The 20th Annual Empty Bowls Houston
will be held at Sawyer Yards on Saturday, May 16th, 2026.
Empty Bowls Houston
One of Houston’s best-loved grassroots fundraising events, Empty Bowls Houston, will return for the 20th Annual event on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit the Houston Food Bank. The unique lunch fundraiser is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media. Since the inception of the event, Empty Bowls Houston has raised $1,054,599 for the Houston Food Bank! (This equates to more than 3.16 million meals for the hungry!)
Attendees enjoy perusing the 1,500-plus one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls made and donated by Houston area ceramists and craft artists, which are available for a donation to the Houston Food Bank of $25 per bowl (100% goes to Houston Food Bank). There are also larger bowls available at higher prices. Note: for each $1 donated to Houston Food Bank, THREE meals are provided to the hungry, so, each $25 bowl purchased provides 75 meals!
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Location: Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter Street, Houston, TX 77007-4429
Bowl donation locations:
Dates and information for bowl drop-off for 2026 event to come later
Ways to Get Involved
Donate Bowls
Make and donate bowls to help provide food for better lives!
Dates and information for bowl drop-off for 2026 event to come later.
Empty Bowls Houston Contacts
Chair
Samantha Oldham
832-971-5816
Houston Food Bank
Sean Crowl
713-817-4751
Publicity
Paula Murphy
713-520-7111
If you are interested in becoming a 2026 Empty Bowls Houston sponsor, please contact Sean Crowl at 713-817-4751.
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