One in all Houston’s favourite summer season events aspires to be even higher in 2025. White Linen Night time goals to construct on the success of the 2024 occasion with quicker admission, extra facilities, and a devoted VIP part.
Held yearly on the primary Saturday in August — this 12 months that’s Saturday, August 2 — White Linen Night time got here to Houston from New Orleans. Though it now takes place all through the neighborhood, its roots have all the time been on nineteenth Avenue, the place the nonprofit nineteenth Avenue Retailers Affiliation established the occasion after Hurricane Katrina. As a part of the night, the road is closed off to vehicular visitors which permits folks to stroll freely amongst their associates and neighbors. The overwhelming majority of attendees gown within the spirit of the occasion’s title by sporting white (it’s additionally cooling in the summertime warmth).
Final 12 months, for the primary time ever, the retailers affiliation charged these attending the nineteenth Avenue occasion a $10 admission price. The cash paid for higher safety, a deep clear each earlier than and after the occasion, and festive Christmas decorations for the affiliation’s members. Given its success, the price is again on the identical $10 value for 2025 ($15 after July 31).
“We discovered that persons are nonetheless extremely desirous to assist our native companies and artisans, even when there’s a small price to attend,” Coryne Wealthy, secretary of the nineteenth Avenue Retailers Affiliation, tells CultureMap. “It was inspiring to see the group come out in droves, particularly throughout what’s historically a slower time of 12 months. Charging for entry additionally gave us the chance to reinforce the occasion in significant methods, including worth for each attendees and retailers.”
For 2025, the affiliation is putting in a devoted wifi community to enhance the entry course of. Extra notably, attendees have a brand new VIP ticket choice. Priced at $60, it comes with entry to a VIP part with seating, devoted restrooms, a cooling station, and two bars.
“We added a VIP part this 12 months to broaden on the choices of White Linen Night time and to supply a extra unique expertise for these trying to benefit from the occasion another way,” Wealthy explains. “[It will be] an ideal house for company to chill out and immerse themselves within the environment whereas additionally supporting the native companies within the Heights.”
Different parts of the night remained unchanged. The road’s retailers will open their doorways to the group. Space eating places will supply food and drinks specials. Native musicians will carry out all through the night.
To be clear, White Linen Night time occasions held in different elements of the Heights, similar to on White Oak, should not linked to the nineteenth Avenue Retailers Affiliation. They might or could not cost charges of their very own.
“Whereas organizing White Linen Night time takes a variety of work, the reward of seeing folks of their white apparel, having fun with a night of group celebration, and supporting small companies is all the time the very best half,” Wealthy provides. “It’s a time for all of us to have a good time the distinctive tradition of the Heights, and we will’t wait to expertise it yet again this 12 months.”
For tickets and extra info, go to the White Linen Night time on nineteenth Avenue web site at wlnon19th.com.
