Lynn Wyatt Square

Theater District Open House
2025-03-10 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
The Theater District Open House, made possible by ExxonMobil, is back after a pause since 2019, offering a free, family-friendly celebration of our city’s rich cultural tapestry. Join us for an afternoon of performances, interactive experiences, and community connection, presented by the talented artists and venues that call the Theater District home. Lynn Wyatt Square is thrilled to be a part of this cherished tradition.
View the full schedule here.
Events at Lynn Wyatt Square below.

12:00-12:30: Welcome Remarks and Houston Symphony Brass Fanfare
12:30-1:00: Theatre Under The Stars Musicals in Motion
1:00-1:45: Houston Grand Opera presents an Opera to Go! performance of Mo Willem’s Bite-Size Operas!
2:45-3:15: Houston Grand Opera presents Storybook Opera
3:30-4:30: Performing Arts Houston Dance Workshop with YUNGCHRIS

Saturdays in the Square
2024-12-21 16:00 - 18:00
Houston Ensemble
Founded by internationally recognized musicians Armov, Chad Wesselkamper, and Cory Wilson, Houston Ensemble is reinvigorating the live-music scene and the creative arts. Houston Ensemble is one of the most prolific and in-demand bands in the greater Houston area, collaborating with industry legends. You may have heard them on KHOU11, Amazing 102.5, or one of their weekly gigs around town.
Activity: Pictures with Santa

Saturdays in the Square
2024-12-14 16:00 - 18:00
Samy Jo Quartet
The Samy Jo Band is customizable, corporate variety cover band that was one of the featured bands at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and perform tops 40’s music including, but not limited to, country, pop, classic rock, 90s alternative, 80s, r&b, Neo-soul, hip hop, easy listening, tejano. More than just a cover band: SJB IS AN EXPERIENCE!!!
Activity: Letters to Santa

Saturdays in the Square
2024-12-07 16:00 - 18:00
Ermelinda Cuellar Jazz Trio
Jazz- and Latin music-vocalist Ermelinda Cuellar is known to Houston audiences for her beautiful vocal quality and sophisticated rhythmic feel. Her self released album What a Difference a Day Made ranked as number eight on The Roots Music Report top Latin Jazz Album chart of the year 2022. Born to Peruvian parents in Texas, Cuellar has been recognized by music critics for her precise intonation, inventive improvisations, and passionate story-telling in both English and Spanish. She works with some of the finest Texan instrumentalists including Andre Hayward, Paul English, and Bob Henshen and in group formats ranging from duo to septet. Cuellar’s 2022 septet album, What A Difference A Day Made, hit the top 3 spot on the Roots Music Report Latin Jazz Chart and received airplay from many JazzWeek-radio programs. Her material ranges from classic jazz standards, bossa nova favorites, Mexican/Latin/South American songs, originals, and even the occasional pop song.
Activity: Santa Hat w/ Santa Glasses Giveaway

Saturdays in the Square
2024-11-30 16:00 - 18:00
The MistleTones Holiday Carolers
The MistleTones was formed in 2006 by friends and fellow artists, Ann Candler Harlan, Judy Frow, and Andrew Ruthven. Sharing a common yet diverse background of theater and music, they began performing as a trio and quickly became a popular group at events large and small, adding new talented members and new repertoire year after year to meet the demand for professional quality, traditional acapella Christmas caroling in the Houston area. The group has performed for events ranging from intimate family dinners and wedding proposals to large public events and gatherings in venues such as the George R. Brown Convention Center, all the finest hotels, shopping malls, and as featured artists with the Latin Philharmonic Orchestra in the Wortham Center. They are a favorite feature at the Bayou Bend Gardens annual “Christmas In the Village” event. The group has a wide-ranging repertoire of Christmas music from many countries and traditions, religious and secular, and occasionally compose their own arrangements of favorite Christmas songs.
Activity: Friendship Bracelets

