Happy Birthday Houston!
The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park and Mister McKinney of Mister McKinney’s Historic Houston celebrates Houston’s 190th Birthday on Saturday, August 29, 2026, with free activities in the afternoon and a 250th America Anniversary theme as described below.
Mayor John Whitmire and Council Members will be cutting the cake around 3:30 PM.
Youth leaders from around Houston will be there for a Houston pep rally and interactively participate in a fun educational program about Houston’s origins.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Houston History Bus for the tours and Three Brothers Bakery for the decadent cakes.
FREE EVENTS BELOW.
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Our museum gallery is free to enjoy two exhibits. (1) Spanish Texas During the American Revolution and (2) UH Latino cARTographies digital board.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tour 2 historic house tours from (Kellum Noble House and Old Place)
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Program and cake cutting. Enjoy cake from Three Brothers Bakery and punch!
4:00 - 5:30 PM Enjoy a free downtown Houston History Bus tour of Downtown by Mister McKinney of Mister McKinney’s Historic Houston. All we ask is that you follow him on Facebook and Instagram here- https://www.facebook.com/MisterMcKinneysHistoricHouston/ and https://www.instagram.com/mistermckinneyshistorichouston/. Seating is limited, sign-up is in person.
The actual birthday for Houston is August 30, 1836, but we want to celebrate a little early this weekend.
In-Kind Donors & Supporters
Mister McKinney
JJ Gonzalez, Attorney at Law
Texas Land Law PPLC
Three Brothers Bakery
Houston History Bus
Photo Gallery
Happy Birthday Houston - a Poem by Katrina Machetta
Born in the banks of Buffalo Bayou
on the thirtieth of August of eighteen thirty-six,
the land whispers prosperity.
Since then,
you have given birth to thousands and millions
of brave and mighty Houstonians
who toiled day and night,
building pillars
where skyscrapers graced the sky,
embraced and blessed by abundant sunlight
and natural resources.
You have welcomed the world with open arms.
John and Augustus Allen laid the groundwork.
Brothers and sisters,
They have built a dream,
and we,
the co-creators alike,
witness the view of all that has been created on the land we call home.
As the Buffalo Bayou waves at pedestrians in modern-day Houston,
the city lies awake,
bright at night
as the gleaming stars light the path for the American Dream.
Every day is a step forward.
As we keep going,
we are gifted a promise,
witnessing movements,
creating change,
and traveling past inequities.
H-Town has survived and thrived from Alison, and Harvey to Covid-19.
The perils of the past bring hopes and dreams
of a vibrant tomorrow.
H-Town has come so far,
triumphantly with a rich history,
a vision and excitement for a beautiful tomorrow.
Happy Birthday, Houston.
@2021, Katrina Machetta, All rights reserved. Learn more about this talented poet here.
