Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Buffalo Bayou in Bloom Kick-off Happy Hour at Night Heron
2018-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Books on the Bayou / Libros sobre el Bayou
Let’s kick-off Buffalo Bayou in Bloom with Bayou Buddies with a happy hour at Agricole Hospitality‘s newest venture, Night Heron!
Meet the event co-chairs, find out about this exciting new event and learn all about Buffalo Bayou Partnership‘s Master Plan. Night Heron will even be concocting up a themed Buffalo Bayou in Bloom drink!
We’ll be drawing names for free tickets, so bring your friends!
Interested in becoming a member of Bayou Buddies? Find out more information and purchase a membership here.
RSVP on Facebook!

FULL - Volunteer Workday
2018-04-14 08:30 - 11:30, 2018-05-19 08:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
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
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.

Second Saturday Boat Ride
2018-04-14 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., 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.
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BBP hosts Dinner at The Dunlavy
2018-04-17 18:30 - 22:00 | TX
Join BBP for a unique opportunity to enjoy an exclusive Dinner at The Dunlavy on April 17th!
6:30PM Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres and Highlights of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Projects
7:00PM Four-Course Seated Dinner with Wine Pairings from Halter Ranch Vineyard
Alison and Chris Porter, Dinner Co-Chairs
The Dunlavy at Lost Lake in Buffalo Bayou Park
3422 Allen Parkway, Valet Parking
Business Casual
Proceeds from this fundraising event will support Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s efforts to restore the award-winning Buffalo Bayou Park after Hurricane Harvey. The estimated fair market value is $75 per person.
Seating is limited. If you have questions, please contact Leigh McBurnett, BBP Director of Development, at 713.752.0314 ext. 105 or lmcburnett@buffalobayou.org.
Online registration is now closed.

Blanket Bingo
2018-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 | TX
Time: 6-9 pm; sales begin at 6 pm; games begin at 7 pm
Location: Market Square Park (corner of Preston and Travis streets)
This popular event is back at Market Square Park! Join BBP and the Downtown District for Blanket Bingo. 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 includes one bingo packet (approx. 9 games). Additional games and daubers can be purchased for $1 each. Proceeds benefit BBP and Historic Market Square Park. Get there early as cards sell out quickly!

Ecology Walking Tour
2018-04-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2018-05-19 10:30 - 11:30 | bird-grasshopper
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 am
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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Moving East: East Sector Community Meeting #2
2018-04-25 18:00 - 20:30 | TX
Wednesday, April 25
6-8:30pm
Seafarers International Union
625 North York Street
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), the non-profit organization revitalizing Houston’s historic waterway, is moving east. After developing Buffalo Bayou Park and other award-winning green space projects in the downtown area, BBP is developing plans to transform the 5-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.
Following on the heels of community engagement events held in the East End and Fifth Ward this February, BBP will be hosting another meeting to present the very first draft of Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector Area-wide Plan. Please make plans to attend this meeting where you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector.
For additional information and to RSVP: Email or call 713.752.0314 ext. 101.
RSVP

Expansión Hacia el Este: Reuniones Comunitarias del Sector Este #2
2018-04-25 18:00 - 20:30 | TX
¡Queremos tu opinión!
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), la organización sin fines de lucro encargada de renovar el canal histórico de Houston, está expandiendo sus esfuerzos hacia el este. Después del exitoso y premiado desarrollo del Parque Buffalo Bayou y otros proyectos de los espacios verdes cerca del centro de la ciudad, BBP está planeando transformar las cinco millas del canal Buffalo Bayou desde la carretera US 59, hasta su cuenca en el Puerto de Houston.
Continuando con el proceso de eventos comunitarios del Sector Este que se iniciaron en el “East End” y en el “Fifth Ward” en el mes de febrero, BBP le invita a la siguiente junta comunitaria en la que se presentará el primer borrador del Plan para el Sector Este del Buffalo Bayou. Favor de planear atender esta junta, ya que usted tendrá la oportunidad de influenciar el futuro del Sector Este.
Para más información y reservar su puesto: mande un email or llame al 713.752.0314 ext. 101

Miércoles 25 de Abril
6 – 8:30 PM
Seafarers International Union
625 North York Street

“¡déjanos saber que vienes!

Buffalo Bayou in Bloom
2018-04-26 18:30 - 21:30 | bird-grasshopper
Help us keep Buffalo Bayou blooming!
You’re invited to join our young professionals, Bayou Buddies, to celebrate springtime at an event featuring live music, light bites and libations at Buffalo Bayou Park! Enjoy spectacular downtown views while supporting Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s mission to restore and revitalize Buffalo Bayou!
Guests will also have a chance to tour the historic Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern and bid on great silent auction packages for culinary, cultural and recreational experiences.

Pre-sale tickets: $40 for non-members and $30 for members
A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door ($50 for non-members and $40 for members).

Buffalo Bayou in Bloom is co-chaired by Patrick Bailey, Lulu Han, Monica Esqueda and Daniel Williamson (from left to right)

Interested in donating silent auction items? Fill out the form here and email back to jmcfall@buffalobayou.org.
Become a sponsor! See all levels and benefits here.
Join our young professional’s group, Bayou Buddies, and save on your ticket!

