Archive for Cheap Summer
Free Musicals at Miller Outdoor This Week
IF YOU LOVE ALL THINGS movie musicals, then you won’t want to miss free performances this week at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Three Nights of Movie Musicals kicks off with “My Fair Lady” on August 18, “The Music Man” on August 19, and “Mamma Mia Sing-a-long” on August 20. Performances begin at 8 p.m. each night. [...]
Big Wednesday Sale at LiveNation.com August 12
LiveNation.com is ending its summer “No-Fee Wednesday” promotion with the best sale yet on August 12. Don’t miss $10 lawn seats and $15 reserved seats — with absolutely no service fees. Music fans can save up to 60 percent on summer concert tickets for 24 hours only for artists such as Creed, Def Leppard, Motley [...]
Cheap Summer: Deals at BounceU, Main Event
STILL NEED TO FIND SOME AIR-CONDITIONED entertainment for your kiddos this summer? Then here are a couple more options offering specials this summer to help families have fun and save money, too!
BounceU, a West Houston bounce/party facility, contacted Houston on the Cheap with a special for all Houston on the Cheap readers. Open weekday play [...]
Free Thursday Fun in Houston Area
THURSDAY OFFERS FREE FUN around town. With free museum admission and free summer concert in Kemah, get the scoop here:
Museum of Fine Arts — FREE 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.
The Health Museum — FREE from 2 p.m.- 5 p.m.
John C. Freeman Weather Museum — FREE from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Children’s Museum — FREE from 5 [...]
Cheap Summer: Free Children’s Hilltop Theater Festival at Miller Outdoor July 21-24
IT’S A BONANZA WEEK for free children’s fun at Miller Outdoor Theatre! The annual Children’s Hilltop Festival kicks off July 21 with different children’s theater performances each morning Tuesday through Friday. Performances begin at 11 a.m. each day. Here’s a run-down of the schedule:
July 21 — Kian Long, Texas Pioneer (story about the slave and [...]
Bat Viewing at Waugh Drive Bridge
GROWING UP IN AUSTIN, I knew of the huge bat population living and emerging under Congress Avenue bridge each night. But I just recently heard of a smaller scale bat viewing right here in Houston. The Waugh Bridge bat colony features about 250,000 Mexican Free-Tailed bats that emerge around sunset each night, unless it’s foggy [...]
Dora the Explorer: Buy 3, Get 1 Ticket Free
HAVE SOME LITTLE ONES WHO LOVE DORA? Don’t miss this new Ticketmaster Buy 3 Get 1 Free promotion for Houston’s Dora the Explorer from July 10 – 12 at Wortham Center. Just select your performance date and type promo code BACK in the promo code space under Buy 3 At Full Price section. Then select [...]
Cheap Summer: Free Sound of Music Matinee July 9 at Museum of Fine Arts
CHEAP SUMMER is a daily feature at Houston on the Cheap that provides parents some cheap or free ways to entertain their kids during the long weekdays of summer!
Pack the kiddos and head to a free matinee of The Sound of Music this Thursday, July 9, at the Museum of Fine Arts. This 2 p.m. [...]
Cheap Summer: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in Houston July 8-9
CHEAP SUMMER is a daily feature at Houston on the Cheap that provides parents some cheap or free ways to entertain their kids during the long weekdays of summer!
HOT DOG, this sounds fun! The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile hits Houston next week as part of its summer tour. I’ve seen this crazy vehicle several years ago [...]
Cheap Summer: Houston Kids Eat Free
WHERE CAN HOUSTONIANS GET the most bang for their buck when it comes to feeding the family? Lots of Houston restaurants offer Kids Eat Free nights throughout the week. Here are a few highlights!
IHOP — Kids eat free Monday through Friday after 4 p.m. at these two iHOP locations: 5911 Highway 6 N. and 26301 [...]





