# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 'The Big Swim' 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the witty and heartwarming 'The Big Swim,' a contemporary one-act opera sure to delight families and opera lovers alike!

In this retelling of the Jade Emperor — the fable that sets the order of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac — the animals learn to put aside fierce competition to instead care for and support one another, side by side.

Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with #AsiaSocietyTX, 'The Big Swim' fuses diverse influences into a compelling story for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Learn more and purchase tickets » https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/big-swim-2026
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/the-big-swim-2026/200029043804000
- **Event Categories**: chinese-new-year, contests, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 32

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/big-swim-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=houston-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Houston
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004
- **lat**: 29.7263
- **long**: -95.38462
- **full address**: 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Asia Society Texas Center (https://allevents.in/org/asia-society-texas-center/497020)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=%27The+Big+Swim%27+2026&date=20+Feb

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Asia Society Texas Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** chinese-new-year, contests, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 'The Big Swim' 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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