Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Monthly Volunteer Workday
2026-08-15 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | TX
Volunteers, 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 an individual or a small group, 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.
Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am
Meeting Location / Parking: Details will be provided after registration.
Interested individuals and small groups can sign up here.

Larger groups can schedule another day during the month by emailing volunteer@buffalobayou.org.

To sign up, please read the Volunteer Information packet and register through our GetConnected volunteer platform.
Volunteer Information Packet
Create a Profile on GetConnected
Questions? Contact Steve Parker by email (volunteer@buffalobayou.org) or by phone 713-752-0314 ext. 206.

Bikes & Bats
2026-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership and BikeHouston for a batty good time with a bike ride to the Waugh Bridge Bat Colony!
Bring your bike for an evening ride along Buffalo Bayou to the Waugh Drive Bridge, where you’ll witness an unforgettable sight—more than 300,000 Mexican free-tailed bats emerging at sunset. Along the way, bat expert DeAndra Ramsey will share insights about these fascinating and important creatures—affectionately known as “sky puppies.” Spots are limited, so reserve yours today!
Cost
$10
Duration
2 hours / 3 miles
Meeting Location
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St)
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Sunset Poetry with Undercurrents: Martha Serpas
2026-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Enjoy an evening of poetry and immersive art, presented in conjunction with Undercurrents by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. The night begins with a poetry reading by one of the acclaimed writers who contributed to the installation and drinks on the terrace. Then, descend into the Cistern for a unique opportunity to experience Undercurrents with the writers.
Cost
$15
Duration
6:30-7:30 PM / 1 hour
Location
The reading begins on the Wortham Insurance Terrace above the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. (105-B Sabine St)

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About Martha Serpas
Martha Serpas, a native of Galliano, Louisiana, produced the documentary Veins in the Gulf, which addresses the state’s land loss and coastal erosion crisis. Her four volumes of poetry include Côte Blanche, The Dirty Side of the Storm, The Diener, and Double Effect. Her poems appear in anthologies focused on ecological, religious, formal, or Southern poetry. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, she has worked as a hospital chaplain, most recently as part of a psilocybin trial for patients at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. At the Tilman J. Fertitta College of Medicine, she co-directs the Scripts program, an initiative to bring creative writers and medical students together around literature and medicine. She teaches poetry writing, consciousness studies, theology, and ecopoetry in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston.

2026 KBR Kids Day
2026-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
KBR Kids Day is a free annual event for the entire community. Thousands of children and their families will gather at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park to experience a full day of fun with exciting activities for all ages. More information to come!

Sunset Poetry with Undercurrents: Roberto Tejada
2026-10-22 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | THE WATER WORKS, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Enjoy an evening of poetry and immersive art, presented in conjunction with Undercurrents by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. The night begins with a poetry reading by one of the acclaimed writers who contributed to the installation and drinks on the terrace. Then, descend into the Cistern for a unique opportunity to experience Undercurrents with the writers.
Cost
$15
Duration
6:30-7:30 PM / 1 hour
Location
The reading begins on the Wortham Insurance Terrace above the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. (105-B Sabine St)

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About Roberto Tejada
Roberto Tejada is the author of poetry collections that include Mirrors for Gold (Krupskaya, 2006), Exposition Park (Wesleyan, 2010), Why the Assembly Disbanded (Fordham, 2022), and Carbonate of Copper (Fordham, 2025), longlisted for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. His writings on art and media history include National Camera: Photography and Mexico’s Image Environment (Minnesota, 2009), his work on the groundbreaking Mexican American artist Celia Alvarez Muñoz (UCLA/CSRC; Minnesota, 2009) and essay collections on Latin American and Latinx art and culture Still Nowhere in an Empty Vastness (Noemi, 2019), and the forthcoming Along the Diagonal: Art / Essays / América (Fordham, 2026). Awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Poetry (2021) he is the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston where he teaches Creative Writing and Art History.

Buffalo Bayou East: A Progress Report to the Community
2026-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | TX
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is making progress on trails, parks, and unique spaces east of downtown!
Join us for our annual presentation sharing progress, important milestones in design and construction, and exciting changes to come as we realize the Buffalo Bayou East 10-Year Plan. More to come!
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¡Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) está avanzando en la construcción de senderos, parques y espacios únicos al este del centro de la ciudad!
Acompáñanos en nuestra presentación anual, donde compartiremos los avances, hitos importantes en diseño y construcción, y los emocionantes cambios que vienen con la implementación del Plan de 10 Años de Buffalo Bayou East. ¡Pronto habrá más información!

2026 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala: Making Waves
2026-11-05 18:30 - 22:30 UTC | TX
Co-Chairs:
Catherine and Matt Matthews
Alison and Chris Porter

Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for our annual gala on Thursday, November 5th, a memorable evening outdoors at Buffalo Bayou Park to celebrate our organization’s Making Waves.
Guests will enjoy cocktails and a seated, all in support of BBP’s work towards a more connected and welcoming waterfront for all of Houston.
Tables for ten guests are: $25,000; $15,000; $10,000; and $6,500. Individual tickets are: $1,500; $1,000; and $650.

Contact giving@buffalobayou.org for more information.
