The fourth annual Houston Theater Week will run from August 18 to 25, 2025, with more exclusive deals and discounts than ever before.  Nearly 400 offers that you don’t want to miss!  The week-long promotion was created by Houston First Corporation in collaboration with local professional theaters and performing arts groups to raise awareness and generate support for Houston’s arts community. This special offering provides consumers with Buy One, Get One FREE deals to some of the best live performances in the city throughout the 2025-2026 season.

Mark your calendars and get ready to shop for some can’t-miss shows, including plays, dance, opera, and a variety of musical performances, located at venues Downtown and around the city. Deals are available to exceptional shows like Akeelah and the Bee, The Importance of Being Earnest, Swan Lake, Handel’s Messiah, Blue Man Group: Bluevolution Tour, King for a Day: The Music of Elvis, Disney’s Fantasia In Concert, An Evening with Jane Fonda, Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Birds, Bees and Beethoven’s 6, Tiny Beautiful Things, Porgy and Bess, Of Mice and Men, and so many more. 

Check out all the deals coming soon to HoustonTheaterWeek.com.

New This Year!

Ask V - The AI-powered personal assistant is designed to make exploring Theater Week easier and even more rewarding. All you have to do is share your interests and past theater-going experiences in a quick chat, and Ask V will make your theater dreams come true. This year’s Theater Week features nearly 400 offers, so let Ask V create a personalized list of shows tailored to your unique taste. Looking to make a trip out of your theater-going experience? Ask V will recommend nearby hotels, top dining spots, and unforgettable things to do before and after the show that will make this an experience to remember. This is just a preview of what’s to come, as we prepare for a broader rollout with even more exciting features in early 2026. You, as a Theater Week customer, will make Houston history and be among the first to unlock the future of event discovery through Ask V.  

Celebrity Lecture Series - The fun doesn’t stop with Theater Week! You will also be able to secure your seats to another exciting addition—a celebrity lecture series featuring notable personalities like actress Jane Fonda, Chef Samin Nosrat, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and humorist David Sedaris. 

Tickets Go on Sale August 18, 2025

Offer Code: HTW25

To view all the offers and purchase tickets, please visit: www.HoustonTheaterWeek.com. 

2025’s Participating Organizations

This Year’s First-Rate Performances Include:


