Rent this

Explore Downtown with an Electric Scooter Rental

Tooling along the streets of Houston just got a lot more fun.

06/06/2022 By Stephanie Bartels

one-of-a-kind

POST Houston Is the Latest Entertainment Venue To Arrive in the City

Coming this fall to bring community via food, art and music.

09/14/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Windows to a New World

Downtown's WindowWorks Is a Win for Bayou City Public Art

Houston’s Downtown District and UP Art Studio partnered with 18 Texas artists to create a visual paradise on Main Street.

09/22/2020 By Kaitlyn Miller

Buzz Buzz

5 Things You Must Do in Houston this Weekend, June 5-7

Performance art, a dance collaboration, and an album release.

06/05/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Listen to the fabric of Houston

Travel the World at the Free DiverCity Project Concerts

The new, free concert series lets you tour Houston's cultural communities through music.

03/06/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Destination: Downtown

The Houstonian's Essential Guide to Downtown

A revamped, revitalized, verging-on-unrecognizable district

06/25/2019 By Houstonia Staff

People Live Here Now

Downtown Joins the Home Tour Circuit

Get a taste of the downtown life with a six-property tour on Saturday, March 30.

03/26/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Crafty Like a Fox

Monthly DIY Workshops Return to Downtown District This Spring and Summer

The craft and social series from Pop Shop America and Downtown District starts anew on March 13.

02/27/2019 By Abby Ledoux

The More the Merrier

Downtown's Public Art Glut is No Accident

The ongoing Arts Block initiative means it's harder than ever to walk a block without something to look at or Instagram.

08/14/2018 By Holly Beretto

public art

Havel Ruck Projects Has A Literal Take On the Term 'Open House'

The artistic duo will begin construction on a "perforated house" as the newest installment of the Downtown District's Art Blocks initiative.

04/19/2018 By Brittanie Shey

Free Ride

Downtown Houston's Greenlink Expands Its Hours and Routes

Downtown's eco-friendly bus system updates for 2018.

01/23/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

10 Brand-New Downtown Restaurants to Dine at Right Now

There's never been a better time to brave the one-way streets and parking meters: Downtown has dressed up for dinner.

06/21/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Plan Downtown

Here's Your Chance to Weigh in on the Future of Downtown

The city's hard at work on a new master plan, and they're taking ideas.

04/12/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Art News

After a Successful First Year, Downtown District Extends 'Art Blocks' at Main Street Square

Popular public art works, like Trumpet Flower, will remain on view through December 2017.

04/10/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis