Isikhathi seholide e-Houston ngeke siphelele ngaphandle kokusebenza kwe-Houston Ballet kwe-Nutcracker. Njengoba seyenziwe ibhallet yaseHouston amashumi eminyaka, i-Nutracker igcizelela inkathi yeholide eHouston. Eqinisweni, phakathi neminyaka abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi babona i-Nutcracker njengoba iqondiswa ngumqondisi wangaphambili we-Houston Ballet uMnumzane Ben Stevenson. Kusukela ngo-2016, i-Houston Ballet yaqala ukwenza i-The Nutcracker njengokhethwa nguMqondisi wezobuciko wamanje uStanton Welch.
Njengenguqulo kaStevenson ngaphambili, i-Welch's Nutcracker iye yamukelwa kahle futhi iya khona. Namuhla, izethameli zisaphathwa ngendatshana yendabuko, abalingiswa nezilungiselelo ezifana ne-Clara, iKing Rat, i-Sugar Plum Fairy, i-Land of Snow, ne-Kingdom of Sweets, kodwa nazo zonke izigcawu ezintsha, izithombe kanye nokufundwa, ukusetha lokho iBallet imibandela ngokuthi "isiko elisha." I-Nutcracker ka-2016 iqala ngoNovemba 25 futhi iqhubekela phambili ngo-Disemba 27. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-VIP kutholakala emasontweni ngoNovemba 26 noDisemba 22, 23, 24, 26 nangokwenyama kusihlwa ngoNovemba 25, 26. kanye noDisemba 10, 22, 23. Zonke izenzo zenziwa eWortham Centre. Abathandi be-Nutcracker kumele benze konke okusemandleni ukuze babone ukusebenza kwalo nyaka futhi babe phakathi kokuqala ukubuka inguqulo yeWelch yeThe Nutcracker.
Ngaphambi kokuvulwa kwe-Nutcracker unyaka ngamunye, i-Houston Ballet isungula umcimbi wayo omkhulu wonyaka wezimali-I-Nutcracker Market.
Lo mcimbi odumile kakhulu, oye wabanjwa njalo ngonyaka kusukela ngo-1981, udonsela izinkulungwane zezivakashi ngonyaka ngamunye. I-brainchild ye-Houston Ballet umsizi we-Preston Frazier, I-Nutcracker Market iphakamisa imali ye-Houston Ballet's Academy neScholarship Fund. Abantu abangaphezu kuka-100,000 bangena emasangweni njalo ngonyaka futhi basebenzisa izigidi zamaRandi emahhovisi amadolobha angama-300 namazwe angama-300 ahlelwe emakethe emgwaqweni kwisikhungo se-NRG.
Izivakashi ze-Nutcracker Market zingalindela isipiliyoni sokuthengwa kwe-one-of-a-kind. Ekucaleni okubhekwe njengendlela yezitolo ze-European style street market, i-Nutcracker Market ikhulile kusukela ngeviki eliphansi le-bazaar-type ibe yindawo enkulu yokuthenga yezitolo ezinezinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-280. Izivakashi ze-Nutcracker Market zingathola izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ezimangalisayo zezimpahla nezinsizakalo, kufaka phakathi izinto zokuhlobisa, imikhiqizo yokudla, ukudla, amathoyizi, izesekeli, izinto zegadi, izimpahla zasendlini nokuningi, nokunye okuningi.
Ngaphandle kweThe Nutcracker Market ngokwayo, kunezenzakalo ezikhethekile ezihambisana neMakethe, njenge-Wells Fargo Preview Party, i-Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show ne-Luncheon, i-Macy's Fashion Show ne-Brunch, ne-Raffle Market. Ngakho-ke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumthandi we-The Nutcracker noma ufuna nje izihlobiso zeKhisimusi eziyingqayizivele futhi ezithakazelisayo kanye / noma izipho, ukuvakashela i-The Nutcracker Market kuyindlela ejabulisayo yokuchitha usuku eHouston ngenkathi yeholide.
Yiqiniso, kubantu abaningi, isikhathi seholide sisho ukuthenga - kokubili bona nabanye. Futhi, kusobala ukuthi indawo ye-Houston yokuthenga iholide ihlanganisa okungaphezu nje kwe-Nutcracker Market. Eqinisweni, i-Houston inemidlalo enkulu yokuthenga iholide, izitolo ezinkulu, izitolo kanye nezitolo kulo lonke idolobha kanye nendawo ezungezile ezihlinzeka ngempahla ehlukahlukene futhi isebenzelana kusukela ngoNovemba omnyama ngeSuku Lonyaka Omusha.
