Mariachi, circus under the stars, bats at dusk + a $241K new build in Sunterra Lakes.
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What's Happening in Houston This Week
August 26 – September 1, 2026
Last full week before Labor Day, and Houston is going out loud — mariachi downtown, a circus under the stars at Miller, bats at dusk on the bayou, and Bollywood on the lawn right here in Katy. Below that: what the market actually did last week, and a brand-new single-story in Sunterra Lakes at $241,000.
🎉 This Week in Houston
⚾ Astros Come Home vs. the White Sox
Mon Aug 31 & Tue Sep 1 · 7:10 PM · Daikin Park, Downtown
The club wraps a long road swing through New York and opens a homestand under the roof — a comfortable weeknight ballgame with the AC on. Schedule & tickets
🎪 Cirque-tacular: The Art of Circus
Sat Aug 29 · 8:00 PM · Miller Outdoor Theatre · Free
Famous paintings come to life through aerial work, acrobatics and live music on the Hermann Park hill. Bring a blanket — the lawn is free and first-come. Details
🎺 7th Annual Mariachi Festival
Fri Aug 28 – Sun Aug 30 · Wortham Center · $19+
Three days of mariachi and folklorico downtown, with collegiate and high school groups sharing the bill with names like Mariachi Imperial de America. Times vary by performance. Details
🦇 Bat Chat & Colony Watch on the Bayou
Fri Aug 28 · 7:15–8:30 PM · Waugh Bridge, Buffalo Bayou · Free
The Houston Area Bat Team talks through the colony living under the bridge, then everyone watches a quarter-million Mexican free-tailed bats stream out at dusk. Bug spray helps. Details
💃 Bollywood Is Back at Central Green
Sat Aug 29 · Central Green Park at LaCenterra, Katy · Free
Bollywood Dancing Stars perform on the lawn with several chances for the crowd to join in. Lawn chairs and picnic baskets welcome; no pets, glass or alcohol. Check the park page for start time. Details
🍽 Houston Restaurant Weeks — Final Stretch
Now through Mon Sep 7 · Citywide
Close to 400 restaurants across Greater Houston are running fixed-price brunch, lunch and dinner menus, with a donation from every meal going to the Houston Food Bank. Two weeks left. Find a restaurant
📊 Market Snapshot
Houston MSA · Week of Aug 18–24
HAR Weekly Activity Snapshot · vs. same week 2025
3,612
New Listings
+4.9%
1,844
Went Pending
−17.6%
1,472
Closings
−16.6%
38,853
Showings
+2.2%
More homes came on the market last week than the same week a year ago, and buyers kept walking through them — showings were up slightly and 10,205 open houses were held across the region. What slowed down is the finish line: contracts signed and sales closed both landed roughly 17% below last year.
If you're buying, you have more to choose from and more room to ask. If you're selling, attention is there but decisions are slow — price and presentation are doing the heavy lifting right now.
Source: HAR.com Weekly Activity Snapshot, Week 34 (8/18/2026–8/24/2026). Statistics are for the Houston MSA.
🏠 Deal of the Week
2078 Solstice Landing Drive, Brookshire, TX 77423 - single-story new construction home in Sunterra Lakes
2078 Solstice Landing Drive
Brookshire, TX 77423 · Sunterra Lakes
$241,000
4
Beds
2
Baths
1,776
Sq Ft
2026
Built
Inside the Home
Lennar's Oxford plan — a single-story, all-bedrooms-down layout with the kitchen, dining area and family room sharing one open space.

•  Owner's suite tucked into a rear corner with en-suite bath, separate shower and walk-in closet
•  Three secondary bedrooms grouped at the front of the home
•  Breakfast bar, gas and electric appliance hookups, and a full-size laundry with washer, electric and gas dryer connections
•  Attached two-car garage, slab foundation, fenced back yard
•  Currently under construction — roughly $135 per square foot
Around Sunterra Lakes
Sunterra Lakes is a Lennar masterplan on the Brookshire side of the Katy corridor. Per the builder, the community plan includes a lagoon amenity, roughly 20 neighborhood parks and two future school sites; current association amenities listed with the MLS include a basketball court, playground and walking trails. The location sits close to I-10 for the run into the Energy Corridor and downtown, with Katy Mills Mall, Typhoon Texas and the Grand Parkway shopping and dining a short drive east.
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Isaias Contreras
Isaias Contreras
Contreras Properties Group
Keller Williams Signature
TX License #706679
Keller Williams Signature · 920 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77450
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