Bayous, Berries, Bikes + Brews 2026

​Join us to celebrate Houston’s bayous, enjoy nature’s bounty (in the form of abundant, free blackberries), improve Houston’s greenspaces, and raise a glass with like-minded folks. 

​On Sunday, April 26, bayou and greenspace groups including Hollywood Bayou Coalition and A Tale of Two Bridges invite you to join us for an afternoon of family-friendly festivities, including free berry-picking, along White Oak Bayou, coupled with mingling, cobbler-making, and beverages of your choice at Patterson Park Patio Bar. 

​Last spring, the Chapmans (including then 4-year-old Paul, pictured picking berries) noticed an enormous patch of wild blackberries growing along White Oak Bayou, near Patterson Park.  Together with Emmanuel from ATOTB, we’ve been plotting a fun event to bring together neighbors and anyone who cares about bayous, greenspaces, walkability, bikeability, and urbanism in Houston. 

​All you need is to RSVP and show up (ideally by walking or bike!) with a basket / bucket for berry-picking.  We will have a number of kid-friendly activities and setups for cooking blackberry cobbler on-site (mobile mini-ovens). 

​If you’re part of a relevant group and would like to get involved (e.g. by hosting a table at the event), please email Taylor or Emmanuel accordingly. 

Update - we have added more great partners! Chat with Bike Houston about their work to make Houston more multimodal; learn about Fit Houston's great walking programs; ask Urban Green Initiative about their work to bring Miyawaki "pocket forests" to small vacant spaces around the city.