Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show Bring Back Popular Media Art Event Houston, TX – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) and Aurora Picture Show will once again collaborate to present NIGHT LIGHT: an evening of video art on the Buffalo Bayou East trails. Launched in 2022 and attended by a diverse audience of approximately 3,000,… Read more »
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Three Houston Parks Team Up to Bring Back Jazzy Sundays in the Parks
The free weekly, family-friendly concerts kick-off March 5th at Emancipation Park. Discovery Green Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, and Emancipation Park Conservancy are bringing residents weekly free jazz concerts in March, April, and May as part of Jazzy Sundays in the Parks, made possible by Kinder Foundation. Visitors are invited to enjoy Houston jazz musicians outside… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Announces Kinder Foundation’s $100M Catalyst Gift to Accelerate Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan
Transformational donation will unlock an additional $210M in public and private investments. HOUSTON, TX (Updated September 28, 2022) – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) announced Monday the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan will become a reality thanks to a historic public-private partnership anchored by a $100 million gift from Kinder Foundation, which is leveraging another… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Unveils New Cleanup Boat
The Bayou-Vac is Faster and More Efficient Houston, TX – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), the non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing and transforming Houston’s most significant natural waterway, will unveil its new Bayou-Vac on August 3. Years in the making, the custom-designed and fabricated boat provides a substantial boost to BBP’s bayou cleanup operation, known as… Read more »
East Downtown Trail Opens to the Public
Houston, TX – Houston Parks Board and Buffalo Bayou Partnership, in cooperation with the Downtown Redevelopment Authority and the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department, have completed construction on a new park and 0.4-mile hike and bike trail along Buffalo Bayou from Fannin Street to Austin Street. The trail opened to the public on… Read more »
Light Up the Night Along Buffalo Bayou East
New, multimedia art activation debuts on Buffalo Bayou East trails on April 2 Houston, TX – Night Light is a uniquely Houston evening of free video art along the waterfront. On April 2, Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show will present site-specific, large-scale video projections by a diverse lineup of local artists in three… Read more »
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Time No Longer Wins International Art Award
HOUSTON, TX – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP), the nonprofit organization revitalizing and transforming Houston’s historic Buffalo Bayou, is pleased to announce that its current film and sound installation in the Cistern, Time No Longer, has received a prestigious award from CODAworx. The ninth annual, international CODAawards celebrate exemplary collaborations between art and design. Time No…
HOUSTON—Discovery Green Conservancy® is partnering with Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Emancipation Park Conservancy this fall to celebrate the legacy and evolution of jazz in Houston with Jazzy Sundays in the Parks, a live music series made possible by the Kinder Foundation. The series features free, family-friendly concerts every Sunday in September at Emancipation Park, every… Read more »Three Houston Parks Team Up to Celebrate the Legacy of Jazz in Houston with Free Concerts and a Series Spectacular Featuring Mavis Staples
BBP Welcomes Juan Sorto as New Community Engagement Manager
Long before the public launch of the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan (link), BBP has been active in neighborhoods east of downtown, engaging with community leaders and learning about how amenities such as trails and green space can serve neighborhood residents. Now, we are delighted to announce the hiring of Juan Antonio Sorto as BBP’s… Read more »
Houston Endowment Awards Buffalo Bayou Partnership $10M Grant
Grant to accelerate transformative development for Buffalo Bayou East Houston, Texas – December 9, 2020 – Houston Endowment announced today that it has granted $10 million to Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP). The grant will provide funds towards the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan to transform the waterway’s East Sector over the next 20 years with… Read more »