Scream on the Green at Discovery Green

Returns October 2012!

This annual citywide Halloween celebration and costume contest is THE Halloween party for the whole family. Ghouls and ghosts will be lurking around downtown on Halloween at Discovery Green.

Activities include:

Costume contests for adults, children, babies and even dogs.

• DJ and Dancing
• Café Scary-oke with KPFT
• Tricks and Treats to sample and buy
• Fortune Tellers
• Caricature Artists
• Living Statues
• Mad Science fun
• Magicians

Ice Sculpting Competition

Returns January 2013! 

The Ice Sculpting Competition features several acclaimed ice artists from around the country using chainsaws and blow torches to transform ice into masterpieces. Thousands watch the carvers battle for the grand prize. Music is provided throughout the day. Reverend Butter of DLG Ice Factory faces off with a master carver at the end to the live music. Free.             

Dock Dogs

Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24

DockDogs, the national dog jumping competition, has found a home at Discovery Green in the summer. The three-day competition features four-legged athletes from across Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana in diverse jumping competitions.

The original Big Air competition showcases retrievers running from a 20-foot dock and leaping into a 40-foot pool of water, like the long jump for dogs. Spectators can enjoy these athletic feats as some dogs maintain jumps up to 24 feet in length. Dogs with the highest or longest leap are named the winner. Additional challenges include Extreme Vertical and Speed Retrieve, adding to the dynamic spectrum of athletic tricks.

DockDogs teams from the Houston area have flocked to the first DockDogs-sanctioned pool and dock in Texas – Meadowlake Pet Resort in Pearland. The training area opened in April 2010 and trains dogs in the long jump, high jump, and speed retrieve.

The DockDogs competition is free and open to the public. Anyone with a dog and fetch toy can participate. There is no age limit for handlers and any size, age, and breed of dog may enter.

Spectators are encouraged to come out and cheer for their four-legged favorites.

Ice at Discovery Green