Contests Events in Houston

Check out happening contests events all around Houston, TX

The Pickled Grinch Market

 Sun, 14 Dec at 12:00 pm Pitch 25

Drunk Spelling Bee: Buzzed for a Cause

 Fri, 12 Dec at 08:00 pm Boozers USD 0 to 31

The Wicked Market | Hosted by ChérieCollectible

 Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am 3536 Navigation Blvd Free

High Schoolers Vs First Responders: A Game for Peace MLK Weekend

 Sat, 17 Jan at 11:00 am Fondé Community Center Free

Lights in the Heights - Bike Ride

Fri, 12 Dec at 06:30 pm 941 W 18th St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77008

THE CHOPPING BLOCK(CHEF TERENCE J vs CHEF CASO)

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:00 pm Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue – Nonprofit and Corporate Events USD 13 to 31

Love at First Sip: A Tea Cocktail Social & Mixer (Brunch Edition)

 Sat, 06 Dec at 02:00 pm MOCA HTX USD 11

H-TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT

 Sun, 28 Dec at 03:00 pm Bayou City Event Center USD 0 to 172

Saturday Morning FREE Bootcamp

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am GOAL Driven Fitness Free

KING of Kings

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Houston, Texas

Galleria Game Night #2

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm Life Time Free

Cheers to Truffles! With Chef Mate Zorrilla & Truffle Master Diane Roederer

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:30 pm Central Market Houston USD 147

2nd Annual Sir Issac Day Basketball Showdown Community Event

 Sun, 07 Dec at 11:00 am Fondé Community Center Free

Small Talk: Business Speed Networking & Game Night Social

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm Conservatory Dining Hall, Bar & Lounge USD 16

Jingle & Finance Mingle Christmas Networking Mixer

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm 11767 Katy Fwy STE 1160 Free

Matt McCusker at Cullen Performance Hall

 Fri, 16 Jan Cullen Performance Hall

Christone Kingfish Ingram

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs

Jay Jurden at Punch Line Houston

 Fri, 05 Dec Punch Line Houston

RISE & THRIVE: Creating and Maintaining LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm 5008 Fuqua St Free

THE CHOPPING BLOCK (CHEF ET'CHANE vs CHEF CHRIS)

 Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue – Nonprofit and Corporate Events USD 13 to 31

Music-in-Medicine Holiday Concert

 Thu, 04 Dec at 04:00 pm M D Anderson Mays Clinic

11th Ugly Sweater Toy Drive

 Sat, 20 Dec at 09:00 pm 4212 Almeda Rd USD 0 to 5,760

Cypress Networking Game Night for Business Owners

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:00 pm Fusion 36° - Cypress (BarkerCypress/529) Free

Gundam TCG NewType Challenge

 Sat, 06 Dec at 03:00 pm 1318 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77023

Riot Comedy 2025 Funniest Team in Houston (FTiH) Improv Contest FINALS

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Rudyard's USD 10 to 496

THE CHOPPING BLOCK(CHEF ALI vs CHEF GLENN)

 Sat, 03 Jan at 07:00 pm Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue – Nonprofit and Corporate Events USD 13 to 31

Global Fashion Week By Invogue Talent Agency

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm A Golden Tree Banquet USD 50 to 100

Matthew Broussard Headlines The Riot Comedy Festival in Houston

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm The Gordy USD 35 to 166

THE CHOPPING BLOCK

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue – Nonprofit and Corporate Events USD 31

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles)

 Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm Scout Bar - Houston

Houston Cougars vs. Florida State Seminoles

 Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm Toyota Center - TX

Unity Hip Hop Street Fest + Toy Drive

 Sun, 07 Dec at 03:00 pm 1517 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

Micah Edwards @ Dan Electro's

 Sat, 31 Jan at 09:00 pm Dan Electros

Legal Update 1: Complimentary 4 hour CE

 Thu, 11 Dec at 09:00 am 4601 Yale St Free

Los Retros

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Bronze Peacock At The House Of Blues - Houston

Maxo Kream at House of Blues Houston

 Fri, 19 Dec at 08:00 pm House of Blues Houston

CWBBA Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

 Sun, 14 Dec at 03:00 pm 6210 S Dairy Ashford Rd USD 0 to 60

Yan Block at White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:00 pm White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs

2025 Holiday Show: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm Immanuel Lutheran Church- Houston, TX

Spelling Bee 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 04:30 pm Wisdom High School Free

The Riot presents The One Minute Comedy Showdown with Jeff Joe

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:00 pm Rudyard's USD 16 to 102

Ed Bassmaster at Punch Line Houston

 Fri, 26 Dec at 07:00 pm Punch Line Houston

Salsa Lessons for Beginners. Wednesday at 8:30p in Houston 12/10

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm Henke & Pillot USD 0 to 35

VITALITY NIGHT: The Power of Connection

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm BLVD Park USD 0 to 5,778

The Riot presents The One Minute Comedy Showdown with Jeff Joe

 Wed, 07 Jan at 08:00 pm Rudyard's USD 16 to 102

Parking UNLV Rebels at Rice Owls Womens Basketball

 Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Tudor Fieldhouse

Château Bellecru Soirée: Games, Wine & New Connections

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:30 pm 1515 Studemont St USD 60

WHORETOUR: Hoe, Hoe, Hoe In Houston

 Sat, 20 Dec at 09:00 pm BX STUDIOS USD 19

Haus of Gingerbread: 10 Years of Fabulous!

