{"id":600502,"date":"2026-02-19T07:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/600502\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T07:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:16:11","slug":"lunar-new-year-festival-woodson-black-fest-10-events-happening-across-the-houston-metro-feb-20-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/600502\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year Festival, Woodson Black Fest: 10 events happening across the Houston metro Feb. 20-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From cultural celebrations to rodeos and throwdowns, here are 10 events taking place this weekend that offer a little bit of everything. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lone Star Throwdown<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Lone Star Throwdown returns with 2,000 show vehicles that will be competing for one of the top 100 awards at the Lone Star Expo Center and Montgomery County Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feb. 20-21, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Feb. 22, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>$20 (spectator), $80 (online vehicle registration)<\/li>\n<li>9255 Airport Road, Conroe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarthrowdown.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.lonestarthrowdown.com <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Spirit of the Fire Horse Social<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the Lunar Year with live lion dancers, drums, community and festive fun at Alders Cross Creek.<\/p>\n<p><b>Valley Ranch Round Up<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Valley Ranch invites families for a Western-themed event featuring live music, a Western photo-op, a petting zoo, face painting, a balloon twister and a mechanical bull.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feb. 20, 3-6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Free (admission)<\/li>\n<li>11985 N. Grand Parkway E., New Caney<\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1934610347398007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valley Ranch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Heart Ball<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Fulshear Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Valentine\u2019s-themed ball features a live band, flowers and an open bar.<\/p>\n<p><b>Heights Rodeo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Heights Association is throwing the neighborhood\u2019s first rodeo at the historic fire station. The event will include fun for the whole family, local vendors, music and food.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woodson Black Fest was created in honor of the distinguished author and thinker Carter G. Woodson. (Courtesy Contemporary Arts Museum Houston)\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2026\/02\/16\/410173.jpeg\" class=\"include_body\" onerror=\"this.src=\" width=\"1875\"\/>Woodson Black Fest was created in honor of the distinguished author and thinker Carter G. Woodson. (Courtesy Contemporary Arts Museum Houston)<\/p>\n<p><b>Woodson Black Fest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Black History Month with spoken word performances, poetry and music at the fifth annual Woodson Black Fest at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lunar New Year Festival<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The festival at the Pearland Recreation Center will include a lion and dragon dance, Chinese paintings, traditional music and other cultural activities to welcome the new year.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lunar New Year Lion Dance<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Families can celebrate the Lunar New Year at the University Branch Library by learning about the culture and history of the Lion Dance before a performance.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mardi Gras Mambo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan &amp; The Zydeco will perform at the Charles Bender PAC.<\/p>\n<p><b>Daddy Daughter Dance<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The groovy-themed dance at Friendswood Junior High has two time slots available and includes dinner, dessert and dancing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From cultural celebrations to rodeos and throwdowns, here are 10 events taking place this weekend that offer a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":600503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[150112,28577,251598,11217,4345,217405,18293,358,1072,247950,3187,15274],"class_list":["post-600502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-black-history-month","tag-community-impact","tag-dragon-dance","tag-family-friendly","tag-houston","tag-lunar-new-year","tag-near-me","tag-texas","tag-things-to-do","tag-trending-now","tag-tx","tag-weekend-events"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116096073138902787","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600502","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=600502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}