KPFT at Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade 2025
2025-01-20 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002, 901 Bagby St, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
KPFT will be participating in the Black Heritage Society’s 47th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade on January 20, 2025, beginning at the corner of Smith and McKinney in front of Houston’s City Hall. This year’s theme is “In a diverse society we must foster acceptance, maintain human dignity, and safeguard fundamental human rights!”
Also, The Martin Luther King Jr. Festival and Children’s Day of Service will occur at Hermann Park Square, around the Reflection Pool at Houston City Hall and is open to the Public.
For more information visit www.blackheritagesociety.net

Tom Neilson Concert
2025-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Live Oak Friends Meeting House, 1318 West 26th St, Houston, TX, 77008, United States
Join Live Oak Friends in welcoming singer songwriter Tom Neilson to Houston to share his witty yet right on social commentary in support of building a movement toward creating a world that works for all of us.
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55th Birthday Live Broadcast from Cactus Music
2025-03-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Cactus Music, 2110 Portsmouth St, Houston, TX, 77098, United States
Be sure to come by and celebrate our 55th birthday with us Saturday, March 1st at Cactus Music with Deadbeat broadcasting live from 2-5pm. Saint Arnold Brewing Company will be there, and you can also bring your non-perishable food donations benefiting Manna House Food Pantry.

Pirate Cruise with the R&R Show!
2025-04-05 13:00 - 16:00 | TX
This is our RESCHEDULED date! Buy your tickets before they sell out!
Yo ho ho! Set sail with The R&aRrrr Show and the rest of the pirate radio crew from KPFT and help support your commercial-free listener-sponsored community radio station. You’ll enjoy the carefully curated cruise edition of the R&R show along with a mini-feast as we raise our grogs of cheer togethe and set sail in Clear Lake!
DONATE NOW to purchase your tickets
Individual tickets: $150 donation ($12.50/mo)
Pairs: $275 donation (22.92/mo)
We supply the food, drink, music, and fun!

KPFT at the 2025 Art Car Parade
2025-04-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Allen Parkway, Houston, United States
Join KPFT and 300,000 of its close personal friends at the 2025 Art Car Parade on April 12 from 11am to 4pm on Allen Parkway.
The Parade Route opens at 11 am so you can wander among the lined up cars, up close and personal like, and chat with the artists.
The parade starts at 2pm. KPFT will have a booth along the parade route, and one of our programmers (TBD) will be announcing the names and descriptions of the cars as they roll by. There’ll be vendors of all kinds along the route to meet your food and trinket needs.
KPFT’s 2024 art car will be back in the line-up (see picture), pulling a trailer, this time featuring harmonica virtuoso Steve Krase and Friends.
Bring your walking shoes and your sitting camp chairs for a fun and glittery time with KPFT at this year’s Art Car Parade!

KPFT Blues Funday in the Park
2025-05-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Mandell Park, 4399 Mandell St, Houston, TX, United States
Come meet and play with other KPFT listeners and volunteers, listen to some of the best blues music in the world, picnic, and share your stories and hopes for the station on the open mic.
Bring your lawn chairs, picnic lunch, frisbees and hula hoops, chess board and lawn games to the most beautiful park in Houston, Mandell Park, at the corner of Richmond and Mandell in the heart of Montrose. Free admission.

Gumbeaux KPFT Fund-Day
2025-05-18 18:00 - 23:00 | Dan Electro’s, 1031 E 24th St, Houston, TX, 77009, United States
Mark your calendars, Houston! The show “Gumbeaux” and Dan Electro’s are bringing you KPFT Fund-Day! Join us on Sunday, May 18, from 6 to 11 PM for an unforgettable evening filled with fantastic music, good vibes, and community spirit.
Groove to the beats of Engine Driver and the electrifying tunes of Shawn Allen & Friends! All this for just $15 per person or $25 for a pair. Every single dollar goes toward supporting the heart of independent radio, 90.1FM KPFT.
Bring your friends, grab your dancing shoes, and let’s make it a night to remember! Come for the music, stay for the fun, and leave knowing you’ve contributed to keeping the spirit of KPFT alive! See you there!

Donate Blood at KPFT with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
2025-05-29 13:30 - 17:00 | 4506 Caroline st next door to KPFT studios, 4506 Caroline St, Houston, TX, 77004, United States
We hope to see you here at 4504 Caroline Street on Thursday, May 29th, from 1:30 to 5pm to meet the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s team that collects donated blood from people like KPFT listeners.
Click this link to make your appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome on Thursday!
Donors who give blood in May will receive a free beach towel and A1c blood screening a special thank you for helping patients in local hospitals.
KPFT is committed to serving the community in this (and other ways) throughout the year. Each donation of whole blood helps out 3 people. Sign up today!

Rodney Crowell and Guy Forsyth Band
2025-06-06 18:00 - 22:00 | Heights Theater, 339 W 19th St, Houston, TX, 77008, United States
Come see country music legend Rodney Crowell and country/blues veterans Guy Forsyth Band at the Heights Theater!
DONATE NOW to purchase tickets. Ticket options below:
1 Pair General Admission: $150 donation
1 Pair Reserved Gallery: $180 donation
1 VIP Table for 4: $600 donation
1 VIP Booth for 4: $2,000 donation

4th Annual Watermelon Dance & Summer Social
2025-07-18 17:00 - 2025-07-19 23:30 | Cottonwood Houston, 3422 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX, 77018, United States
Come join KPFT at The Cottonwood Club on July 18th and 19th for a rockin’ good time!
Day 1 music provided by The Pi Pushers, Lucky Monkeys, The Rasta Mendoza Trio, and Jambolism. Day 1 music begins at 5pm.
Day 2 music provided by Wendy Elizabeth Jones, Hellina Bucket, The Hightailers, and Pot Roast. Day 2 music begins at 4pm
Ticket sales at the door. $25 for a one-day pass; $40 for a two-day pass.
Dance the night away and enjoy all the free watermelon you can eat!

Thom Hartmann w/Grant Peeples: A KPFT Soiree
2025-08-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Dr, Houston, TX, 77057, United States
Tickets to KPFT’s Soirée with Thom Hartmann and Grant Peeples, including Q&A and a book signing session, at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church on August 9, 2025 are available now!
If you got your tix at the $60 level on KPFT’s website, a copy of Hartmann’s most recent book, The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class―and How to Rescue Our Future, will be given to you at the door.
Otherwise tickets at the ticket link are $40 each. The ticket link also gives you the opportunity to buy a book for signing when you get your ticket if you want one; the book will be delivered to you at the event.
This will be an evening of music and conversation you don’t want to miss!
