We’ve put together a list of our most favorite neighborhoods to visit when we host our private Christmas Lights Tours on Cool Bus Houston every day through the month of December. Check them out below!  OUR TOP SIX NEIGHBORHOODS River Oaks When most people think Christmas lights in Houston, you can’t help but think about River Oaks. Mansions on mansions are decked out with lights and the large oak trees have lights wrapped limb from limb. Our favorite streets to drive on our Christmas lights tours are Inwood Dr, Del Monte Dr, Chevy Chase Dr and River Oaks Blvd leading up to the River Oaks Country Club. And be prepared to see Santa outside one of the houses on the weekends! Tanglewood Another neighborhood known for its massive homes, wide lawns and large trees, Tanglewood is a popular stop on our Christmas lights tours, especially if you decide to visit River Oaks! Located close to the intersection of San Felipe and Sage, both neighborhoods are just 10 minutes apart from each other so we usually pair them together. The Heights/Woodland Heights Known for its popular “Lights in the Heights” event, this area of The Heights is a staple on our Christmas lights tours. Bayland Ave is a popular street to drive down, but one of our favorites areas to visit is Norhill Blvd between Bayland Ave and Euclid St to see some Christmas Dinosaurs! Prestonwood Prestonwood Forest , located off of SH 249 (Tomball Parkway) and Prestonwood Forest Dr, is one of the most popular Houston neighborhoods for Christmas lights tours. The neighborhood has been hosting their “Nite of Lites” for 40 years and welcomes thousands of visitors each year. Each street in the neighborhood participates and competes for awards like Best Cul-de-Sac, Best Overall Home, Best Lamp Post, Best Mailbox and many more awards. The Nite of Lites usually runs from the 2nd weekend of December thru the last weekend of December. Pecan Grove Located in Richmond, TX, this neighborhood (FM 359 and Plantation Dr) is known for some of the most creative displays of lights in Greater Houston. If you don’t wind up taking a tour on Cool Bus Houston, be sure to catch one of the many hay rides through the neighborhood. You will even see some houses that put music to their lights! Spring Shadows Starting at Memorial City Mall, head north on Gessner for approx. 3.5 miles and take a left on Kemp Forest Dr and make your way down to Quincannon Lane. The Candy Wonderland is a massive cul-de-sac of vacant lots decorated in some of the most festive lights displays you will ever see. Visitors must stay in their cars – so no walking around – and there is only 1 entrance in and out of this neighborhood, so be prepared to wait in a long line at times, especially as it gets closer to Christmas Day…but it’s well worth the wait! HONORABLE MENTION Other noteworthy lights to visit on our Christmas lights tours (FYI – some might have admission fees) Festival of Lights – Moody Gardens, Galveston, TX Zoo Lights – Houston Zoo Sugar Land Holiday Lights – Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX The Woodlands Winter Wonderland – The Woodlands, TX Santa’s Wonderland – College Station, TX

Social media, print advertisements, sponsorship’s, digital marketing…the list of marketing vehicles goes on and on. But there is one thing that I never thought about when I was creating Cool Bus Houston. One thing that is pretty valuable, but can also be very time consuming depending on how involved you want to get…I am talking […] The post Networking with Cool Bus appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

On Saturday, April 28th, we hosted our first ever Houston Crawfish Crawl as we visited 5 top spots that are usually on everyone’s list when it comes to “Best Crawfish in Houston”.  Each place had it’s own unique flavor and offered something the other one didn’t.  You really can’t go wrong at any of these […] The post Cool Bus Houston Crawfish Crawl! appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

When I first opened Cool Bus Houston and I was in the process of setting the bus up with A/C, I went to a number of companies to get quotes and find out the best way to cool down the bus.  Quotes ranged as little as $2000 and as much as $12,000 and the options […] The post Better A/C finally installed! appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

I was always curious as to how far I could take the bus away from Houston.  Well, the weekend of June 24, 2017, I got to push the bus a little further than I had before. We were booked to host the guys participating in the 2nd Annual Mullet Invitational Fishing Tournament in Seadrift, TX. […] The post 2nd Annual Mullet Fishing Tournament in Seadrift, TX appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

Olivia had only lived in Houston for a few years attending law school before it came time for her to pack her bags and start a new venture in Charleston, SC.  But before leaving this great city, she hosted a Going Away Party for one last night out on the town aboard Cool Bus Houston! […] The post Olivia’s Going Away Party appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

On Friday, March 24th, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo held the Annual Junior Market Barrow Auction at NRG Arena.  The annual auction is one of seven auctions that the Houston Livestock Show hosts that totaled over $15 million in sales in 2017.  The money raised at the auction helped award over $14 Million in scholarships to […] The post Giving Back at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

Its been a while since I last posted and needless to say, Cool Bus Houston, has been quite busy since then! In the 10 weekends since our last post, we have been booked for parties in 9 out of those 10 weekends! We have hosted parties that range from graduations, birthdays, fundraising events, bachelorette parties, […] The post Check out a few of the parties on Cool Bus Houston! appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.

We reserved Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 5th, for our filming session with Big Review TV, an online TV series that features the greatest places to shop, eat, stay and play.   Big Review TV was filming various aspects of Houston and thought that Cool Bus Houston would be a great addition to the overall video.  They […] The post Big Review TV visits Cool Bus Houston! appeared first on Cool Bus Houston.