Monthly Volunteer Workday

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 an individual or a small group, your efforts will lead to a healthier environment and a more aesthetically pleasing amenity for all to enjoy.

Summer Species: Butterfly Briefing

THE WATER WORKS 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, United States

Join us every Saturday in June through August for "Ask the Expert" and dive into the wondrous world of butterflies and other pollinators during our Summer Species series. Find out why these tiny creatures are essential for keeping our environment healthy, helping plants grow, and making sure we have food. Get tips on protecting them, […]

Summer Species: Butterfly Walk

JACKSON HILL BRIDGE

We’re fluttering into summer with a series of nature walks exploring this year’s Summer Species, butterflies! Learn about local butterfly species, life cycle, and habitat on this discovery tour of Buffalo Bayou with Nancy Greig, founding director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center (now retired). An avid natural historian “jack of all trades”, she has a particular […]

Sound Healing Meditation

BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, United States

Find your center and practice meditation in the spacious and tranquil Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Offered in collaboration with Union is Creation, this meditation series will feature the use of singing bowls and wind chimes to encourage mindfulness and connectivity. Guests should bring their own cushions or mats and water only in a non-glass container. […]

$15

Buffalo Bayou Cruise: Twilight

ALLEN'S LANDING 1001 Commerce Street, Houston, TX, United States

Spend quality time with your family or friend group on a 30-minute boat tour of Buffalo Bayou. Escape the bustle of the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along the waterway. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, turtles and the occasional alligator on the banks.

$15

Sound Healing Meditation

BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, United States

Find your center and practice meditation in the spacious and tranquil Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Offered in collaboration with Union is Creation, this meditation series will feature the use of singing bowls and wind chimes to encourage mindfulness and connectivity. Guests should bring their own cushions or mats and water only in a non-glass container. […]

$15

Buffalo Bayou Park Wellness Walk

The Water Works 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX, United States

Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership on a free Wellness Walk led by Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths. Anyone and everyone is invited to walk through the paths of Buffalo Bayou Park while discussing topics including mental and physical health as well as the benefits of being exposed to nature.

Sound Healing Meditation

BUFFALO BAYOU PARK CISTERN 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, United States

Find your center and practice meditation in the spacious and tranquil Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Offered in collaboration with Union is Creation, this meditation series will feature the use of singing bowls and wind chimes to encourage mindfulness and connectivity. Guests should bring their own cushions or mats and water only in a non-glass container. […]

$15

Summer Species: Butterfly Briefing

THE WATER WORKS 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX, United States

Join us every Saturday in June through August for "Ask the Expert" and dive into the wondrous world of butterflies and other pollinators during our Summer Species series. Find out why these tiny creatures are essential for keeping our environment healthy, helping plants grow, and making sure we have food. Get tips on protecting them, […]

Buffalo Bayou Cruise: Port to Port

ALLEN'S LANDING 1001 Commerce Street, Houston, TX, United States

The Port to Port History 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.  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.

$45