Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Celebremos en una visión a Buffalo Bayou East
2019-10-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Sound Healing Meditation, TX
Autor de la foto: Michael Van Valkenburg Associates
Únete a Buffalo Bayou Partnership para festejar el lanzamiento del Plan Maestro Buffalo Bayou East el sábado, 26 de octubre, 2019 a partir de las 12pm-4pm (presentación 12:30pm) en 5803 Navigation Boulevard al lado del Waterfront.
*Actuaciones de Annika Chambers Band y Roberto Rodriguez and Mas Pulpo
*Pinta caritas
*manualidades para niños
*cascos gratis para montar bicicletas a las primeras 100 personas!
* Food Trucks
*Saint Arnold’s Beer and Root Beer
* Gratis y abierto a todo el publico

Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan Celebration
2019-10-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Sound Healing Meditation
Photo credit: Michael Van Valkenburg Associates
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership to celebrate the launch of the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan! We will be celebrating a vision for Buffalo Bayou East which includes parks, trails and unique destinations.

12-4pm (presentation at 12:30pm)
Performances by Annika Chambers Band + Roberto Rodriguez and Mas Pulpo + Break Free Hip Hop
Face Painting + Kid’s Crafts
Free bicycle helmets to the first 100 attendees!
Food Trucks + Saint Arnold’s Beer and Root Beer
Bike Valet provided by BikeHouston (located at 5303 Navigation)
Port Houston Fireboat Show at 1:30pm

Free and open to all!

Parking map:
(Downloaded the parking map here.)

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Buffalo Bayou Boat Tour
2019-10-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Volunteer
These 30-minute boat rides are a great way to spend the afternoon or evening 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 an occasional alligator sunning on the banks.
Buffalo Bayou Boat Tours depart from Allen’s Landing, 1001 Commerce St. Houston, TX 77002.
$7 for adults / $5 for children (age 4-12)*
*Children under age 4 are not permitted on boat tours

Buffalo Bayou Boat Tours run from 10am – 2pm with the last tour departing at 1:30 pm.

Reservations are required.
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Wine Tasting with Nice Winery
2019-10-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Volunteer
Winemaker, Ryan Levy, a certified sommelier, wine educator, and Le Cordon Bleu trained chef, will lead guests through a discussion of his award-winning wines while taking in exceptional views of Buffalo Bayou’s lush landscape from our pontoon boat. One of his wines was recently awarded Best of Show out of 3,000 wines in the Houston Rodeo Wine Competition! A selection of cheeses will also be served. Learn more about Nice Winery‘s wine-making and vineyards in advance. Only 20 seats available.
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The Currents Members-only Glenwood Cemetery Tour
2019-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Cistern
We’re celebrating the month of Halloween with a special (but not spooky) cemetery tour!
Members of The Currents, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s YP Group are invited to a discounted tour of the historic Glenwood Cemetery, Buffalo Bayou Park’s next door neighbor!
Led by docents of Preservation Houston, the group will learn about key facts and historic figures buried in one of Texas’ most beautiful burial grounds. PH has been doing this tour for over 30 years!
$5/person for members (normally $15)
Members, email Jessica at jmcfall@buffalobayou.org to get the link to register.
Not a member? Sign up for The Currents today to join this and other unique opportunities like this! https://buffalobayou.org/support/the-currents/
About Glenwood Cemetery
Designed in the tradition of other romantic rural cemetery parks of the 19th century, Glenwood’s beautiful landscape and towering trees provide the visitor a place of quiet respite just one mile west of downtown Houston. Glenwood’s collection of statuary and monuments are reminders of Houston’s rich history and the men and women who shaped it. Included among them are the last President of the Republic of Texas, four Governors, and more than twenty Houston Mayors, along with founders of major oil companies, religious and professional leaders, and others who have made significant contributions to Houston.
Glenwood Cemetery comprises approximately 84 acres, of which 18 acres are reserved for future development ensuring that Glenwood will continue to serve future generations of Houstonians with dignity, respect and compassion.
Members Email to Register

Art on Wheels
2019-10-19 09:00 - 10:30 | bird-grasshopper
View the public art in Buffalo Bayou Park like never before on this exciting bike ride! During this tour led by BBP guide Andrew Groocock, you will learn about the various works of art along Buffalo Bayou that make this green space so unique.
No bike? No problem! Houston BCycle is generously donating rentals for the tour from the Sabine Street station in Buffalo Bayou Park.
$10/participant
Attendees will meet at The Water Works Visitor Center located at 105 Sabine Street.
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2019 KBR Kids Day
2019-10-12 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 12 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 2018!