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm 2515 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

Cole Barnhill

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:00 pm The Secret Group

Eric Roberson

 Fri, 19 Dec Grand Ballroom at The Collective

Kay Sarver: Sleepwalking and Trudy Askew: Obscure Narratives

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm 2305 Dunlavy St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

Bob the Drag Queen at Punch Line Houston

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:30 pm Punch Line Houston

Dustin Nickerson at Punch Line Houston

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm Punch Line Houston

Cody Smith at The Secret Group

 Sun, 21 Dec at 08:00 pm The Secret Group

The Riot Comedy Club presents "You Look Like" Roast Contest

 Fri, 12 Dec at 11:00 pm Rudyard's USD 22 to 141

2025 Tamale Festival Houston!

 Sat, 06 Dec at 01:00 pm Ironworks USD 11 to 100

Rice Owls vs. Memphis Tigers

 Fri, 02 Jan at 06:00 pm Tudor Fieldhouse

Hayden Miller, Piano, Presents FATA MORGANA

 Mon, 15 Dec at 07:00 pm St. Paul's United Methodist Church Free

4th Annual Christmas Fundraiser

Sun, 07 Dec at 12:00 pm 3422 N Shepard Drive, Houston, TX 77018

Josh Abbott at House of Blues Houston

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm House of Blues Houston

Santa’s Workshop After Dark

 Fri, 19 Dec at 10:00 pm 6324 Martin Luther King Blvd USD 0 to 811

Houston- Cyber Peeps Mixer - December 2025

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm 2203 Preston St USD 0 to 19

Tinlicker at Stereo Live Houston

 Sat, 27 Dec Stereo Live Houston

James McMurtry at The Heights Theater

 Fri, 16 Jan at 08:00 pm The Heights Theater

Pica Pica at Cullen Performance Hall

 Sun, 14 Dec at 05:00 pm Cullen Performance Hall

YT vs Twitch Celeb B-Ball Game/ Toy Drive

 Sat, 13 Dec at 04:00 pm Fondé Community Center USD 14 to 580

Gunna at 713 Music Hall

 Wed, 10 Dec at 08:00 pm 713 Music Hall

Texas All-Star Wrestling Invasion of Jacinto City/Galena Park by ECAGP

 Sat, 13 Dec at 05:30 pm MILTON LUSK ACTIVITY CENTER USD 15 to 34

Gente de Zona at NRG Arena

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm NRG Arena

December Notsuoh Open Mic hosted by Rokit

 Mon, 22 Dec at 07:00 pm Notsuoh Free

25 Years After Bush v. Gore: Contested Elections Then and Now Program

 Mon, 08 Dec at 09:30 am Rice University's Baker Institute Free

Russell Peters at Improv Comedy Club - Houston

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Improv Comedy Club - Houston

Maysa at The Collective - Post Oak Room

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm The Collective - Post Oak Room

Frost Fest

 Sat, 13 Dec at 01:00 pm Frost Town Brewing USD 54 to 97

Houston Symphony - Arturo Sandoval at Jones Hall at Wortham Center

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:30 pm Jones Hall at Wortham Center

Lock in 2026: The Finish Strong Mindset

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm 5510 Lawndale St Free

Melon Jelly Live !!!!

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 pm Foundation Room House of Blues Houston

Premium Tailgate Party: Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts (Date: TBD)

 Sat, 03 Jan at 06:00 pm Premium Tailgate Tent - Houston

Devotion - Houston

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am Kingdom Builders Center Event Venue – Nonprofit and Corporate Events USD 23 to 63

Houston Rockets vs. TBD (Date: TBD)

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Toyota Center - TX

REZZ at 713 Music Hall

 Sat, 31 Jan at 09:00 pm 713 Music Hall

Jay Jurden

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Punch Line Comedy Club - Houston

2026 Houston Skechers Hot Chocolate Run

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 am Sam Houston Park 1000 Bagby St, Houston, TX, 77002

Miguel Zenon

 Fri, 09 Jan at 06:00 pm Zilkha Hall - Hobby Center

Texas Insurance Exam Prep In Person Class Life-Health Agent: Weekday Class

 Wed, 03 Dec at 10:00 am Test Crushers Classroom or Zoom Webinar USD 145 to 269

Judging Contest Committee Judge's Ball

 Sun, 18 Jan at 05:30 pm The Revaire

Houston CREMM's Run, Run Rudolph Co-Ed Holiday Party

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm 2910 McKinney St USD 141 to 157

Parking Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Houston

 Sun, 21 Dec at 08:00 pm Sarofim Hall at The Hobby Center

Ballet Hispanico - Carmen.maquia at Cullen Theatre at Wortham Center

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:30 pm Cullen Theatre at Wortham Center

Trap Social HTX

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm 2024 Rusk St USD 0 to 13

ICCC Houston Golf Tournament

 Mon, 08 Dec at 07:00 pm Wildcat Golf Club

Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm Toyota Center - TX USD 240 to 364

The Lemonheads

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Bad Astronaut Brewing Co.

Texas Insurance Exam Prep In Person Class -Life-Health Agent: Weekend Class

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am Test Crushers Classroom or Zoom Webinar USD 145 to 269

Enmy & Softspoken

 Mon, 26 Jan White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs

Mojo Brookzz

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm The Improv - Houston

OG Nixin

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Stereo Live - Houston

Foodieland

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm NRG Park

Phil Rosenthal

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:00 pm 713 Music Hall