# Uptown Houston Holiday Illumination on Post Oak Boulevard > Place to go for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Trees illuminated nightly from 5:00 PM to midnight starting Friday, November 20, 2026… - Dates: Fri, Nov 20 – Sun, Jan 3 - Where: Post Oak Boulevard (from San Felipe St to Westheimer Rd), Post Oak Blvd & Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056 - Ages: All ages; expansive pedestrian sidewalks, curb-free crossings, and stroller-accessible boulevard promenade - Price: Free public pedestrian viewing and drive-through experience along Post Oak Boulevard - Schedule: Trees illuminated nightly from 5:00 PM to midnight starting Friday, November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027; festive music synchronized nightly - Organizer: Uptown Houston District - Official page: https://www.uptown-houston.com/experience/holiday-lights - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 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/uptown-houston-holiday-illumination-on-post-oak-boulevard--listing-9b2500a896128118a50ba316 ## About 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. ## Similar picks in Houston - [Hatchlings at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/hatchlings-at-houston-arboretum-and-nature-center--listing-8ce33bfcbf2d52f85dcc221f) — Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · checked Nov 9. 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