Texas Children’s Health Plan will be helping families apply for CHIP or Medicaid coverage KBR Kids Day. Stop by their booth and speak with an Application Specialist if you want to find out more about applying for health care coverage. Visit texaschildrenshealthplan.org/plan for a list of documents you’ll need to submit with your application. Call 1-888-559-PLAN to schedule an appointment at one of our other Application Assistance locations or for questions about the application process.

The Currents Fall Volunteering
2019-09-28 08:30 - 23:30
If you’re a member of The Currents (BBP’s YP group), join us for a volunteer morning along Buffalo Bayou to help us keep it looking bayou-tiful!
Members, fill out and submit the volunteer waiver with the date and the group name here.
Details will be sent out the week of.
Interested in joining this and other events? Join The Currents today!
To learn more about Buffalo Bayou volunteering opportunities, please contact volunteer@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 206.
Member Registration

Birding with the Bats
2019-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Public Art
Join Alisa Kline, a Texas Master Naturalist, for an evening of birding along Buffalo Bayou at Waugh Drive Bridge where a colony of more than 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats resides. Find out which birds and other critters are attracted to the bats during their nightly emergence. We cannot guarantee hawks will be on the job, but make sure to bring your binoculars. It will be hard to catch the action without them!
Meet at the Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Observation Deck (Allen Parkway at Waugh Drive).
This program is part of Houston Bird Week.

Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2019-09-21 18:35 - 20:05 | 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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Nature Walking Tour
2019-09-21 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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FULL: Monthly Volunteer Workday
2019-09-21 08:30 - 11:30
This volunteer event is at capacity.

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
Questions? Taylor Tavormina by email (volunteer@buffalobayou.org) or by phone 713-752-0314 ext. 206.

CANCELLED: Sunrise Yoga sponsored by BIG Power Yoga
2019-09-20 06:30 - 07:15 | bird-grasshopper
Due to weather, this event has been cancelled. The next Sunrise Yoga will take place Friday, October 4.

Flow into the weekend with Sunrise Yoga on Buffalo Bayou! We’re partnering with BIG Power Yoga for a series of 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.

CANCELLED: Blanket Bingo in Market Square Park
2019-09-19 18:00 - 21:00
Due to weather, this event is cancelled.

This popular park favorite is back! Join us for an exciting new season of Blanket Bingo, benefiting Market Square Park and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs or snag one of the tables at the park for a night of fun, music and great prizes! $10 admission (cash only) includes one bingo packet (approx. 9 games). Additional games and daubers can be purchased for $1 each. Packets will go on sale at 6pm and Bingo will begin at 7pm.
This event has been known to sell out, so be sure to get to the park early to secure your chances.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. Outside alcohol is not allowed to be brought into the park; however, beer and wine are sold at the Niko Niko’s on-site along with delicious Greek and American food. The Historic Market Square neighborhood is home to a variety of other restaurants that also provide take-out food service.

Waterscape Making: A Harvey Anniversary Public Ceremony
2019-09-05 20:00 - 22:00 | bird-grasshopper
Join BBP and Houston artist Carrie Schneider for an interactive experience to discover what is possible between our public imagination and our relationship with water in Houston, as we mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey.
How to make a Waterscape: Guests will sign up karaoke-style and for the length of your selected song, you control your own weather system inside of a fish tank. Lights, bubbles, waves, and water set the scene. Bring or select from available objects, and use your hands to tell your own story about water.
The event occurs in relay so that we lend a hand to one another in a mutual aid loop outside of disaster response. Each waterscape will be videoed from below and projected for all to witness.
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The Currents Happy Hour at Finn Hall
2019-09-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Sound Healing Meditation**
The Currents, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s young professionals group is partnering up with the young professionals of Big Brothers and Big Sisters for a special happy hour at Finn Hall! Enjoy happy hour priced cocktails, passed apps and great company at one of Houston’s hottest food halls.
Bring your friends and learn more about what initiatives The Currents and Big Brothers and Big Sisters have going on!

An Interview with Philosopher Timothy Morton
2019-08-29 18:00 - 19:30 | bird-grasshopper
Environmental philosopher, writer, and frequent artistic collaborator, Timothy Morton, will discuss his contribution to We Are the Asteroid III, a public artwork on view in Buffalo Bayou Park through September 8th. Morton created the text that appears on this iteration of the artwork, and is considered one of the most important ecological voices in writing today, exploring the intersection of object-oriented thought and ecological studies. Morton will be interviewed by Karen Farber, Director of the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and Member of BBP’s Public Art Committee.
6pm: Reception
6:30pm: Discussion
An opportunity for audience interaction with the speakers will follow.
Timothy Morton is Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. He is the author of Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence; Nothing: Three Inquiries in Buddhism (with Marcus Boon and Eric Cazdyn); Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World, and other books.

