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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Houston does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

3 pieces · Updated September 16, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Veterans in unit ball caps marching through downtown Houston on a clear November day, spectators with small American flags on the kerb and glass office towers rising behind them

Veterans Day in Houston: the American Heroes Parade, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Maya Okonkwo · September 16, 2026

Costumed visitors on a hay wagon at night entering a wooded trail of tall pines, fog drifting between the trunks under red and green light

SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Houston, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear →

An angler on a wooden Gulf fishing pier at sunrise, rod in hand, Galveston beach and the Seawall behind

SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Galveston piers, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →