1000 Lights for Peace Celebration

eternal gandhi museum houston

Saturday, October 3, 6:00 PM

Join the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston as they celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 157th Birth Anniversary at their annual 1000 Lights for Peace — an evening of performances, speakers, and shared light.

Each year this gathering brings our community together in the way Gandhi believed change begins: not with grand gestures, but with many small lights carried by many hands. Musicians, dancers, and speakers from across Houston’s cultural, faith, and civic communities share the stage in a celebration of peace, nonviolence, and service.

For more information or to register, click here.

Festival of Faiths

ismaili center houston

Sunday, October 4, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Festival of Faiths brings together people from across Houston’s diverse faith communities to build understanding, forge meaningful connections, and celebrate the values we share. Through inspiring music, captivating dance, visual arts, storytelling, thought-provoking panels, and engaging presentations, the festival creates space for people of different faiths and backgrounds to learn from one another, celebrate our diversity, and strengthen the bonds that connect us as a community.

Compassionate Houston is proud to be one of four programming partners!

This event is open to all and free to attend, but registration is encouraged!

For more information or to register, click here.

Sangha Day at Auspicious Cloud: Zen Retreat Center

houston zen center

Saturday, October 10, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Welcome the plants and birds of spring and summer at Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center. Shinji Mary Carol Edwards and Abbot Gaelyn will work together with everyone to care for the land and buildings. There will be mulching, working in the labyrinth, weeding, window cleaning, and walks through the grove.

Please RSVP to help with meal-planning!

For more information or to register, click here.

Building Power Together: The History of Community Organizing, Writing Resilience…

the jung center of houston

Tuesdays, October 13 - November 10, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Discover the power of resilience by exploring the history of women-led community organizing, reflecting on your own experiences, engaging with the documentary Rebel Bells, and developing a creative or community-based project that inspires empathy, collective action, and social change.

For more information or to register, click here.

Gathered Table Dinner

blackwood educational land institute

Friday, October 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Gathered Table Dinner is Blackwood's seasonal celebration of the land and the food it provides. Guests are welcomed into the heart of the farm for a memorable dinner shaped by the season, featuring fresh, locally grown ingredients prepared with care. Between courses there is time to walk the grounds, meet the people who tend the land, and understand the journey each dish takes from field to plate. Every detail is designed to deepen the connection between what we eat and where it comes from.

For more information or to register, click here.

Honoring the Dead: An Art-Making Ritual for
Día de los Muertos

the jung center of houston

Friday, October 23, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Participate in a creative ritual inspired by Día de los Muertos, blending art-making, depth psychology, and ancestral practices to explore grief, remembrance, and ongoing relationship with those who have died. Rooted in Indigenous Mexican cosmology, the holiday understands death not as an ending, but as a transformation within the cycle of life.

For more information or to register, click here.

5th Annual Interfaith Time of Remembrance

rothko chapel (presented with the jung center’s mind body spirit institute)

Thursday, October 29, 6:30 PM

Gather in community as we contemplate the universal cycles of life, death, and remembrance through music, poetry, and personal reflections in observance of Día de Los Muertos and All Saints’ Day. Together, we will honor the many traditions that celebrate the lives of those who have passed while reflecting on the bonds that continue to connect us across time and memory.

Guests are invited to bring a small memento, photograph, or meaningful item to place on a community ofrenda in remembrance of loved ones. In this shared space of reflection, may we find solace, connection, and a deeper appreciation for the experiences that unite us all.

For more information or to register, click here.

Compassion Week 2026

Partner organizations and network friends

Monday, November 9-Sunday, November 15

For the first half of November, Compassion Week takes center stage with 19 partner and community events. Click on the flyer or button and head over to our Compassion Week events page for detailed information and registration links for each of the programs.

With 19 offerings across the city and online, there’s something for every heart and schedule. Many events require registration (some have limited space) so take a moment to explore the calendar and save your spot now.

We can’t wait to meet you at one or more of the 19 events — and to celebrate this week of connection across Houston.