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RodeoHouston saddles up for Opening Day 2023 with new ticket details

Tickets for McCollum's Opening Day show go on sale Thursday.

Photo via Parker McCollum/Facebook

As CultureMap was first to report last week, Conroe native Parker McCollum will kick off RodeoHouston 2023 on February 28, 2023 at NRG Stadium with an action-packed Opening Day event. The fun includes activations, sales, and even a parade on NRG grounds.

Rodeo fans can get those in-demand Opening Day tickets this week, the rodeo announced. Tickets officially go on sale online at 10 am Thursday, October 6. As always, an online waiting room will open at 9:30 am; customers who join the Waiting Room from 9:30 to 9:59 am will be randomly selected to purchase tickets at 10 am. (A place in the Waiting Room does not guarantee tickets.) Customers can purchase a maximum of eight tickets.

Ticket prices start at $25, plus a $4 per ticket convenience fee. (Find seats via the handy NRG Stadium Map.) The ticket breakdown is as follows:

Upper Level: $25 – $30
Loge Level: $40
Club Level: $50 – $55
Field Level: $44
Chairman’s Club: $150 (includes food and hosted bar)
Action Seats: $155 (includes hearty hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)

All tickets will be delivered electronically via AXS Mobile ID; customers should allow 48 hours for delivery via the AXS mobile app and login with the email used to purchase tickets.

McCollum's Opening Day show Opening Day includes an opening band on the Stars Over Texas Stage before McCollum’s show. Special giveaways will include 10,000 custom-made Howdy bobbleheads for early arrivers that morning (starting at 10 am).

A full lineup of entertainers after McCollum will be released at a later date. The 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is scheduled for February 28, 2023 to March 19, 2023.

"Here come the grannies!"

Walk through the Magic Door to experience the world of Bluey in Houston

bluey and bingo's bedroom at camp in houston

Courtesy of CAMP

Houston will soon be the home of a new CAMP store, featuring interactive installations like the house from "Bluey."

Bluey is coming to the Galleria this February “for real life” through an immersive event that invites visitors to enter the world of the famous Australian Heeler family. This one-of-a-kind experience brings the Heeler home and backyard to life with intricate details that will delight fans of all ages.

Tickets are on sale now for Bluey x CAMP, the inaugural interactive experience of the combination toy store, party venue, and immersive theater space. This is The Family Experience Company’s first CAMP location in Houston, with the business securing a 7,500-square-foot permanent retail space in the Galleria.

Through “The Magic Door,” a pivoting wall, visitors step into seasonally rotating interactive spaces beginning with a 5,000-square-foot lifesize replica of Bluey’s house.

Visitors can play games made popular by the show, such as grannies and keepy uppy, and bust a move when “dance mode” is activated. The kitchen’s fridge is covered in drawings by the Heeler puppies, while the living room TV plays Bluey.

Families can explore both a pillow fort and a cardboard castle — two-story structures complete with slides — before venturing into a playroom stocked with toys and costumes from the show. In the backyard, a recreation of the Heeler’s large tree is surrounded by charming gnomes. A photo opportunity with Bluey and Bingo tops off the visit.

Beyond the world of Bluey, CAMP offers even more for visitors in its Canteen space, with a splatter room, The Schmutz Bar (a slime creation station), a party room, and a playable truck. Customers can also shop for toys, clothing, and accessories.

Houston joins a list of CAMP’s locations in Dallas, Atlanta, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Installations change seasonally, with other current features including Paw Patrol, The Little Mermaid, and Encanto.

Courtesy of CAMP

Houston will soon be the home of a new CAMP store, featuring interactive installations like the house from "Bluey."