Dick’s Sporting Goods will open 10 stores in the Greater Houston area Oct. 21-23, marking the occasion with a three-day celebration. Dick's Sporting Goods will open 10 Houston area stores Oct. 21[/caption] The stores are the Houston area’s first Dick’s Sporting Goods locations and will be at First Colony Mall in Sugar Land, Baybrook Mall in Friendswood,The Shoppes at Parkwest in Katy, Deerbrook Mall in Humble, Willowbrook Mall in Willowbrook and Woodlands Mall in The Woodlands. “We are excited to enter the Houston market in such a major way with 10 stores opening on the same day,” Dick’s chairman and CEO Edward W. Stack said in a statement. “We began as a small, family-run bait and tackle shop over 65 years ago, and remain a family-controlled company today.” Among the 10 locations are two Field & Stream stores and two Golf Galaxy stores, which are specialty shops owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods that supply hunting and golf apparel and goods, respectively. Both the Katy and Baybrook stores will have a Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy in the same location. During the celebration weekend, all 10 locations will open at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21-22 and 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23. More than 40 athletes and celebrity guests are scheduled for appearances during the grand opening, including country singers Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, who has a women’s athletic line in partnership with Dick’s. To see the full schedule of events, see dicks.com/houston

Dick’s Sporting Goods locations

Baybrook Mall 500 Baybrook Mall Drive, Friendswood 832-415-1934 Deerbrook Mall 20131 Hwy. 59  N., Humble 281-713-9589 First Colony Mall 16535 Hwy. 59, Sugar Land 281-201-0156 The Shoppes at Park West 24600 I-10, Katy 281-712-8152 Willowbrook Mall 2000 Willowbrook Drive, Willowbrook 281-571-7051 Woodlands Mall 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands 281-475-2836