Saturdays in the Square
2024-11-23 16:00 - 18:00
Dreamland Entertainment
Holiday-themed interactive DJ presented by Dreamland Entertainment.
Dreamland Entertainment, a woman-owned, small business, specializes in bringing the best in family-friendly entertainment to Houston and the surrounding areas. With a wide variety of locally sourced and professionally trained entertainers, we ensure your party will be packed with pizazz! From children’s characters to jugglers to interactive DJ’s and more, Dreamland Entertainment has served thousands of satisfied customers since 2018. Contact us today and let us make your dream event a reality!
Activity: Balloon Twister

Jingle Town
2024-11-20 - 2025-01-02
The park will be transformed into Jingle Town with several interactive installations produced by LeMonde Studio. You’ll see life-size picture frames for photo opportunities to capture memorable holiday photos and interactive musical Christmas Trees along with Santa’s reindeer!
From November 23 to December 21, you can enjoy live music every Saturday.
This installation is part of City Lights Downtown Holiday Magic, presented by Shell Energy.

HOUSTON FIRST AND THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY SIMULCAST THE SYMPHONY’S OPENING weekend concert ON LYNN WYATT SQUARE
2024-10-05 07:30 - 22:00
The Houston Symphony celebrates opening weekend of Juraj Valčuha’s third season as Music Director by partnering with Houston First to offer a free simulcast of the Symphony’s opening weekend concert on Lynn Wyatt Square, just across the street from Jones Hall, Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The audience at Lynn Wyatt Square (or the Square) this Saturday night will see a simulcast of the Houston Symphony’s livestream of the concert, as it happens in real time, on a giant screen with sound by 360 AV Design. Live musical performances and pre-show entertainment begin at 6:30 p.m. Levy Food and Beverage will beon hand for beer, wine, sparkling options, water, soft drinks, as well as charcuterie boxes, all for purchase. There is existing seating on Lynn Wyatt Square on the wooden bench area, and audience members are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets for the lawn. All told, the Square is estimated to accommodate approximately 800 people comfortably.
Juraj Valčuha opens the Houston Symphony season October 4, 2024 (with additional performances October 5 and 6) with the first of three mini-festivals of the season, entitled Bohemian Rhapsody. Valčuha leads the massed forces of the Houston Symphony in Bohuslav Martinů’s Czech Rhapsody, a majestic cantata for orchestra, chorus and baritone soloist, here the renowned Czech baritone Svatopluk Sem. Czech Rhapsody also features the Houston Symphony Chorus under the direction of Interim Director Julia Hall, joining forces with the Grammy-Award winning Houston Chamber Choir under the direction of Betsy Cook Weber. The Bohemian theme continues in Bryce Dessner’s pastoral reflection Mari and Dvořák’s iconic Symphony No. 9, From the New World. All three works on the program have both Czech and American connections, the Martinů and Dvořák works being written in America by Czech composers, and the Dessner work was written by an American composer with influences by the first movement of the Dvořák Ninth Symphony.
For tickets and more information about “Dvořák’s New World,” or any of the Houston Symphony 2024–25 Season Classical Subscription concerts, please call or text 713.224.7575 or visit houstonsymphony.org. Tickets are also available at the Houston Symphony Patron Services Center in Jones Hall (Monday–Saturday, 12–6 p.m.). All programs and artists are subject to change. The Simulcast on Lynn Wyatt Square is free to the general public.

Bohemian Rhapsody Festival

Opening Weekend: Dvořák’s New World
October 4, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
October 5, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
October 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Juraj Valčuha, conductor
Svatopluk Sem, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus, Julia Hall, interim director
Houston Chamber Choir, Betsy Cook Weber, director
Dessner: Mari (October 5 and 6)
Martinů: Czech Rhapsody
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World

About Houston Symphony
Under Music Director Juraj Valčuha, the Houston Symphony continues its second century inspiring and engaging a large and diverse audience in Houston and beyond through exceptional musical performances, and creating enduring impact in the Houston community. One of the oldest performing arts organizations in Texas, the Symphony held its inaugural performance at The Majestic Theater in downtown Houston on June 21, 1913. Today, with an operating budget of $40.7 million, the full-time ensemble of professional musicians presents more than 130 concerts annually, making it the largest performing arts organization in Houston. Traditionally, musicians of the orchestra and the Symphony’s Community-Embedded Musicians also offer nearly 600 community-based performances each year at various schools, community centers, hospitals, senior centers, and churches, annually reaching nearly 200,000 people in Greater Houston in addition to Jones Hall.

After suspending concert activities in March 2020, the Symphony successfully completed a full 2020–21 season with in-person audiences and weekly livestreams of each performance, making it one of the only orchestras in the world to do so. The Houston Symphony remains committed to livestreaming its 2024-25 Season to a broad audience in over 45 countries and all 50 states, one of few American orchestras dedicated to transmitting live performances to a sizeable audience outside its home city through this technology. The Grammy Award-winning Houston Symphony has recorded under various prestigious labels, including Koch International Classics, Naxos, RCA Red Seal, Telarc, Virgin Classics, and, most recently, Dutch recording label Pentatone. In 2017, the Houston Symphony was awarded an ECHO Klassik award for the live recording of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck under the direction of former Music Director Hans Graf. The orchestra earned its first Grammy nomination and Grammy Award at the 60th annual ceremony for the same recording in the Best Opera Recording category. The Symphony’s most recent recordings include a Pentatone release in January 2022 of its world premiere performances of Jimmy López Bellido’s Aurora and Ad Astra, and a Naxos release in July 2023 of its world premiere performance of Jennifer Higdon’s Duo Duel.

e/motion Installation Brings Whimsy this Summer
2024-06-20 - 2024-09-02
The whimsy of a seesaw, the vibration of moving water, the sound of the ocean. The senses unite for a magical experience in e/motion, a new interactive installation opening June 20 at Lynn Wyatt Square.
e/motion is a revised version of the childhood seesaw—updated with modern technology. As users ride the infinite wave on either end of the apparatus, a glowing liquid in the center ebbs and flows with each up and down.
e/motion was created by Olivier Landreville in collaboration with Serge Maheu, produced by Init and is tour produced by Creos.
According to Landreville, e/motion offers “endless possibilities to create the perfect wave. The user, by manipulating or riding the seesaw, immediately takes control of the wave and therefore of the experience.”
Landreville said he hopes the installation takes users young and old back to the carefree joys of life.
Avenida Houston showcases interactive art exhibits or installations each summer. e/motion is free and open to the public at Avenida through September 2.

Mimosas & Music
2024-05-26 12:00 - 14:00
Nick Gaitan Duo

Musician and songwriter Nick Gaitan is a Houston native whose Gulf Coast sound is a mixture of Swamp Pop, Chicano Soul, Tejas Roots, Country, and Blues. Gaitan will entertain the LWS lunch crowd with upright/electric bass.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-25 17:00 - 19:00
JJ Villafane
JJ Villafane, Houston guitarist, brings soulful melodies to life. He captivates hearts with his mesmerizing guitar strumming and enchanting vocals.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-24 17:00 - 19:00
Jelando Johnson & Company
Jelando Johnson is a recording artist and musician who developed his styles in Jazz, R&B, Latin, country, and gospel music at Texas Southern University as a member of the award-winning TSU Jazz Ensemble. Johnson takes his listeners on a musical journey that will lift their spirits while the groove captures their souls.

Mimosas & Music
2024-05-19 12:00 - 14:00
Due to severe weather, this event has been cancelled.
Anthony Caceres Trio

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-18 17:00 - 19:00
Due to severe weather, this event has been cancelled.
Danielle Reich
Depending on the night of the week, you may hear vocalist Danielle Reich performing French chanson, jazz manouche, Great American Songbook standards, New Orleans Hot Club, Western Swing, jazz-interpreted pop, or even avant-garde compositions.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-17 17:00 - 19:00
Due to severe weather, this event has been cancelled.
Sade Page

is a prominent artist in contemporary R&B and a dynamic vocalist and guitarist whose influence comes from today’s Hip Hop and Pop culture. She began playing at the age of 8 and later went on to get her career started in the church at 15. It wasn’t long after that she joined the secular world collaborating with local bands in Houston, TX. In 2019 she began her solo career releasing her single, Blitz. She felt influenced my Hip Hop and Rap music, ultimately crowding her creative direction. She made a bold choice and took a hiatus to focus on her sound. In 2022 she released her first EP, Proud Of Us. The project includes a first hand perspective into her love life and fantasies as a masculine woman. She pays homage to her childhood influence Sadé Adu and puts a unique twist on her hit single Smooth Operator. Sade Page spares no detail and takes the listeners mind exactly where she wants it to be. It wasn’t long after moving on to collaborate with multiple celebrities that she found her way to the big stage. Performing half time for the HoustonRockets, the Houston Dash and Red Bull Sound Clash. Her records are intoxicating yet nothing compared to her incredible live performances.

