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October 16 at 4pm
Equal Parts Brewing · South Central Houston
Two hours of discounted drafts, slow pours, and Phil Collins deep cuts at one of Houston's friendliest craft breweries. Come for the beer, stay for the drum fill.
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East End Hardware
EaDo • $
Boozy snowballs and Aperol spritzes taste better when you're overlooking a horse pasture. This East End spot serves classic cocktails, craft beer, and surprisingly good sandwiches at picnic tables surrounded by cornhole and chill vibes.
Notsuoh
Downtown Houston • $
This three-story dive doubles as a living museum of oddities—think taxidermy, graffitied walls, mannequins, and shelves of random books and shoes. Grab a drink and wander through Houston's wonderfully weird art installation.
Lee's
University Place • $$
Finding the door is half the fun at this colorful retro speakeasy above Local Foods. Sip the cuttlefish-ink Black Hat, or keep it small with the tiny cocktail menu.
Boozers
EaDo • $$
The owner often tends bar herself at this Astros-adjacent cocktail spot, where themed nights like drunk spelling bee and karaoke keep the crowd coming back. Strong Old Fashioneds and a genuinely welcoming crew make it feel like your neighborhood secret, even when the whole city shows up.
Bandista
Central Business District • $$
Step behind a bookcase into this 1920s-inspired speakeasy where serious cocktails meet serious prices. Dim, swanky, and reservations-only—perfect for when you want to splurge in secret.
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Trivia Night at the Town
Frost Town Brewing · Downtown Houston
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00 AM
Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happy Hour
Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette - River Oaks · Afton Oaks / River Oaks Area
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Thursday Live Trivia Night
Pennison's Sports Pub · Copperfield Place
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
The B Sides HTX
Off The Record · Downtown Houston
$
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Silent Book Club
Equal Parts Brewing · South Central Houston
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:00 PM
Free Pool and TUESDAY
Social Beer Garden HTX · South Central Houston
Free
Comedy Nights
Rudyard's · Hyde Park
$$
Whiskey Wednesday & Steak Night
Dan Electros · Northside
Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge
Downtown Houston
$$
The Heights Theater
Northside
EZ's Liquor Lounge
Northside
$$
The Hideaway On Dunvale
Mid West
$
Bobcat Teddy's Icehouse
Northside
$
Punch Line Houston
Central Business District
The Men's Club of Houston
Westside
Aye Candy
Spring Branch Central
$$
Mijo
Northside
The Continental Club
South Central Houston
$
Zilkha Hall
Theater District
Henke & Pillot
Downtown Houston
$$
Grand Prize Bar
University Place
$
Trash Panda Drinking Club
Northside
$$
Pur Noire Urban Wineries
Central Business District
Permission
Northside
$$
NextDoor Bar & Lounge
Memorial
$
Equal Parts Brewing
South Central Houston
Cool Heads Prevail
Lawndale / Wayside
Bar No. 3
Montrose
Angel Share
Downtown Houston
$
Refuge
Hyde Park
$$
MAX's Wine Dive
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
$$
Heights & Co.
Northside
$$
The Flat
Hyde Park
$
Willow's Smokehouse & Tavern
South Central Houston
$$
La Carafe
Downtown Houston
$
Concrete Rose
Downtown Houston
$$
The Big Easy
University Place
$$
Federal American Grill
Central Business District
$$
The Thirsty Texan
Lakewood Village
$$
13 celsius
South Central Houston
$$
Midtown Bar & Grill
Montrose
$
Barnes & noble café serving Starbucks
Memorial City
Light Years
Montrose
$$
Dan Electros
Northside
Leon's Lounge
South Central Houston
$23
Rec Room
Downtown Houston
The Mood Room Garden and Bar
South Central Houston
$
Anvil
Hyde Park
$$
Clarkwood
Montrose
Donna's
Northside
$$
Baileson Brewing Co.
University Place
Rudyard's
Hyde Park
$$
Eighteen Ten Ojeman
Spring Branch Central
RE:HAB Bar on the Bayou
Northside
$
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