{"id":386208,"date":"2025-11-17T22:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386208\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T22:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:49:19","slug":"city-place-brings-big-holiday-cheer-to-houston-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386208\/","title":{"rendered":"City Place brings big holiday cheer to Houston this season"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Place is turning up the holiday cheer once again with Oh, What Fun!<\/a><\/strong>, a festive, family-friendly celebration filled with art, entertainment, and twinkling traditions from November 21 through January 11.<\/p>\n

A season of art and cheer<\/strong>
The plaza transforms into a holiday wonderland complete with the whimsical Gingerbread Village, where larger-than-life candy-coated houses set a magical scene. There are also interactive VOUW Art Installations \u2014 Chairwave, Poem Booth, and Roast Booth \u2014 that inspire connection and creativity all season long.<\/p>\n

Tree lighting magic<\/strong>
The centerpiece of the celebration, the Oh, What Fun! Tree Lighting, takes place Sunday, November 30, from 3\u20137 pm. Enjoy an afternoon of family fun with face painters, balloon twisters, a snow tent, and music throughout the plaza. Capture a photo with Santa and watch the tree light up the night in this free, can\u2019t-miss community event.<\/p>\n

\"City Photo courtesy of City Place<\/p>\n

December highlights<\/strong>
The festivities continue with Pix on the Plaza: The Polar Express is showing on December 6, complete with trackless train rides. Enjoy a festive night of live music during the Merry String Quartet Holiday Concert on December 12 \u2014 the perfect way to soak in the spirit of the season.<\/p>\n

Ring in the New Year<\/strong>
The celebrations wrap up with not one, but two New Year\u2019s Eve events at City Place. Families can join the fun early with the Noon Year\u2019s Eve party, featuring kid-friendly entertainment, crafts, and a countdown to noon complete with bubbles and confetti.<\/p>\n

Later that night, the plaza transforms for the first-ever City Place New Year\u2019s Eve Celebration, a lively evening of music, dancing, and a dazzling drone show to welcome 2026 in style. Expect festive photo ops, champagne toasts, and a midnight countdown under the stars.<\/p>\n

\"City Photo courtesy of City Place<\/p>\n

Make it a full night out with exclusive hotel packages from the Houston City Place Marriott, offering stay-and-play perks and front-row access to the festivities \u2014 perfect for couples, families, and staycationers alike. Reservations are required by November 20 using rate code ES7 or this link<\/a>. Please note: Packages are non-refundable after December 1.<\/p>\n

Festivities all season long<\/strong>
Throughout Oh, What Fun!, guests can also enjoy weekly wellness classes, creative art workshops, and other merry moments that make every visit special.<\/p>\n

Plan your holidays here<\/a>, because at City Place, every moment is “Oh, What Fun!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City Place is turning up the holiday cheer once again with Oh, What Fun!, a festive, family-friendly celebration…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":386209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[36227,184384,7709,4345,184386,184385,31668,358,177199,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-386208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-city-place","9":"tag-gingerbread-village","10":"tag-holidays","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-noon-years-eve","13":"tag-pix-on-the-plaza","14":"tag-promoted","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-tree-lighting","17":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115567484420370998","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}