Friends of Texas Wildlife Open House
Friends of Texas Wildlife is hosting its third annual open house to offer the public an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at what wildlife rehabilitators do. The event will include live animals, such as hawks, owls and opossums, and several organizations will be joining to provide their knowledge on wildlife.
- April 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- $5 (admission)
- 29816 Dobbin Huffsmith Road, Magnolia
- www.ftwl.org
At the Depot Plaza, the city of Tomball is holding its 2nd Saturday event featuring a free movie screening. The event will include kid-friendly activities and will be showing “Trolls Band Together” by Universal Pictures.
- April 13, 5 p.m.
- Free
- Tomball Depot Plaza, 201 S. Elm St., Tomball
- www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball ISD is holding its Superintendent's Fun Run, a 5K (3.1 miles) timed race. There will be awards for the top three runners in each classification. The event is open to students, staff and the Tomball community. In addition to the fun run, a 1-mile walking course will be set up around the Tomball ISD Stadium. Ticket prices will go up $5 after April 6.
- April 13, 8 a.m.
- $30 (5K), $20 (1-mile walk)
- Tomball Event Center, 20235 Cypress Rosehill Road, Tomball
- www.runsignup.com/race/tx/tomball/tomballIsdfunrun
At the fourth annual Peel For A Purpose Crawfish Festival, which benefits the Tomball-based nonprofit Boots For Troops, attendees can expect live music, food trucks, a kids zone and simulcast racing.
- April 13, 3 p.m.
- $25 (general admission)
- Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston
- www.boots4troops.org
Magnolia Lions Club is holding a pancake supper with entertainment, a bounce house, a silent auction, a raffle, and an all-you-can-eat pancake and bacon breakfast.
- April 13, 5-8 p.m.
- $12 (adults), $6 (children under 10)
- 31138 Nichols Sawmill Road, Magnolia
- www.facebook.com/magnoliatxlionsclub
The Tomball Economic Development Corp. and Lone Star College-Tomball are holding a career fair. The TEDC is taking the registrations for local businesses that are looking to hire workforce.
- April 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Lone Star College-Tomball, 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball
- www.tomballtxedc.org
National Youth Theater is presenting “Music Man,” a musical based on the award-winning, critically acclaimed Broadway classic about con man Harold Hill.
- April 26, 7 p.m.; April 27-28, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- $12, $15, $20 (presale); $15, $18, $23 (day of)
- Lone Star College-Tomball Performing Arts Center, 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball
- www.nationalyouththeater.org
The Rails and Trails Mudbug Festival will feature food, games, vendors, a bounce house and live music. Guests can enjoy spicy boiled crawfish and other Cajun treats, along with a variety of festival foods and drinks. This year's entertainment features the Platinum Players Zydeco Band, which blends zydeco and funk music for a lively performance.
- April 27, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Tomball Depot Plaza, 201 S. Elm St., Tomball
- www.facebook.com/tomballistexanforfun
National Youth Theater is presenting “Charlotte's Web,” a new musical version of the beloved classic.
- May 3, 7 p.m.; May 4-5, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- $15, $20 (presale); $18, $23 (day of)
- Concordia Lutheran High School, 700 E. Main St., Tomball
- www.nationalyouththeater.org
Tidy Up Tomball, a nonprofit focused on ensuring a cleaner community, is holding its biannual trash cleanup event to bring the community together and help clean their community.
- May 4, 8 a.m.
- Free
- 401 Oxford St., Tomball
- www.tidyuptomball.com
St. Matthias Catholic Church’s 47th annual Bazaar will feature a dance held on Saturday night with music provided by The Lonely Road Band. The festivities will continue on Sunday with loteria, games, inflatables, a live and silent auction, a variety of Mexican food options including a barbecue dinner, and live music.
- May 4, 7 p.m.; May 5, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- 302 FM 1774, Magnolia
- www.st-matthias.net