Popular NIGHT MARKET Returns to Asia Society Texas on Friday, November 6

ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS’ NIGHT MARKET BRINGS FOOD, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, AND MORE THIS NOVEMBER

EVENT SHOWCASES OVER 60 LOCAL AAPI-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, PERFORMERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Asia Society Texas (AST) announces the return of its popular Night Market festival on Friday, November 6, 6–10 p.m.

Featuring over 60 local AAPI-owned small businesses, performers, and community partners, the annual street festival celebrates the vibrant diversity of Houston’s Asian American communities through an exciting night of culinary delights and interactive fun for all ages.

For its biggest night of the year, AST will transform its parking lot, front lawn, and one block of Southmore Boulevard into a free outdoor market bustling with local retail and food vendors, live dance performances, and Japanese carnival activities. Included in the evening are an all-access beer garden, Karaoke booth, and live dance performances by South Seas Productions, UH Modern, and Kaminari Taiko.

Inside AST’s Center, guests will enjoy after-hours access to the Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang exhibition, an artists’ alley featuring select vendors, a manga café, mahjong and games zone, and more. Shōgeki Sumo will take the stage for ticketed sumo wrestling demonstrations at three different times over the course of the evening.

What to know:

Outdoor market is FREE. Indoor fun: $5 (free for AST members); Indoor fun plus sumo demonstration admission: $10 ($5 for AST members).

Asia Society Texas is located at 1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX, 77004 (in the Museum District).

More info available at https://asiasociety.org/NM2026.

Featured Photo by Chris Dunn