MUSIC

Celebrate Labor Day in The Woodlands with two evenings of fireworks, live concerts, face painters, balloon artists and more Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Waterway Square.

The festivities kick-off Saturday with classic rock favorites by Mike Maker from 6 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. followed by Alter Ego, playing the latest alternative and classic rock hits from 7:40 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On Sunday, the fun starts all over again with cover band KAOS playing music from the 80’s through today’s hottest hits from 6 p.m. to 7:20 pm. Rounding out the holiday weekend celebration is 80’s variety band The Spicolis from 7:40 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A fireworks display will light up the night’s sky each evening beginning at 8:55 p.m., weather permitting. Organizers say Waterway Square offers the best viewing for fireworks.

“We invite families from around to region to join us in The Woodlands as we bid farewell to summer with fireworks, live music and fun for all at Waterway Square,” says Nick Wolda, president of The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The Labor Day concerts are free and open to the public. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are allowed.

Parking is available in the Waterway Square Parking Garage (between Fountain Plaza & Woodloch Court) and the 24 Waterway Parking Garage (corner of Fountain Plaza & Lake Robbins Drive). Surface parking is available at the corner of Waterway Avenue & Timberloch Place and the corner of Six Pines and Lake Robbins Drive. Limited free street parking is available on Lake Robbins Drive, Waterway Avenue, Waterway Square Place, and Timberloch Place.

Located along Waterway Avenue, Waterway Square is a one-acre public plaza with unique water features and green spaces that serve as the “centerpiece” of The Woodlands Town Center.

Event sponsors include The Woodlands Development Company, Kyle Sherburne - State Farm Insurance, St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital, Kroger, Bud Light, Wright’s Printing, Munday Chevrolet and University of Phoenix.

For event directions and parking, please visit www.TheFountainsAtWaterwaySquare.com  and click on “Labor Day Event” or call 281-363-2447. “Like” The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/VisitTheWoodlands,  “follow” them on Twitter www.twitter.com/TheWoodlandsCVB  and “view” them on YouTube www.youtube.com/TheWoodlandsCVB.