•    EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector
•    OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder
•    Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack'd
•    The Da Vinci Code
•    Real Women Have Curves
•    The Importance of Being Earnest
•    August Wilson's Fences
•    Misery
•    A Christmas Carol
•    The Night Shift Before Christmas
•    The Body Snatcher
•    English
•    Dear Alien
•    DECLARE: American Story Concert 1
•    ENLIGHTEN: American Story Concert 2
•    EMPOWER: American Story Concert 3
•    VENTURE: American Story Concert 4
•    Bach's Divine Comedy
•    Swan Lake
•    The Nutcracker
•    Other Worlds: Season Overture
•    Jazz Vocalist Ekep Nkwelle
•    D'Est en musique (From the East)
•    Soprano Julia Bullock and Pianist Conor Hanick in Messiaen's "Harawi"
•    Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
•    Onegin
•    Rock, Roll and Tutus
•    Broken Wings
•    An Evening with the Stars
•    Fall Collection
•    Toward Joy
•    Il trittico
•    Porgy and Bess
•    Hansel and Gretel
•    Messiah
•    The Barber of Seville
•    Of Mice and Men
•    Silent Night
•    Réquiem De Los Muertos: Mozart Requiem & Ramirez Misa Criolla 
•    Amor, Love Songs
•    This Is Why We Sing, 40th Anniversary
•    King for a Day: The Music of Elvis
•    Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner
•    Jean-Yves Thibaudet + The Three-Cornered Hat
•    Gershwin & Grimaud: Jazz Meets Symphony
•    From Stage to Screen: Broadway Meets Hollywood
•    Shall We Dance?
•    Nosferatu: Silent Film with Live Organ
•    Journey to Light: Valčuha Conducts Shostakovich 10
•    Handel's Messiah
•    Joyful Fanfares: Holiday Brass Spectacular!
•    Voctave: It Feels Like Christmas
•    Mariachi Sol De Mexico de José Hernández presents: José Hernández' Merry-Achi Christmas
•    Mr. Symphonic: Shaggy with the Houston Symphony
•    Arturo Sandoval: Journey To Freedom
•    When Instruments Roamed The Earth
•    Symphonie espagnole + Symphonie fantastique
•    Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
•    Disney’s Fantasia In Concert
•    Adams Conducts Adams & Appalachian Spring
•    Icon: The Voices that Changed Music
•    Abracadabra! A Magical Musical Adventure
•    Valčuha Conducts Mahler 9
•    Symphonic Strings
•    Miguel Zenón: Yo Soy La Tradición
•    Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch
•    The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!
•    The Coast Starlight
•    The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
•    Life of Pi
•    Bach's Complete Brandenburg
•    Mozart's Jupiter Symphony
•    Bach's Christmas Oratorio
•    Hémishères
•    Birds, Bees, and Beethoven 6
•    Love
•    Vivaldi's Voices
•    6th Annual Mariachi Festival
•    Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
•    2025 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist
•    An Evening with Samin Nosrat
•    An Evening with Jane Fonda
•    Lila Downs: Día de los Muertos
•    TwoSet Violin
•    An Evening with David Sedaris
•    Mariza
•    Step Afrika!
•    Hung Dance: Birdy
•    Cirque Dreams Holidaze
•    Ballet Hispánico: CARMEN.maquia
•    Chris Thile
•    Blade Runner Live
•    Gazillion Bubble Show
•    Mnozil Brass: Strau$$
•    Alexander Malofeev, Piano
•    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
•    Lúnasa
•    Blue Man Group: Bluevolution Tour
•    Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies
•    Rhiannon Giddens
•    Ballets Jazz Montréal
•    ROCO In Concert: Feels Like Home
•    ROCO In Concert: Fragrant Memories
•    ROCO In Concert: Do You Hear What I Hear?
•    ROCO In Concert: Seeing Is Believing
•    The Lehman Trilogy
•    Mud Row
•    It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
•    The Chinese Lady
•    Tiny Beautiful Things
•    that drive-thru monterey
•    Spamilton: An American Parody
•    Eid Milan Bayt Bazi 2026
•    Akeelah and the Bee
•    Take the Soul Train to Christmas
•    The Bluest Eye
•    Choir Boy
•    Who All Over There
•    Get Ready
•    Vanguardia Subterránea: Latin American Perspectives in Jazz
•    A Flamenco Journey
•    Choir! Choir! Choir!
•    Haunted Objects Live!
•    Divas Across the Decades
•    Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 
•    Mamma I'm a Big Girl Now!
•    Modern Folk – Multicultural Roots
•    An Evening with Bernadette Peters
•    LOVE ALWAYS: Celebrating the Romance of Nat King Cole
•    Sincerely, Sondheim
•    Wild Woman
•    Eva Noblezada in Concert
•    & Broadway
•    Havana Grooves
•    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
•    Irving Berlin's White Christmas
•    Million Dollar Quartet
•    Monty Python's SPAMALOT
•    Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

THEATER VENUES

Hobby Center

Houston’s Theater District in downtown is composed of 17 blocks with theater venues featuring major performing arts such as ballet, opera, symphony, and more! What is also great about the Theater District is its underground parking. It is easily accessible to theater venues through a series of tunnels, making it convenient to get to the show on time!  

DINING

Lyric Market

Make it a perfect date night idea by purchasing your tickets during Houston Theater Week and planning a dinner and a show! Houston Theater District’s walkable area lends itself for a great way to dine at some of Houston’ best restaurants and walk over to a show afterwards. Choose from many dining options available like Hearsay, La Fisheria and Lyric Market to experience an unforgettable date night! 

 

BRENNAN’S SHUTTLE FOR DINNER & A SHOW

Brennan's Shuttle

Brennan’s B-Line Shuttle returns beginning August 12! Whether headed to the ballet, symphony, or theater, Brennan’s of Houston offers a pick-up and return shuttle service to the restaurant on its B-Line Theater Shuttle. Stops include The Hobby Center, Alley Theatre, Jones Hall, and Wortham Theatre Center. The B-Line Shuttle runs Tuesday through Sunday. Dining reservations are required in advance. Call 713-522-9711 to make a B-Line reservation, noting the theater destination and show time. A $5 per person charge will be added to the bill for the shuttle service.