MFAH’s Fall Festival Returns on November 8, 2026
MFAH The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Special Event
Fall Festival, Sunday, November 8: Harvest | Cosecha
What: A free, family-friendly event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to celebrate the museum’s Latin American collection and the unveiling of new sculptures by four Houston Latinx artists, who have been inspired by environment, native flora, and the 40th anniversary of the Cullen Sculpture Garden. General admission to the museum will be free all day.
When: Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Where: The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza and the Cullen Sculpture Garden, MFAH.
Details: This event and general admission to the MFAH are free all day. Guests will need to reserve tickets at mfah.org/fallfestival.
Event: The celebration at Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza and the Cullen Sculpture Garden will feature the unveiling of four sculptures by Houston artists; music and dance performances from Mariachi Palmeros, Segundo Children’s Choir, Agrupación Folclórica Orgullo y Tradición, and DJ Bien Tejana; food from H-E-B, Primera HTX Coffee, Panes de la Maria, Umbrella Fellas, Cochinita & Co., Las Perras, Elotes HTX, Flor y Miel, Popston, and Sweets by Belen Dessert Boutique. There will also be art- making activities, a lotería game, and film screenings provided by the Houston Latino
Film Festival. Throughout the afternoon, families can explore the museum’s galleries with a map in both Spanish and English.
Four Latinx community artists have been invited to create large-scale, fantastical sculptures inspired by native flora and fauna. The four artists will install them temporarily in the Cullen Sculpture Garden of the MFAH. The sculptures will be on view until November 15. Participating artists are: Nohelia Vargas Bolivar, Lalo Bispo, Stephanie Gonzalez, Ernesto Guerra. They were selected through a partnership between the MFAH and ALMAAHH (Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County.)
