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100 Ways to Celebrate
Below you will find 100 fun, family-friendly ways to Celebrate the Park’s Centennial! Whether you want to explore a new area of the Park or get involved in one of its regular events, the ‘100 Ways to Celebrate’ list has something for everyone! The list will be up all year. Help us start the celebration today!
If you complete a task, tag us on social media using #100WaystoCelebrate!
- Join our Scream Tunnel for the Chevron Houston Marathon – January 14
- Spot a squirrel on ‘Squirrel Appreciation Day’! – January 21
- Celebrate Lunar New Year in Memorial Park – February 11
- Show your heart for the Park on Memorial Park Conservancy’s Day of Giving – February 14
- Get your tickets to ‘Glow in the Glades’ – February 16
- Visit Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Prairie on ‘National Wildlife Day’ – February 22 & September 4
- Wear your western attire at the Park for ‘Go Texan Day’ – February 23
- Watch the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Trail Riders pass through Memorial Park – February 23 – 24
- Join us for the ‘Biggest Picnic in Texas: 100th Birthday Edition’ – March 9
- Spot a Monarch Butterfly in the Park on ‘National Learn About Butterflies Day’ – March 14
- Visit the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center for ‘International Day of Forests’ – March 21
- Celebrate ‘National Take a Walk in the Park Day’ – March 30
- Volunteer in the Park during Earth Month in April
- Stretch your legs for ‘National Walking Day’ – April 3
- Experience the Total Solar Eclipse at Memorial Park – April 8
- Celebrate ‘100 years’ at The Park Ball – April 18
- Dedicate your time in the Park for ‘National Volunteer Week’ – April 21 -27
- Enjoy the Park’s native flowers during ‘National Wildflower Week’ – May 5 – 11
- Spot a turtle in Hines Lake for World Turtle Day – May 23
- Honor our fallen heroes during our ‘Run to Remember’ – Memorial Day Weekend
- Explore the Blue Trail on ‘National Trails Day’ – June 1
- Lace up your shoes for ‘Global Running Day’ – June 5
- Tag Memorial Park Conservancy in your favorite Park photo on ‘National Photography Day’ – June 15
- Celebrate ‘International Day of Yoga’ in the Park – June 21
- Celebrate the Summer Solstice with ‘Make Music Day’ – June 24
- Do your part during ‘Plastic Free July’
- Have a Fourth of July barbecue in Picnic Loop – July 4
- Spend ‘713 Day’ in the Park – July 13
- Give to Memorial Park Conservancy on ‘National Nonprofit Day’ – August 17
- Participate in the Hess Houston Corporate 5K Run – October 22 – 24
- Kick off the Holiday Season with Memorial Park’s ‘Deck the Park’ – TBD
- Join ‘Friends of Memorial Park’
- Become a Memorial Park Conservancy ‘Running Ambassador’
- Donate $19.24 in honor of our founding year
- Become a member of ‘Urban Wild’
- Give big in December for the chance to win big
- Subscribe to the Memorial Park Conservancy newsletter
- Become a monthly donor and join the Seedling Society
- Like us on Facebook
- Tag us on Instagram
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Join us on YouTube
- Ask friends and family to ‘donate your birthday’ to Memorial Park
- Watch the sunset from the Kinder Land Bridge
- Grab lunch at the Park’s new Cafe when it opens!
- Take a bike ride around Picnic Loop
- Explore the Seymour Lieberman Trail
- Spot a bullfrog in Hines Lake
- Bring your pup to the Park (on a leash!)
- Go birding in Clay Family Eastern Glades
- Spot an armadillo on a trail
- Share a favorite photo from the Park and tag #memorialparkmemories
- Post a photo of your favorite wildflower at the Park
- Snap a selfie on Bowden Terrace
- Set your sights on the spring migration
- Take a lap around the Roy H. Cullen Timing Track
- Explore Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie lookout points
- Have a picnic in the Park
- Kick a ball in Picnic Loop
- Play a round of golf at the Memorial Park Golf Course
- Explore the boardwalk in Clay Family Eastern Glades
- Celebrate your birthday in the Park
- Celebrate a special anniversary in the Park
- Climb the Emily Clay Family Scramble
- Observe an equinox on top of the Kinder Land Bridge
- Explore the Bayou Wilds Trails
- Grab a coffee in Like Oak Court
- Marvel at the night sky during our Stargazing Parties
- Visit the food trucks at Live Oak Court
- Have some fun on the Park’s Vale-Ashe playground
- Take a dip in Memorial Park’s Fitness Center Pool
- Reach a new goal at the Roy H. Cullen Timing Track
- Discover the Aqua Trail in Bayou Wilds
- Take a scenic stroll over Seymour Lieberman Trail Ravine Bridges
- Stroll through Memorial Park’s Holiday Lights during December
- Read a good book next to Hines Lake
- Enjoy the fall migration
- Learn the park’s history and listen to the audio stories from Camp Logan
- Bring your friends to Brewery Bingo
- Enjoy a full moon in the Park
- Catch the nightly adventures of the local bats at the Clay Family Eastern Glades
- Enjoy the power of plants with the Great Prairie Adventure
- Join Memorial Park’s monthly wellness walks
- See the etching of Buffalo Bayou at the new Event Plaza
- Enjoy a game of sand volleyball
- Learn about Memorial Park’s future by reading The Master Plan
- Go mountain biking in Bayou Wilds
- Grab your racquet and head to the Memorial Park Tennis Center
- Learn about the native plants at Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Prairie
- Visit the croquet courts at Memorial Park
- Host a Fitness Class or and Wellness Walk in the Park
- Come to one of our movie nights in the Park
- Learn about Memorial Park’s past 100 years
- Take ‘100 laps’ around the Roy H. Cullen Timing Track throughout 2024
- Walk the Seymour Lieberman Trail ‘100 times’ throughout 2024
- Bike ‘100 miles’ throughout Memorial Park
- Visit Memorial Park ‘100 times’ throughout 2024
- Donate $100 in honor of Memorial Park’s Biggest Birthday
- Wish Memorial Park ‘Happy Birthday’ using #MemorialParksBiggestBirthday
- Do ‘100 push ups’ at Memorial Park