The Sugar Land Arts Fest returns to Smart Financial Centre Plaza in late-April. (Courtesy Sugar Land Arts Fest)
Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details on the events.
Looking for things to do around Sugar Land and Missouri City this spring? Here's six events happening in your neighborhood in April and May. This list is not comprehensive.
Crazy Hare Dash
At this event, Missouri City families will race through Buffalo Run Park to find bunny ears, a nose, a tail and wild hair.
This family-friendly Easter egg hunt at The George Ranch, a historical park, will feature fields of wildflowers, spring-themed photo opportunities, face painting and a petting zoo with the ranch’s sheep. Attendees can bring a picnic lunch or pre-order a box lunch.
Nonprofit Child Advocates of Fort Bend will host this gala at Houston Marriott Sugar Land to fundraise for its programs, which aid children who have been abused or neglected. The dress code for the event is black tie, cocktail attire or themed attire, and there will be a live and silent auction.
Sugar Land Arts Fest will also feature food vendors and a beer and wine garden. (Courtesy Sugar Land Arts Fest)
Sugar Land Arts & Music Fest
This fourth annual festival will take place at the Smart Financial Centre Plaza, and feature over 100 booths with painting, calligraphy, pottery and other forms of art. The event will also have food trucks, a wine and beer garden, live mural paintings and live music.
April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jazz Fest returns to the Crown Festival Park in Sugar Land. The two-day festival will showcase artists such as The Commodores, Sheila E. and the E-Train, and Brian Culbertson. It will also feature food and drink vendors.
Mothers and their sons between ages 5-14 will team up for this event at Roane Park. Teams will compete in a series of challenges and Nerf gun battles. Teams must register prior to the event.