Ezinye zezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu ezitolo zokuthenga eziseduze nase-Houston zihlanganisa i-Galleria, Idolobha laseKapa kanye ne-First Colony Mall eSuarland, Town & Country Mall, i-Katy Mills Mall neSikhumbuzo Idolobha iMall. I-Harwin Outlet Mall ne-Houston Premium Outlets ezinye izindawo ezithandwayo zokuthenga ngesikhathi samaholide. Futhi, i-drive esheshayo ephuma eHouston izothatha abathengi ukuya eTanger Outlet phakathi kweHouston neGalveston noma, ehamba phambili, i-Conroe Outlet Mall.
Ngaphandle kokuthenga noma ukuya e-Nutcracker nezenzakalo ezihambisana nazo, izivakashi zizothola imicimbi eminingi yeholide, izinto ezenzekayo, izinto ezibukekayo nemisindo eHouston. Ukubonisa okukhanyayo kungatholakala kulo lonke indawo e-Greater Houston. Izenzakalo zokukhanyisa ezokuhweba ezifana neZoo Lights eHoston Houston, Magical Winter Lights eGulf Greyhound Park kanye noMkhosi Wemibala e-Moody Gardens eGalveston zidonsa amakhulu.
Imibala Yelanga YamaMagic, empeleni, iyisenzakalo esizimele, engekho kuphela isibonisi esikhulu sokukhanyisa i-lantern ezweni kodwa futhi nokugibela kwezemidlalo nemidlalo, ukusebenza kwamasiko nezinye ukuzijabulisa okubukhoma. Ukwengeza, izindawo eziningi zaseHouston zinezikhathi ezinde zokuveza izibuko ezimangalisayo zokukhanya. Phakathi kwezinye izindawo eziphawulekayo zokukhanyisa izindawo ezitholakala eHouston kukhona i-River Oaks, i-Prestonwood Forest, i-Woodland Heights, i-Shepherd Park, i-Candlelight Park ne-Highland Park. Kulabo abangajwayele umuzi futhi bengathandi ukulwa nomgwaqo ukubuka izibani, i-Houston Wave inikeza izinkambo zokukhanya zeholide edolobheni.
Omunye umsebenzi ozithandayo endaweni yaseHouston phakathi nenkathi yeholide yi-ice skating. Yiqiniso, unikezwe ngesimo sezulu, i-ice skating ayiyona into abantu abaningi abacabanga ukuyenza lapho bevakashela eHouston. Noma kunjalo, izivakashi zaseHouston zinezinketho ezimbalwa zokukhethwa kweqhwa. I-ice rink yokuqala futhi eyaziwa kakhulu e-Houston ikhona ngaphakathi kweGalleria Mall. Kodwa-ke, i-skating skating nayo iyatholakala eSikhumbuzweni iMall nase-Aerodrome Ice Skating Complex. Okuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele kunazo zonke zokugibela i-ice e-Houston yi-rink yangaphandle ye-skating rink ku-Discovery Green, i-rink enkulu kunazo zonke e-south-west e-United States.
Ukuhlanganyela ukudla nomndeni kungenye ingxenye enkulu yenkathi yamaholidi. Futhi, akuzona zonke lezo zokudla okumelwe kube "ikhaya eliphekwe." Ukuze kube njalo, i-Houston ikhaya lezindawo eziningi zokudla ezihlinzeka izivakashi zihlinzeka izivakashi eziningi zezinketho zokudla nabangani nomndeni - kuyindaba enkulu yokudla kanye nesitayela sokudla okuhlangenwe nakho oyedwa oyithandayo. Ezinye zezindawo zokudlela ezidumile ezitholakala eBayou City yi-Goode Company Barbecue, i-Barbecue ye-Gatlin, i-Rainbow Lodge, i-Magnolia Bar & Grill, i-Morton's Steak House, i-Old San Francisco Steak House, i-Le Mistral, i-Grotto Ristorante, ne-Restaurant yase-Italy yaseMichelangelo.
Noma ubani ozifunayo e-Houston phakathi namaholide angase futhi afune ukuthatha uhambo olulodwa ukuya ezindaweni eziningi ezisezindaweni ezincane ezivela e-Texas 'idolobha elikhulu. Sula iLake, i- Galveston ne- Kemah yizo zonke izinsuku ezidumile ezivela eHouston, njengamaPaki ajwayelekile aseTexas State angaphansi kwedolobha elifanele.