Mimosas & Music
2024-05-12 12:00 - 14:00
Nabor

Hello, I’m Nabor, a Houston based self-taught musician and pianist, I try to bring good vibes to the cityfor the locals that live here and for the people visiting from all over the world, with my music, greatcover songs, and interesting original pianocompositions.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-11 17:00 - 19:00
Tom Lynch

is a musician from Houston, Tx and frontman of VODI, a 6 pieceindie rock band featuringambient keys, driving rhythms, effortless hooks and a nostalgic sound. His favorite thing in life is hangingout with his wife, Haley, and daughter Lyra (and soon to be new baby, Milo).

Impact Houston Live
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:00
Join the Impact Houston Live team Saturday May 11th for Coffee and Conversations for the #performingarts. Special guests include:

Meg Booth, CEO of Performing Arts Houston
Larry Stokes, Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer at Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Lourdes Remond, Community Engagement Manager Museum of Fine Arts Houston

We are thrilled to bring you this live event. Come out and engage with us. We will see you there!!

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-10 17:00 - 19:00
Monarch Chamber Players
is a collective of Houston-based professional musicians committed to taking classical chamber music out of the concert hall and into accessible community spaces.
Founded in October 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monarch presents over 80 concerts annually. The ensemble has brought classical music to over 25 Houston neighborhoods, performing at a variety of venues including parks, churches, farms, gas stations, traditional indoor venues, and front porches.
Monarch has also been featured on many traditional concert series, including the Cypress Creek FACE Promenade Series, the Houston Methodist Center for the Performing Arts Crain Garden Series, and the Bayou City Art Festival, and has performed at many of Houston’s prominent concert venues such as POST Houston, Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Past seasons have included collaborations with the Houston-based ensembles WindSync, Kinetic Ensemble, Houston Chamber Choir, and Skylar Campbell Dance Collective.
Monarch’s seasonal programming celebrates the holidays with “Neighborhood Nutcracker,” an original production of Tchaikovsky’s score arranged for wind quintet and percussion accompanied by a video projection of the ballet, as well as special programs for Halloween, Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, Memorial Day, and more.
Composed of musicians who perform around the world with top professional orchestras and who hold degrees from the country’s most prestigious conservatories, Monarch’s roster consists of winds, strings, and percussion.

Food Truck Fridays
2024-05-10 11:00 - 14:00
Mateo Orozco is a Colombian artist whose unique blend of Latin American rhythms and jazz improvisation is taking Houston’s local scene by storm. Orozco delivers innovative music and unforgettable live performances.

Mimosas & Music
2024-05-05 12:00 - 14:00
Son Bayou

Co founded by Ramiro “Xonajaz” Rodriguez and Juan “Piwaz” Torres,Son Bayoú is a Houston-based roots cumbia band that is known for its heavy accordionsounds and Raw percussions.Cumbia roots with a hint of Monterrey style!

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-04 17:00 - 19:00
Alan Esparza

Passionate singer and guitarist born and raised in Houston, TX. With my Latino heritage, I pay homage to the best of rock en español, Spanish ballads, rancheras and more.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-05-03 17:00 - 19:00
Guillermo Serpas
Is a Nuevo Flamenco guitarist based in Houston, TX. His unique style combines a fusion of Spanish Guitar, Latin Jazz, and World Music. He’s recorded several albums of original music, and is currently working on a new EP to be released this fall. He continues to performs in local venues in Houston and festivals across Texas!

