Uptown Houston Holiday Illumination on Post Oak Boulevard

About this adventure

Spanning more than two miles along Post Oak Boulevard from San Felipe Street to Westheimer Road, the Uptown Houston Holiday Illumination transforms the Galleria district into a twinkling winter promenade. Over 300 custom 20-foot-tall holiday trees line the wide boulevards and pedestrian walkways, wrapped in hundreds of thousands of color-changing LED lights that glow nightly starting mid-November through New Year's Day. While the single-night Thanksgiving fireworks stage show transitioned to an all-season experience, families gather on Thanksgiving evening to stroll the expansive, stroller-friendly sidewalks, take photos beside the towering illuminated light sculptures, and listen to synchronized festive music playing through the Uptown Houston district audio app. The boulevard offers wide, unobstructed pathways, abundant parking garages, and close proximity to holiday window shopping and family dining.