# Lights in the Heights (Woodland Heights) > Event for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Woodland Heights Neighborhood, Highland St & Omar St (between Studewood & Beauchamp), Houston, TX 77009 - Ages: All ages (closed-to-traffic streets are extraordinarily safe and welcoming for strollers, wagons, and young kids) - Price: Completely free community event hosted by neighborhood volunteers. - Organizer: Woodland Heights Civic Association - Official page: https://www.woodland-heights.org/events-1/2026/12/12/2026-lights-in-the-heights - Last checked: Sat, Nov 7 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/lights-in-the-heights-woodland-heights--listing-2683c1fa216754c0f4c89252 ## About Held annually on the second Saturday of December in Houston's historic Woodland Heights, Lights in the Heights is one of the city's most beloved grassroots community holiday celebrations. Neighboring historic Craftsman bungalows and Victorian cottages along designated streets (such as Highland and Omar between Studewood and Beauchamp) deck their wraparound porches in dazzling lights, glowing inflatables, and whimsical handmade lawn dioramas. The featured streets are closed to vehicular traffic from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, allowing thousands of families, neighbors, and visitors to stroll freely with wagons, strollers, and thermoses of hot cocoa. Front porches become intimate live music stages hosting neighborhood brass bands, acoustic carolers, and bluegrass ensembles, creating an authentic, festive block-party atmosphere unmatched anywhere in Houston. ## Similar picks in Houston - [Breakfast with Santa at Land of Sweets — City Lights Houston](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-land-of-sweets-city-lights-houston--listing-d4c1248352fc2754e7690f9b) — Dec 19 – Dec 20 · Hilton Americas-Houston · Paid · checked Nov 9. Breakfast with Santa at the Land of Sweets village inside Hilton Americas-Houston, one of the City Lights holiday villages. 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