walking it uses the same path to return from the center, as the entrance then becomes the exit. The path is in full view, which allows a person to be quiet and focus internally.
The labyrinth project helps bring awareness to the need for recycling in order to keep our waterways clean and free of debris and trash.
As you walk the path of the labyrinth we hope that you will focus on ways in which you can help keep our bayous and water systems clean and healthy for future generations.

CANCELLED: Ghosts and Spirits Boat Tour
2018-10-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Volunteer
This event has been canceled due to impending bad weather.

Ghosts and Spirits along Buffalo Bayou
Wednesday, October 31
6:30-8pm
$50 per person
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership guide Andrew Groocock as he shares stories of haunted tales and legends along Buffalo Bayou. Costumes are encouraged in keeping with the Halloween spirit and to continue the ghoulish fun in Downtown after the tour.
Light bites will be provided, and Santos beer is generously donated by Saint Arnold Brewing Company.

Looking Back History Tour
2018-11-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Volunteer
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Cost: $40 per person (children under 4 are not permitted on boat tours)
Weather permitting. Reservations must be made by selecting an available date on the right.
Aboard BBP’s pontoon boat, take a look back to the late 1800s when Houston was founded with Louis Aulbach, local historian and author of Buffalo Bayou: An Echo of Houston’s Wilderness Beginning or Andrew Groocock, local historian. Hear stories of the Allen brothers and historical information about the people, places and events along the bayou that helped shape Houston.
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BBP Gala: Color Outside the Lines
2018-11-08 18:30 - 22:00
You are invited to the 2018 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala! It will be a dazzling evening, dining under a spectacular tent on the Sabine Street Bridge. This year, BBP is honoring the many colorful contributions of Judy Nyquist and Geraldina Wise to Buffalo Bayou Partnership and to the vitality and creativity of Houston.
Chair: Ellyn Wulfe
Date: Thursday, November 8
Time: 6:30pm Cocktails / 8pm Seated Dinner
Location: Historic Sabine Street Bridge
Proceeds from this important fundraising event allow Buffalo Bayou Partnership to continue transforming, activating and maintaining Buffalo Bayou along the 10-mile stretch from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
Tables for ten guests are: $25,000; $15,000; $10,000 and $6,000. Individual tickets are: $1,500; $1,000 and $600. Click here for a response form.
Cocktail reception only tickets are available for $100.

Parking
Valet Parking will be at 105 Sabine Street. Travel east on Memorial Drive towards downtown. Exit Sabine Street. Turn right on Sabine Street. Valet parking located on your right-hand side.
Self-parking is available at City Lot H. Travel east on Memorial Drive towards downtown. Exit Sabine Street. Stay in right-hand lane of feeder, past Sabine Street, turn right into Lot H (before Houston Avenue). Please note: No access from Allen Parkway.
Parking sponsored by:

For additional information, please contact Leigh McBurnett at 713.752.0314 ext. 105.
2006 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala

2017 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala
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Wellness Walk in the East Sector
2018-11-10 08:00 - 10:00 | Sound Healing Meditation *
*Rescheduled event from September!* Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership and GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls on a free Wellness Walk along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector led by Angel Randolph, Girl Trek group leader, and Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths Wellness Coaching. Discover the historic East End neighborhood. This scenic urban trail follows along Buffalo Bayou flowing toward Tony Marron Park (808 N. York Street) and is a combination of pavement, dirt, and gravel. Wear durable yet comfortable shoes.
Tour will depart from Guadalupe Plaza Park (2311 Runnels Street).
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Art Walk: Sara Kellner
2018-11-10 09:30 - 10:30
Join Sara Kellner with Houston Arts Alliance to discuss Jaume Plensa’s Tolerance sculpture and other works along Allen Parkway, including Celan Bouillet’s parking meter project.
The public art along Buffalo Bayou makes for a unique experience and adventure around every corner. Learn more about these exceptional public works of art during Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s newest guided tour. Discover the meanings and muses behind specific pieces explained by the artists themselves during this four-tour series.
Saturday, November 10
9:30-10:30am
Cost: $10
Additional dates: December 1, April 14, May (TBD)
Meet at the Henry Moore “Spindle” sculpture at Allen Parkway and Gillette Street.
Please note no refunds.
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Young Professionals Holiday Happy Hour
2018-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Underground Sounds: Nameless Sound – Sept 16 4pm
The tradition continues with our annual Holiday Happy Hour in collaboration with the young professionals of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Evergreen!
Jingle while you mingle with other greenspace-loving Houstonians at Piggy’s Kitchen & Bar while enjoying happy hour priced cocktails in the spirit of the season.
See you there!
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FULL - Volunteer Workday
2018-11-17 08:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
This month’s Community Workday is now at full capacity. Please see the complete schedule of volunteer events here.

Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am
Parking: City Lot H
Check-In Location: Contact volunteer@buffalobayou.org for location details
Houstonians, ages 9 and up, are invited to join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for community-wide volunteer days at Buffalo Bayou Park happening the third Saturday of each month. Whether volunteering as a large or small group, or individually, your efforts will lead to a healthier environment and a more aesthetically pleasing amenity for all to enjoy.
Volunteers will help with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: trash pick-up, mulching and weed removal. We do ask that all volunteers bring their own work gloves. All other necessary work tools will be provided by BBP.
To sign up, please read the Volunteer Information packet and complete an online Volunteer Waiver with the event date.
Volunteer Information Volunteer Waiver
Have a larger group interested in helping out on this date? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Leticia Sierras, by email or phone 713.752.0314 ext.206.

Art on Wheels: Members-only Public Art Bike Tour
2018-11-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Houston, Texas Dog Parks You Furry Buddy Will Love
Wednesday, November 28
6:30-7:30pm
Buffalo Bayou Park
Members of The Currents (Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s YP Group) are invited to join an exciting public art bike tour along Buffalo Bayou Park! During this guided tour led by BBP guide Andrew Groocock, members will learn about the various works of art along Buffalo Bayou that make this green space so unique.
The tour will start at 105 Sabine Street.
No bike? No problem! Houston BCycle is generously donating rentals for the tour from the Sabine Street station at Buffalo Bayou Park.
This is a members-only tour and free for members to attend. Join The Currents today to attend!
Members RSVP to Jessica McFall at jmcfall@buffalobayou.org!
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