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The Original Mud Run
May 25, 2013
Sam Houston Race Park
7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston , TX

Are you ready to play DIRTY? Don't worry we are too! The Original Mud Run is a 5K/10K military style obstacle course. 2013 marks its 4th year of piling on the grime in Houston. Yep this year we have two courses! A 5K, 3.1 mile course with 18 plus obstacles and a10K, 6.2 mile course with 30+ military style obstacles. Details.
Memorial Weekend Music Festival
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 7:30pm
Reliant Arena Houston, TX 77054

You don't want to miss this lineup! Come to Reliant Arena to see the Heads of State! Details.
Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride and Cook Off
June 28-29, 2013
Friendswood, TX

An escorted ride will take you through the scenic roads of Harris, Fort Bend, Waller, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties. There will be a gas stop at Cottonwood Travel Center in Rosenberg. The ride will end at the Galveston County Fairgrounds where you will have the opportunity to eat barbecue plates (provided with the cost of registration), listen to live entertainment, participate in bike games, a ride-in bike show, visit with cook-off teams and enjoy the other events going on at the fairgrounds. Details.
Freedom Over Texas- 4th of July Celebration
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou

Houston sets the stage for another extraordinary patriotic celebration at Mayor Annise Parker’s official 4th of July event......Southwest Airlines Freedom Over Texas with Entertainment Presented by NRG. Don't miss featured acts by Sheryl Crow and Martina McBride. The evening culminates with a fireworks extravaganza set to a perfectly timed bed of patriot and current musical selections Details.
Wicked
July 10 - August 11, 2013
The Hobby Center 800 Bagby St #300 Houston, TX 77002

Back by “Popular” demand. Variety calls WICKED "a cultural phenomenon,” and every time it has played Houston it has broken box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards®, WICKED is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times). Details.
Shadow Creek Ranch Triathlon
July 14, 2013
Shadow Creek Ranch Subdivision

500 meter open water swim. 7.3 mile out and back bike that athletes will be required to do two times. Flat and fast circuit 3.23 mile run that covers cement and crushed granite running path around the beautiful community of Shadow Creek Ranch. The path winds around lakes and bayous. Details.
Space City Con: Art Expo show & contest 2013
Aug 2 -4, 2013
The Westin Houston Galleria Hotel

It is with great pleasure that Space City Con 2012 announces a combination art show and contest, the "Art Expo". We would like to issue an invitation for all artists to join us and show off your craft, competing for prizes! This will be a juried show with our art professional Guests as judges, and contest awards of $1000, $500, and $250 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placing, respectively. Details.
23rd Houston International Jazz Festival
Aug 2 - 4, 2013
Jazz Education Inc.

The Houston International Jazz Festival, featuring “international”, national, regional, and local Jazz musicians, enhances Houston’s reputation as an arts center and attracts Jazz aficionados worldwide. Details.
Chairman's Ball "Once Upon A Happily Ever After"
August 17, 2013
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott and Convention Center

This “black-tie-optional” formal event pulls out all the stops to help get you recognized. Each year the annual Chairman’s Ball honors the outgoing Chairman of the Board and welcomes the incoming Chairman. You can expect an exceptional meal and an exciting evening of dancing and entertainment. Details.
2013 Lake Houston 10K/5K
August 24, 2013 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kings Harbor

The 10K/5K will be a sanctioned race, beginning and ending at King’s Harbor in Kingwood. An award ceremony will follow the run with a prize of $500 awarded to the top male and female runners in the 10k race and $250 awarded to the top male and female in the 5k race. Details.
9-11 Heroes Run 2013
September 7, 2013
Ellington Airport 11602 Aerospace Dr. Houston,TX 77034

The 2013 9/11 Heroes Run is bringing communities together throughout the country and around the world this September 11th. Our goal is to never forget the sacrifices of all of the Heroes of September 11th - veteran, first responder, military, and civilian. We honor the fallen by challenging the living. Details.
The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
September 14 - 15, 2013
Reliant Park One Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054

The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is a two-day food-lover’s event featuring hundreds of exhibitors, cooking demos, tastings, workshops, book signings and appearances by Food Network celebrities. Details.
2013 Komen Houston Race for the Cure
Saturday Oct. 5, 2013 7:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Downtown Houston

5K Run/Walk - This event helps raise money for breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. Details.
Great Urban Race
October 19, 2013
Celtic Gardens 2300 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77006

Great Urban Race is a wild urban adventure. Teams solve twelve clues and complete exciting mental and physical challenges while discovering the city in a fresh way! Details.
4th annual FASHION HOUSTON
November 13th-16th, 2013
Wortham Center

Fashion Houston is the premiere fashion event in the great state of Texas that combines international style with southern hospitality. Started in 2010 by philanthropist and visionary Jared Lang, Fashion Houston has become a world recognized event and a media magnet, featuring top international designers for a week of runway shows. Details.

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