What you need to know:
- A festival hosted by the Houston Grass Station Campground could become Houston’s first official city holiday under a measure proposed for the city’s October ballot. The proposal would ask voters whether to designate the third Saturday in June as an official city for the nearby “Matanuska Thunder Funk” festival.
- Matanuska Thunder Funk, also known as the Matanuska Thunder Festival, is a family-friendly event that raises money for a local food bank. The event is hosted by the Houston Grass Station Campground, located next to the Houston Grass Station cannabis shop, but it is not marijuana-themed, officials said.
- The proposal, sponsored by Mayor Carter Cole, is scheduled for a City Council hearing on June 12. If approved, it will go to a public vote, allowing residents to decide on the holiday designation.
HOUSTON — A private festival hosted by a marijuana-themed campground could become Houston’s first official city holiday under a measure proposed for city ballots in October.
If approved for the ballot by the City Council, the measure would ask voters whether to declare the third Saturday of each June as “a holiday for Matanuska Thunder Funk,” according to the proposal.
Matanuska Thunder Funk is the name of a free, one-day festival hosted by the Houston Grass Station Campground. The event is also known as Matanuska Thunder Festival…