FAMILY FUN
Vision Wonderweek
Participants will learn how to help keep the environment clean and participate in interactive activities. When: 10 a.m. Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday, noon Sunday
Where: Children’s Museum of Houston, 1500 Binz
Details: $11-$12; cmhouston.org
Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist
Event features dazzling visuals, smart songwriting, laugh-outloud comedy and accurate science.
When: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday Where: The Woodlands Children's Museum, 4775 W Panther Creek Drive, No. 280, The Woodlands
Details: $7; woodlandschildrensmuseum.org
Funfetti Fridays
Outdoor ice skating with music and colored lights at Discovery Green.
When: 7-9 p.m. Friday
Where: 1500 McKinney Details: $15; discoverygreen.com
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
Show features a cast of house cats, dogs, parrots and even geese and mice. All animals are rescued from shelters and trained by Gregory Popovich. When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Where: MATCH, 3400 Main Details: $25-$35; showclix.com/event/ new-year-popovich-theater
HOLIDAY EVENTS Space Center Galaxy Lights
Guests will experience LED lights, 3D projections and interactive displays lighting up the museum and some of the rarest space artifacts in the world. When: Through Sunday Where: Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Parkway
Details: $19.95; spacecenter.org
Sugar Land Holiday Lights
The sparkling wonderland features more than 3 million lights, a carnival, numerous themed displays, vendors and food.
When: Through Sunday
Where: Constellation Field, 1 Stadium Drive
Details: $12-$15; sugarlandskeeters.com
Magical Winter Lights
A 20-acre lantern festival with themed sections, nightly acrobatic performances, carnival rides and an interactive dinosaur area.
When: Through Sunday
Where: 1000 FM 2004, La Marque Details: $13-$22; magicalwinterlights.com
Festival of Lights
A milelong trail with more than 1 million lights and 100 lighted scenes, a skating rink, live entertainment and concessions. When: Through Jan. 12
Where: Moody Gardens, One Hope Blvd., Galveston
Details: $18.95; moodygardens.com
Ice Land: Christmas Around the World
Master ice carvers have created an international wonderland at Moody Gardens. There’s also an arctic slide and ice skating rink. When: Through Jan. 12 Where: Moody Gardens, One Hope Blvd., Galveston Details: 409-744-4673; moodygardens.com
Zoo Lights
The attraction at the Houston Zoo features more than 2 million sparkling lights, a 100-foot-long Infinity Tunnel, 4D Enchanted Forest, Winter Wonderland and a giant Ice Dragon.
When: Through Jan. 12
Where: Houston Zoo, 6200 Hermann Park Drive
Details: houstonzoo.org/events/ zoo-lights