Spring Break at Bayou Bend
March 8–16, 2025
Perfect for families celebrating Spring Break! Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens offers child-friendly activities in the gardens, in the historic house, and at the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor Center.
Daily Highlights
- Saturday, March 8: Music by guitarist JAWAD, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday, March 9: Music by harpist Hope Cowan, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 10: Texas Snakes & More, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 11: Sky Kings Falconry, presentations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 12: Sky Kings Falconry, presentations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Thursday, March 13: Puppet Pizzazz presents The Living Flower Garden, 11 a.m. to 12 noon & 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Friday, March 14: Wild Things Zoofari Farm Group Petting Zoo, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Saturday, March 15: Music by String Theory, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday, March 16: Dance & Music Program by Houston Aztec Dance & Drum, 2:30 p.m.
Activities | All Week
(10 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
- Visit the House | On the first floor, talk to docents about the works of art. Visitors with children receive a special activity for imagining themselves in the role of a curator.
- Visit the Gardens | Discover art-making activities, guest experts, and exploration stations related to history, nature, and springtime.
- Art Walk | Take a walk through the formal garden spaces and discover inspirational connections between nature and the art inside the house.
- Art Activity: Nature Rubbings | Make art with rubbing plates that show leaves, flowers, insects, and animal footprints that you can find in the gardens. (Location: Diana Terrace)
- Historical Game Zone | Play outdoor games that were popular in early America, such as quoits, graces, jump rope, and shuttlecock. (Location: Diana Garden, near the fountain)
- Tactile Play Zone | Have fun with wooden tree blocks, tumbled stones, shells, and other natural materials designed especially for young hands and minds. (Location: South Lawn)
- Interactive Play | “Garden Giggles” with Brave Little Company features whimsical, garden-themed games to stretch the imagination. (10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Monday-Saturday & 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sundays)
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; Ms. Bobbie Nau; and additional generous donors.
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.