Hiiii Houston, I’m back!!! I hope y’all enjoyed your time with Sid from San Antonio while I was off celebrating my birthday. Apparently we had a few other birthdays this weekend too, so happy birthday to all my fellow Libras! 💕

And since Libras are an aesthetic bunch who absolutely love beauty, nature, and art, obviously I have the perfect giveaway for us.

We’re giving away a pair of Early Entry Tickets to PlantCon Houston, happening October 17–18 at Reliant Stadium! Get in early, shop all the plants your apartment definitely has room for, and spend the weekend surrounded by fellow plant people. Enter to win! 🌱✨

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Houston’s own Tobe Nwigwe is celebrating The Bridge with a meet-and-greet and signing at Cactus Music on October 10. Grab the new album and get your copy signed by Tobe himself.

• Karina Rykman lands at White Oak Music Hall on October 18 with bass-heavy jams and psychedelic indie-pop from Late Checkout. Clock out of reality for a couple hours and join her universe.

• FLO is taking us to therapy, but thankfully it’s at the club. Catch the British R&B trio at Bayou Music Center on February 2 and come dressed accordingly.

• Dylan Gossett is coming home to Texas with a stop at Bayou Music Center on May 14. Put the sad cowboy songs on now and get yourself emotionally ready for Friday night.

• Plus other just announced shows in Houston!

50+ THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER

If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to fill up your October calendar, I fear I’ve given you 50+ of them. From Halloween festivities and fall events to concerts, festivals, art, and some of the biggest happenings around Houston, October is absolutely packed. The weather might even finally let us enjoy being outside without immediately sweating through our clothes. Scroll through, pick your favorites, and enjoy arguably one of Houston’s best months. 🎃✨

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• The Houston Zoo welcomed baby star tortoises, eyelash vipers, leaf-tailed geckos, and its first-ever Hosmer’s spiny-tailed skinks. You can already see the new arrivals inside the Reptile & Amphibian House.

• Southern Smoke Festival took over Discovery Green Saturday with nearly 100 chefs from around the country and raised a whopping $2 million to support food and beverage workers in crisis. Houston showed OUT.

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