Bird Banding
2026-05-16 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 299 W. Hwy. 332, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566
The banding station is an excellent opportunity to see birds up close and to learn about birds that live or migrate through the Brazosport Area. Watch volunteers collect baseline data on bird populations at the sanctuary.

Planetarium Show
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Center for the Arts & Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute, TX, 77531, United States
Features a 30-foot dome equipped with a Spitz Star Ball projector to produce the night sky as it appears to the naked eye, together with a large variety of high tech equipment to give a close- up feel for things like comets, exploding stars, and black holes.

Shark Exhibit
2026-05-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-03 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) and 8 more dates | Freeport Historical Museum, 311 E. Park, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Stand inside enormous shark jaws, see life-sized models of different sharks, and explore fascinating ocean life!

Outdoor Concert featuring Checkered Past
2026-06-05 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Doris Williams Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Hwy. 332 East, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566
Free outdoor concert on the Doris Williams Civic Center Plaza in Lake Jackson. Bring your lawn chairs and refreshments. Food trucks will be on site. Rain or Shine!

Jackson Plantation Site Tour
2026-06-06 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Abner Jackson Plantation Site, FM 2004 near Hwy. 332 Behind Target, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566
Visit the historic archeological site of Major Abner Jackson, the namesake of the city of Lake Jackson. Once a prosperous sugar plantation, the site was destroyed by the same hurricane that devastated Galveston. Discover the sugar making process of the 1840s, how convict labor replaced slave labor during the 1870s, and how destructive the hurricane of 1900 truly was to the Texas Coast.

Outdoor Concert featuring Urban Cowboys
2026-06-12 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Doris Williams Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Hwy. 332 East, Lake Jackson, Texas, 77566

Fort Velasco Day
2026-06-13 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeport Historical Museum, 311 E. Park, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Fort Velasco Day commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Fort Velasco. This living history event will bring reenactors from across the state to give visitors a glimpse of what life and conflict was like at the mouth of the Brazos River in 1830s Texas.
