# Standing Tall: A Texas Tree Festival > Event for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sun, Nov 8 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Houston Botanic Garden, 1 Botanic Ln, Houston, TX 77017 - Ages: All ages (Family-friendly) - Price: $20 adults; $16 children (3–17), students, military and seniors; free for ages 2 and under - Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 8). - Organizer: Houston Botanic Garden - Official page: https://hbg.org/event/standing-tall/ - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 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/standing-tall-a-texas-tree-festival--listing-b04c347065d13be24dc7224d ## About A Texas native trees and forest family festival held at the Houston Botanic Garden during the crisp autumn weather. The event features guided parent-child walks through the woods to learn about Texas oak trees and local tree species ecology, children's fallen leaf art rubbing workshops, tree bark texture science observation stations, tree canopy climbing rope experience demonstrations, and native seedling adoption guidance. The botanic garden has extremely flat, accessible hard-surface walking paths, making all types of folding strollers very easy to push. 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