Excelsior Academy

Lace up your running shoes and prepare to join The Chevron Houston Marathon festival that supports many charities, including CanCare, Texas Children's Hospital, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. As the largest single-day sporting event in the city, all runners get a chance to participate in the course map that runs together with a half marathon and a 5K race, where thousands of runners and spectators get to enjoy the fun signage, clocks, bottled water, Gatorade, aid stations, and exhilarating entertainment.

Catch live entertainment at STAGES, where the plays push the boundaries of everyday theater. A talented troupe, guest performers, and a penchant for putting a modern spin on classics define this popular playhouse. Known for presenting cutting-edge works that push the boundaries of traditional performances, STAGES produces original plays, puts a modern spin on classics, and nurtures new talent in writing and performing. The repertory troupe includes talented performers, artists, and stage professionals from the Houston area and presents guest artists from around the world.

Explore the origins of earth and man at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, where more than a dozen permanent exhibits explore the worlds of astronomy, space science, Native Americans, chemistry, energy, paleontology, and Texas wildlife. There are also several displays of dinosaur skeletons, natural gems, and other attractions that will keep you occupied for hours. Special sections of the museum include the Wortham IMAX Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center, Burke Baker Planetarium, and the George Observatory.

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary and memorable experience at the Rooftop Cinema Club, where it's their mission to transform nights at the movies into cinematic events like no other. Bring your friends and loved ones, and they'll bring you city skylines, sunsets, starlit evenings, tasty drinks, delicious food, and great movies on the big screen. Doors open early before the screening so you can enjoy all the elements of our experience during the most beautiful times, golden hour, sunset, and dusk. The movie begins after the sun goes down, just as the stars are coming out and the city lights are starting to twinkle. Outdoor movies have never looked so great.