Don’t forget to check out the incredible silent auction line up from donors including:

13Celcius
A Ambassador Limousine and Transportation

Alice Blue

Astros

Backstreet Cafe, Caracol, Hugo’s and Xochi

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

BikeBarn

Birds Barbershop
The Boardroom Men’s Salon

Bombshell Bootcamp

Cane’s

Capital Genealogy

Crave Cupcakes

Dish Society

Eureka Heights Brewing

Fit Athletic Club

Goff Financial Group

Hai Hospitality, Uchi and Uchiko

Hermann Park Conservancy

High Brew Coffee

Hilton Americas-Houston

Hotel Alessandra

Houston Arboretum

Houston Ballet

Houston Bycle
Houston Maritime Museum

Innovative Images

Kendra Scott

Laurenzo’s El Tiempo Restaurants

Lighting Inc.

Lucky Strike Houston

Moss Landscaping

Moxie’s Bar

Niko Nikos

Nos Caves Vin

Pete’s Dualing Piano Bar

Stages

Studio Communications

The Dunlavy

The Nice Winery

Treebeards Restaurant

Vineyard Vines

Vinology
Warby Parker

YogaOne

Advanced ticket sales are closed. Tickets available at the door!

SOLD OUT: "Looking Back" History Tour
2018-04-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2018-05-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Volunteer
This tour is sold out. Please see other boat tour dates and times here.

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 Beginnings or Andrew Groocock, local historian. Louis will share stories of the Allen brothers and provide historical information about the people, places and events along the bayou that helped shape Houston.

White Oak to Buffalo Bayou Trail Connection Grand Opening
2018-04-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Homepage
Saturday, April 28 from 10am-1pm
Celebrate the completion of the USDOT TIGER funded project at Johnny Goyen Park at University of Houston-Downtown.

SOLD OUT: Waugh Bat Colony Boat Tour
2018-04-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-05-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Volunteer
This tour is sold out. Please see other boat tour dates and times here.

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 30 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.

Talking Color: Celebrating Carlos Cruz-Diez in Houston
2018-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Birding Walk in Buffalo Bayou East
Public Art of the University of Houston System, along with Buffalo Bayou Partnership, co-host “Talking Color: Celebrating Carlos Cruz-Diez in Houston.” This public event will delve into the eminent artist and his iconic works of kinetic and optical art.
Following an introduction by Lea Weingarten, consulting director of Public Art of the University of Houston System, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Jr., director of Atelier Cruz-Diez Paris and son of the artist, will explore his father’s work in an illustrated conversation with Mari Carmen Ramírez, Wortham Curator of Latin American Art and Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. “Talking Color” launches a series of public events across Houston and Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s opening of Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerence.
A small reception will follow the talk.
Visitor parking can be found at the Welcome Center Parking Garage.
Register

"From Port to Port" Boat Tour
2018-05-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2018-06-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Volunteer
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
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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Bayou City Music Series featuring HSPVA Jazz Band
2018-05-19 18:30 - 21:00 | bird-grasshopper
The Bayou City Music Series, a new concert series presented by the Kinder Foundation, honors the great jazz, blues and zydeco musicians of Houston in free concerts taking place this spring at three parks: Discovery Green, Emancipation Park and The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park.
The last of the Bayou City Music Series, this lineup features the full HSPVA Jazz Band; saxophonist Grady Gaines, who has recorded with Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others; vocalist Trudy Lynn; and the ThunderSOUL Orchestra, a 14-piece orchestra featuring former students of Conrad Johnson from Kashmere High School, which was the subject of a 2011 documentary film.
Admission is free.
Blankets for the lawn are encouraged and food trucks will be on site.

SOLD OUT - "Looking Back" History Tour
2018-06-02 10:00 - 11:30 | Volunteer
This tour is sold out. Please see other boat tour dates and times here.

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.

Twilight Tour
2018-06-08 17:30 - 20:30 | Note
These 30-minute twilight boat rides are a great way to spend the 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 the occasional alligator sunning on the banks.
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm (30 minute boat rides)
The last tour departs at 8:00 pm.
Please note that the boat departs promptly every half hour.
Departure location: 105 Sabine Street (just east of Sabine Street Bridge) at the Sabine Promenade boat launch
View map.
Cost: $7 for adults/$5 for children (ages 4–12)*
*Children under age 4 are not permitted on boat tours

Weather permitting. Reservations Required.

Reserve Online

Workout Party for Buffalo Bayou by goWorkout Houston
2018-06-09 09:00 - 11:00 | bird-grasshopper
When: Saturday, June 9 from 9-11am
Where: 105 Sabine Street Houston, TX 77007
Cost: $20 pre-sale; $25 at the door

goWorkout Houston is hosting a fun community fitness event to benefit Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Funds will go towards the continuing efforts of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s revitalizing efforts of Houston’s historic waterway.
They have chosen the hottest fitness studios and trainers in Houston to give you a sample of their most popular workouts! Come workout with friends, stay for a complimentary mimosa (more available for purchase, cash only) and enjoy the amazing downtown view! *All proceeds go to benefit Buffalo Bayou Partnership.
For event details and what to expect from the workout – visit goWorkoutHouston.com
*All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.

FULL - Volunteer Workday
2018-06-16 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.
