Event Dime

Tanabata Japanese Star Festival

When:

July 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM

Where:

Children’s Museum of Houston, 1500 Binz, Houston, TX

Source:

Events from April 24 – May 31 – Houston Cultural Events Calendar

WHAT’S HAPPENING‍ Welcome Area: Children will be informed about the Tanabata event, can have their photo taken as a Tanabata character, and will receive a “passport” to collect stamps from each table of the event. When: From 9 am to 2 pm in New Kid’s Hall‍ Craft Tables: Station 1: Kirigami: Children will use safety scissors to cut paper into a Tanabata decoration. They will hang the decorations from rope or bamboo. Station 2: Tanzaku: Children will write a wish on a strip of paper and hang it fr