Paella Fest at Picos
Saturday, noon
2601 Kirby
Live paella hits the pans beginning at noon, with $15 plates served hot and loaded with bold flavor while they last. Pair it with sangria or margaritas and stick around for live music and a festive, all-afternoon vibe.
Sunday Brunch at Leo’s River Oaks
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2009 West Gray
A new weekly brunch brings a lineup of polished classics, from avocado toast topped with jumbo lump crab and smoked trout roe to a truffle soufflé omelette, filet and eggs with crispy potato pavé and a Royal Brunch Burger with foie onion jam and maple bacon. Sweet options like brown butter ricotta pancakes balance things out, with spritzes, bellinis and cocktails alongside live music.
Sundays at Zaranda
Sundays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
1550 Lamar
Zaranda adds Sunday service with an a la carte brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring dishes like Pan de Elote with mandarin-honey butter, chilaquiles, Baja breakfast burritos and seafood-forward tostadas, plus live music. A build-your-own mimosa cart runs $39 by the bottle or $9 by the glass, followed by happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. with cocktails, wine and bites before dinner service.
Mahjong Night at Agnes and Sherman
Sunday, 5to 9:30 p.m.
250 West 19th
This one-night collab with NYC’s Food Mahjong Club brings open play, an amateur tournament and a $30 ticket that includes entry and a welcome drink. Expect bites like Hong Kong-style curry fish balls, cheung fun with Chinese donut and sweet soy and Taiwanese disco fries, plus a cocktail lineup riffing on tiki classics with Asian American influences.
Rodeo Season Closing Weekend
Friday–Sunday
It’s closing weekend of rodeo, which means last call for all those limited-time, cowboy-coded eats and parties around town. Spots from Picos to The Pit Room have been running specials like fajita feasts, crawfish boils and patio parties all month, plus collabs, pop-ups and even rodeo-themed cookies across the city . If you haven’t made your way through our Rodeo Dining Guide just yet, consider this your final push to eat like a cowboy before the season rides off.