HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Several events have been canceled or postponed amid the growth of concerns regarding coronavirus. For the events that required tickets, ticketholders should follow refund instructions from the vendor.
Emergency health declarations were announced Wednesday for the city of Houston and Harris County in light of the first non-travel related coronavirus case in the region.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo made the announcement as word got out of the abrupt closure of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a large-scale, 18-day event attended by millions of people each year.
List of affected events
- RodeoHouston
- Greater Houston Partnership cancelling all events through April
- ALIEF ISD school field trips and parent/community school events
- Tour de Houston (rescheduled)
- 18th Annual Run for the Rose reschedule for October 18
- Bayou City Classic
- Fans will not be allowed to attend any March Madness games
- All events have been cancelled at Discovery Green through April 1, but The Roller Rink, The Lake House and The Grove will stay open.
- The Bayou City Art Festival scheduled for March 27-29 in Memorial Park has been postponed.
- Lakewood Church canceled public services for Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15. Services will be streamed on the church’s Facebook page, YouTube and online at LakewoodChurch.com.
The NCAA released a statement:
NCAA President Mark Emmert statement on limiting attendance at NCAA events: http://on.ncaa.com/gabyq
- Project Row Houses canceled the opening event and market for Round 51:Local Impact II on Saturday, March 14; Expected to resume Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 12-5 p.m.
- Tomball German Festival
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What we know about the 14 coronavirus cases in Houston area
What school districts and colleges are doing about COVID-19
Map of COVID-19 cases across the US, updated as confirmed by CDC