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Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston, TX
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Miller Outdoor Theatre

Miller Outdoor Theatre is a theatre or event venue in Houston, TX, part of the Houston & Galveston guide. Cost: free.

6000 Hermann Park Drive · Houston, TX

Why you should go…

Miller Outdoor Theatre has hosted free outdoor performances in Houston's Hermann Park since 1923. The theater seats 1,705 under its covered pavilion plus roughly 4,500 more on the surrounding lawn, and its eight-month season runs March through October with classical music, jazz, ballet, Shakespeare and musical theater. All performances are free, though covered seating requires a ticket.

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What's around here?

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