Heights Insider

• Sun25Oct.

  The Heights · Festivals and markets

  Heights Mercantile Farmers Market

  Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 22 · 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  Heights Mercantile · 714 Yale Street, Houston, TX 77007

  Cost Not listed by the organizerRegistration No registration listedOrganizer Heights Mercantile

  A Sunday farmers market with produce, meat, cheese, flowers and live music, held the second and fourth Sunday of each month rain or shine; December dates were not yet listed.

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

• Sat31Oct.

  The Heights · Seasonal

  Donovan Park Halloween Party

  Sat, Oct. 31 · 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Donovan Park · 700 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77007

  Cost Not listed by the organizerOrganizer Houston Heights Association

  The Heights Association's Halloween morning gathering at Donovan Park on Heights Boulevard.

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

• Thu5Nov.

  The Heights · Seasonal

  M-K-T Holiday Light Tunnels

  Thu, Nov. 5 to Tue, Jan. 5 · Lit nightly from 4 PM

  M-K-T, Trailside Bridges · 600 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007

  Cost Not listed by the organizerRegistration No registration listedOrganizer M-K-T Heights

  Light tunnels cover the bridges between M-K-T and the Heights Hike and Bike Trail through the holidays. (M-K-T's calendar entry starts Nov 4; its description says Nov 5.)

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

• Fri6Nov.

  The Heights · Live music

  ROA: USA Tour

  Fri, Nov. 6

  White Oak Music Hall Lawn · 2915 N Main St, Houston, TX 77009

  Cost Not listed by the organizerRegistration Tickets requiredOrganizer White Oak Music Hall

  A ticketed outdoor concert on the White Oak Music Hall lawn; start time is on the ticketing page.

  Near Northside, just east of the Heights (2915 N Main St)

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

• Sat7Nov.

  The Heights · Festivals and markets

  Da Gama: Diwali Celebration & Night Market

  Sat, Nov. 7 · 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM

  Da Gama Canteen, M-K-T trailside · 600 N Shepherd Dr Ste 520, Houston, TX 77007

  Cost Not listed by the organizerOrganizer Da Gama Canteen at M-K-T Heights

  An evening Diwali night market with local vendors, food and drinks outside Da Gama Canteen.

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

• Sat7Nov.

  The Heights · Arts and culture

  HHA Art Crawl

  Sat, Nov. 7 · 1 – 5 PM

  Studios across the Heights (14 stops)

  Cost $50 per personRegistration Tickets requiredOrganizer Houston Heights Association with Redbud Arts Center

  A self-guided crawl with 14 stops around the Heights, including nine artist studios plus murals and sculptures, with a digital pass; no children under 12, and net proceeds go to the Heights Association.

  Official details · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

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Homeowner tips

• Historic districts: get a Certificate of Appropriateness first In city historic districts such as Houston Heights East, West and South, Woodland Heights and Norhill, exterior changes, additions, new buildings and most demolitions need a Certificate of Appropriateness before permits. Applications are filed online and are due by noon 22 days before the monthly commission meeting; staff offer free pre-application reviews. Source: City of Houston Office of Preservation
• Heavy trash: check your pickup date and set-out window City crews pick up heavy trash every other month, up to six times a year, for homes on city curbside service. Look up your date with the city's lookup tool or the HTX Collects app, and set items behind the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the Friday before (8 cubic yards max; no contractor debris). Source: City of Houston Solid Waste Management
• Use Houston 311 for drainage, street and trash requests Houston 311 takes service requests by phone and online for things like missed collections, potholes, drainage problems and street issues, and shows a map of open requests. Source: City of Houston 311
• Look up your address on the county flood mapping tool Harris County Flood Control District's mapping tool shows mapped floodplains, floodways, watersheds and street ponding by address. It shows mapped data only; it does not predict whether a home will flood. Source: Harris County Flood Control District
• File your homestead exemption with HCAD If you own your home and live in it as your principal residence, you can apply for a residence homestead exemption with your county appraisal district (HCAD in Harris County). The state's general filing deadline is before May 1, and school districts must offer at least a $140,000 homestead exemption under state law. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Check which city permits a home project needs The Houston Permitting Center's Project Planner walks through a renovation and lists the city permits it needs, and you can track plan review and inspections by project number. Source: Houston Permitting Center

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