Underwriting for this program was generously provided by Scott and Judy Nyquist.
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Summer of Walt Whitman Finale Party: Bayou Nature Walk
2019-08-28 18:30 - 20:00 | bird-grasshopper
Join Brazos Bookstore as they close out their Summer of Walt Whitman with an evening of poetry and exploration along the bayou!
Presented in partnership with Urban Paths and Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Brazos Bookstore invites you into the urban wild to share poetry and a guided stroll along the bayou. The evening will round out with a reflection and journaling session!
The bayou walk will be led by Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths. Registration is limited to 30 guests. The $5 registration fee comes with a notebook! Click here to register.
For additional questions, visit brazosbookstore.com.
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CANCELLED: Houston, We Have a Poem!
2019-08-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Monthly Volunteer Day
This event has been cancelled.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Writers in the Schools are hosting celestial and lunar-inspired poetry performances under the ever-changing Lunar Cycle Lighting along Buffalo Bayou. There will be a poetry writing workshop (limited registration), followed by free curated open mic performances, open to the public, featuring spoken word poetry by Houston area poets.

The Currents Happy Hour at FM Kitchen and Bar
2019-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Monthly Volunteer Workday
Take a break from the summer heat and cool down on the patio of FM Kitchen and Bar with The Currents, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s YP Group!

We’ll be enjoying happy hour priced frozen cocktails, beer and wine from 6-8pm. Learn more about what The Currents are all about and meet like-minded Houstonians.

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Looking Back History Tours
2019-08-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Volunteer
Time: 9 – 11am
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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The Currents + HTXoutdoors Full Moon Hiking Zen
2019-08-14 19:30 | bird-grasshopper
Members of both The Currents and HTXOutdoors are invited to a hike along Buffalo Bayou Park during a Full Moon to see the Lunar Cycle Lighting orbs turn white along the trails followed by a 30-minute moonlit yoga session atop The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park.
7:15pm: Meet
7:30pm: Hike
8:30pm: Yoga
Check-in is at 105 Sabine Street next to the Wortham Insurance Visitor Center. Read more about what to bring here.
Members Register Here

SOLD OUT: Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2019-08-10 19:20 - 20:50 | 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.
Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Q&A

East Sector Wellness Walk
2019-08-10 09:00 - 10:30 | Bat Boat Tour
Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership on a free Wellness Walk along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector led by 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). Cost is free, but please register.
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CANCELED: Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2019-08-03 19:05 - 20:35 | Volunteer
This tour has been canceled.

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.
Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Q&A

Glow Flow with Empower Fitness Lab
2019-07-31 19:30 - 21:30 | bird-grasshopper
7:30-9:30pm Lunar Cycling (20-minute sessions)
Empower Fitness Lab and Buffalo Bayou Partnership are joining forces for two out-of-this-world fitness experiences in one evening. Empower will lead a series of 20-minute “lunar” cycling sessions on stationary bikes in Buffalo Bayou Park. Enjoy a stellar view of the downtown skyline and take in the Lunar Cycle Lighting scheme along Buffalo Bayou when all of the orbs will be blue during the new moon.
8-9pm Silent Yoga
Drown out all distractions and focus on your flow during an hour-long practice of silent yoga. Using wireless, noise-canceling headphones, this unique yoga session encourages a full sensory experience without the everyday disruptions
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Port to Port History Boat Tour
2019-07-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Volunteer
Price: $45
The Port to Port Tour is a cruise east of downtown on Buffalo Bayou from Allen’s Landing to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
In 1914 with the opening of the Houston Ship Channel and the modern Port of Houston, the section of Buffalo Bayou from the port’s turning basin to the foot of Main Street (now known as Allen’s Landing) was called the upper channel.
Very few Houstonians today get to experience the upper channel by boat which has a very different environment from that of the bayou west of downtown.
Join bayou guide Andrew Groocock on a historical tour of the upper channel of Buffalo Bayou focusing on the historic significance of this industrial stretch and Houston, as you cruise the approximately seven miles from the old port of Houston to the new port of Houston.
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FULL: Monthly Volunteer Workday
2019-07-20 08:30 - 11:30
This monthly volunteer day has reached the maximum amount of sign-ups.

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
Questions? Taylor Tavormina by email (volunteer@buffalobayou.org) or by phone 713-752-0314 ext. 206.

Moon Walk
2019-07-16 20:00 - 21:00 | bird-grasshopper
Take not one, but several small steps for man during this exciting moonlit walk! In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the momentous Moon Landing, join Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) for an educational “moon walk” along the Buffalo Bayou trails under the glow of a full moon. An HMNS astronomer will enlighten you with lunar knowledge. You can also witness the signature Lunar Cycle Lighting along the bayou when all of the lamp post orbs will be white under the glow of a full moon.
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Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2019-07-13 19:40 - 21:00 | 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.
Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Q&A
