Join us at FREE events at sites across Houston for activities that forge a connection to Texas and American heritage. Learn about the life of a boy and girl who lived in a Freedom Colony, African-American settlements formed throughout Texas in the 1800s after the Civil War, a German immigrant farm, or an Indigenous American settlement on Buffalo Bayou before Houston became a city.
EXCAVATE like an archaeologist
DISCOVER ways of living, crafting and learning
MAKE a sample of writing or a scrap of quilt, or dye a piece of fabric
LEARN about culinary traditions
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!
Sat Oct 19, 2025, 10am-3pm. The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park | 105B Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007
