Ancient Encounters

Join us at a FREE event at sites across Houston for activities that forge a connection to Texas and Indigenous heritage.  Learn about the life of a boy and girl who lived in an Indigenous American settlement on Buffalo Bayou before Houston became a city.

EXCAVATE  like an archaeologist

DISCOVER ways of living and learning

MAKE a shell bracelet

KBR KIDS DAY AND INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY

Discover stories of Indigenous people who lived along Buffalo Bayou long ago before Houston was a city. Activities include a prepared excavation, making jewelry with shells, discovering body art and much more!

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10am-3pm. The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park | 105B Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007

FREE ADMISSION