Mimosas & Music
2024-04-28 12:00 - 14:00
Houston Ensemble
Founded by internationally recognized musicians Armov, Chad Wesselkamper, and Cory Wilson, Houston Ensemble is reinvigorating the live-music scene and the creative arts. Houston Ensemble is one of the most prolific and in-demand bands in the greater Houston area, collaborating with industry legends. You may have heard them on KHOU11, Amazing 102.5, or one of their weekly gigs around town.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-04-27 16:00 - 19:00
Lynn Wyatt Square in partnership with Houston Symphony
invite you to experience the exhilarating clash of full steel combat set against the majestic backdrop of the Houston Symphony’s Carmina Burana. Delight in the award-winning family musical show by Dublin Harpers, witness the mesmerizing feats of a live jester juggler and fairies, and indulge in the ambience of a bustling beer garden. Savor renaissance-inspired cuisine from El Guajillo food truck, completing a truly immersive journey into the realms of music, entertainment, and gastronomy.

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-04-26 17:00 - 19:00
Ocean Music Action
‘Climate Hope: Houston’ is part of a nationwide series of concerts that connect audiences through the universal language of music while promoting action on climate issues. Join drummer Charlie Perez leading a fantastic jazz quartet: Jose-Miguel Yamalon piano, Anthony McKinney on bass, and John Calderon on guitar, with a special appearance by belly dancer and finger cymbalist Alesha Yamal. Enjoy the upbeat rhythms and unique song forms of the music of the Americas-salsa, rumba, cumbia, ranchero, etc. This concert is presented in celebration of Earth Day and is made possible by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance. Listeners are invited to join the musicians the following day, Saturday April 27th from 8:30-11:30am,for a community cleanup at nearby Buffalo Bayou, organized through the Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Volunteers can submit waivers here: BBP Volunteer Waiver (etapestry.com). Enjoy the concert and then come lend a hand to keep our bayous clean and beautiful!

Mimosas & Music
2024-04-21 12:00 - 14:00
Charlie y La Tribu Cubana
Thriving Houston percussionist Charlie Perez brings La Tribu Cubana to Lynn Wyatt Square! Long time local favorite, the band is described as little Buena Vista, a little Timba, and a lot of fun!

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-04-20 17:00 - 19:00
Dreamland Entertainment

Lynn Wyatt Square LIVE!
2024-04-19 17:00 - 19:00
DACAMERA Holiday Jazz featuring the Brooke Wyatt Trio
Brooke Wyatt, keyboard (DACAMERA Young Artist); A.J. Moyler, bass; Mark Simmons, Jr., drums
Young Artist Brooke Wyatt is a passionate pianist, vocalist, and songwriter from Houston, Texas. She received her BA in Music at Columbia College Chicago, where she performed with artists such as Jonathan McReynolds, Isaiah Sharkey, and Kendrick Scott. She has also had other notable performances at Carnegie Hall and the Caramoor Jazz Festival in NewYork with artists such as Sean Jones, Dianne Reeves, and Jeff Tain Watts. While shifting to online studies during the pandemic, Brooke developed a passion for audio production and decided topursue her Master’s Degree in Audio Engineering at Northwestern University. She recently graduated with her MA in audio and is looking forward to a career that combines her love for music and audio post-production.

Mimosas & Music
2024-04-14 12:00 - 14:00
Carya String Quartet
Now in their seventh season, the Carya String Quartet strives to create community through performances of new and old chamber music from around the world. Drawn together by Houston’s international and inclusive arts culture, the members-Laura Cividino, Claire Gallagher, Rainey Weber, and Hannah Deplazes-hail from Italy, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and North Dakota. As the only all-women string quartet in the greater Houston area, Carya aims to bring attention to women composers in their musical and educational programs, and will continue to emphasize these works on each program of the upcoming season. 2023-2024 concerts will explore the idea “everything old is new again” through pairings of Ludwig van Beethoven’s string quartets with the responses and reflections of composers today. Highlights include four of Beethoven’s best loved quartets, as well as compositions by Gabriella Smith, Aaron Kernis, Anna Clyne, and Caroline Shaw. In addition to presenting traditional concerts, the Carya String Quartet has launched several projects including “Meditations on Bach,” which paired Bach chorales with works of visual art and gained international attention, as well as “Inspirations,” an interactive and educational series focused on exploring how and why music is created and what can inspire composers, performers, and audience members alike. Formed in 2018, the Carya String Quartet draws its name from the official state tree of Texas: the pecan tree, “Carya Illinoinensis”.
