A new home for
free live music
Levitt Pavilion Houston will create a permanent home for free live music beside Willow Waterhole Greenway. Each year, Levitt Pavilion Houston will present 40 free professional concerts in an open-air setting designed for music, gathering, and community.
Four stories, one stage
Free live music for all
Free professional concerts will welcome families, friends, and neighbors from across Houston to experience live music together.
A historic landmark
The steel derrick will preserve the former Shell Gasmer site’s energy history while marking a new future for music and community.
The front door to Willow Waterhole
The pavilion will create a welcoming new entrance and gathering place connecting live music, nature, and the broader Greenway experience.
A stage for Southwest Houston
A permanent public stage will create new opportunities for local students, emerging artists, cultural groups, and community performers.
Where Houston's next great gathering place begins
Levitt Pavilion Houston is planned for the former Shell Gasmer site beside Willow Waterhole Greenway.
Once part of Houston’s energy story, the site will become an open and welcoming destination for concerts, community events, and everyday gathering. The historic steel derrick will remain as a visible connection between the site’s past and its future.
The former Shell Gasmer site at sunrise.
A new kind of energy
for Houston
Help create a permanent home where Houston’s energy story, free live music, and community come together for generations.
Houston shows up for free live music
MusicFest at Willow Waterhole. Photo: © Steve N. Magoon.
MusicFest has brought free live music to Willow Waterhole since 2012. The Spring 2026 event continued that tradition, drawing student musicians, professional artists, families, and neighbors to the lawn for a shared day of music and community.
The enthusiastic turnout reflects Southwest Houston’s appetite for free live music. Levitt Pavilion Houston will build on that tradition with a permanent home for future concerts, community performances, and MusicFest events.
“When I learned the Levitt Foundation had chosen Willow Waterhole Greenway as the Houston location, my energy was off the charts. I could barely sit still.” Howard Sacks, Chair, Levitt Pavilion Houston
Help us raise the stage
The Levitt Foundation has helped set the project in motion. Community support is needed to build the pavilion and bring free live music to Southwest Houston for generations.
Every gift moves us closer to opening night.