Julie Long said her mission through Space City Gourmet Popcorn is to introduce gourmet popcorn as more than a holiday snack. The Houston Space City-themed popcorn shop opened in November 2024 in time for Thanksgiving, Long said.

While popular during the holidays, the popcorn shop, based in Montgomery, offers over 30 flavors of popcorn at a time, with seasonally themed options throughout the year.

What's special about it?

The veteran-operated business is owned by Julie Long and her husband, Jason Long, who are also owners of ​Longview Greens Miniature Golfing in Montgomery.

With eight years of experience in the business industry, as well as long-term Montgomery residents, Julie Long said the idea for Space City Gourmet Popcorn came to them while discussing the endless possibilities for popcorn.“People don't realize how many different things you can do with popcorn, the sky's the limit,” Julie Long said.

As an initiative to support its community, Julie Long said Space City Gourmet Popcorn offers fundraising opportunities. Through their website, any organization can purchase popcorn at a lower cost and sell it for fundraising purposes.

What they offer

Space City Gourmet Popcorn offers a variety of popcorn flavors made daily. Flavors offered range from classic butter popcorn and cheddar popcorn to bacon jalapeno and fireball popcorn. Other unique flavors include birthday cake, dreamsicle and fruit flavors.

“The bacon jalapeno has the taste of jalapeno with that smoky bacon flavor, but it's not spicy, altogether, it's so good,” Julie Long said.For Halloween, Julie Long said she is working on a few new seasonal additions, including the monster mash and pumpkin spice. For Christmas, customers can expect Christmas crack made with toffee and drizzled with chocolate and sprinkles.

With various unique flavors to choose from, Space City Gourmet Popcorn offers free samples to allow customers to try its diverse flavors.

• 15320 Hwy. 105, Montgomery
• www.spacecitypopcorn.com