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Axelrad

Axelrad Axelrad is a popular beer garden situated in Houston, Texas. The restaurant is housed within a historic 100-year-old building that was originally a small grocery store built by David and Gertrude Axelrad in the 1920s. Axelrad offers an extensive menu full of food and drinks, including Luigi's pizza, beer, wine, and cocktails. Visitors can enjoy live music performances and relax in the grove of hammocks or within the expansive outdoor and indoor spaces suitable for large and small gatherings. With METRORail’s Red Line Ensemble Station located just a few blocks away, visitors can easily access Axelrad via bike or car parking on site or surrounding areas.
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HAPPY PRIDE!!!!!!!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜This month’s Rad Drink for a Cause is dedicated to  🏳️‍🌈 Get the ‘Peach Please Cocktail’ to hel...
06/02/2026

HAPPY PRIDE!!!!!!!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
This month’s Rad Drink for a Cause is dedicated to 🏳️‍🌈 Get the ‘Peach Please Cocktail’ to help support them in helping At-risk youth in the LGBTQ+ community!

THIS FRIDAY 🌠 Feels Like Summer: .htx DJ set & Performance on our Main Stage • dance all night FREE • 8pm-close • +21 • ...
06/02/2026

THIS FRIDAY 🌠 Feels Like Summer: .htx DJ set & Performance on our Main Stage • dance all night
FREE • 8pm-close • +21 • 1517 Alabama st.
🌮Food:

June 27th we’re hosting a FREE Trading Card Show in the garden 🌠 12pm - 6pm • buy, sell, trade event Contact:  for booki...
06/01/2026

June 27th we’re hosting a FREE Trading Card Show in the garden 🌠 12pm - 6pm • buy, sell, trade event
Contact: for booking vendor slots

If your seeing this- it’s a sign that you need to come to Axelrad and try one of our new spring cocktails 🌸🍹 Don’t know ...
06/01/2026

If your seeing this- it’s a sign that you need to come to Axelrad and try one of our new spring cocktails 🌸🍹

Don’t know any Pisces’, Sag’s, Libras, Capricorns? ♓️♐️♎️♑️ tag them in the comments!

05/29/2026

Join us on the dance floor at NOCHES CALIENTES TONIGHT AT AXELRAD with !!!! (And every last Friday of the month) 🔥🔥🔥🔥

🎺 Banda La Colorada
🥁 Ritmo Lokura
🤠 DJ Bien Tejana
🎧 DJ Miguelito

🎟️ FREE
🥸 21+
📍 1517 Alabama St.

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We’re kicking off Pride Month with a Drag Show hosted by 👑    June 2nd. Join us on the Main Stage starting at 8pm. You b...
05/28/2026

We’re kicking off Pride Month with a Drag Show hosted by 👑 June 2nd. Join us on the Main Stage starting at 8pm. You bring your fans, we’ll bring the music! 🌈👯‍♀️

We’re kicking off Pride Month with a Drag Show hosted by 👑    and  June 2nd. Join us on the Main Stage starting at 8pm. ...
05/27/2026

We’re kicking off Pride Month with a Drag Show hosted by 👑 and June 2nd. Join us on the Main Stage starting at 8pm. You bring your fans, we’ll bring the music! 🌈👯‍♀️

Join us June 6th for a packed lineup for FREE on our main stage 🗣️  (Dallas)    .cafaro +21 • 8pm - close • Main Stage •...
05/23/2026

Join us June 6th for a packed lineup for FREE on our main stage 🗣️ (Dallas) .cafaro
+21 • 8pm - close • Main Stage • support local music 🥁

CUMBIA LIBRE IS BACK JUNE 12TH 4 FREE  👏 +21 • 8pm - 2am • Ven a bailar 💃🥁BANDS: .official &  💿DJ’s:  &  🌮Food:  🧺Market...
05/20/2026

CUMBIA LIBRE IS BACK JUNE 12TH 4 FREE 👏 +21 • 8pm - 2am • Ven a bailar 💃
🥁BANDS: .official &
💿DJ’s: &
🌮Food:
🧺Market:

05/19/2026

¡Dale! Bring your bald caps to Axelrad THIS FRIDAY cause we’re gonna be partying at the Mr. Worldwide after party!! 😎

🗓️ 5.22.26

⏰ 8pm

📍Axelrad - 1517 Alabama St.

05/15/2026

NOCHE DE SAZON TMMRW 8PM - CLOSE @ AXELRAD ‼️
FREE AF | REGGAETON | BACHATA | DEMBOW | DANCE PARTY
VENDOR MARKET BY | FOOD

VENDOR CALL FOR TRADING CARD SHOW @ AXELRAD JUNE 27TH  🐝‼️ Please email: Springbreakerztx@gmail.com to apply ‼️ DO NOT D...
05/14/2026

VENDOR CALL FOR TRADING CARD SHOW @ AXELRAD JUNE 27TH 🐝
‼️ Please email: [email protected] to apply ‼️ DO NOT DM US.
The trading card show will be FREE to the public & Glitch Garden will be right after 🕹️

05/14/2026

Tap Takeover with Thursday, May 21st from 6 to 8pm !
We will be having a scavenger hunt entitled “Find Marcel”
10 gnomes will be hidden throughout the garden, find one and win a prize!

THIS FRIDAY 👏 WE VIBIN ON OUR MAIN STAGE 🗣️Sounds by:    FREE AF • +21 • 8pm - CLOSE • COME DANCE 🪩
05/13/2026

THIS FRIDAY 👏 WE VIBIN ON OUR MAIN STAGE 🗣️
Sounds by:
FREE AF • +21 • 8pm - CLOSE • COME DANCE 🪩

Shows in the attic this month 🎸 tickets & info on our website 🔗
05/12/2026

Shows in the attic this month 🎸 tickets & info on our website 🔗

Our Spring Menu is ready to go!!! Here are a few of our new additions to the menu 🍃🌼Let us know if you’re a Ta**us, Canc...
05/11/2026

Our Spring Menu is ready to go!!! Here are a few of our new additions to the menu 🍃🌼Let us know if you’re a Ta**us, Cancer, Aries in the comments.

More astrology cocktails coming soon 👀

TONIGHT IN THE ATTIC • +21 • 8PM DOORS BANDS:  .tera   TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE & SOLD @ DOOR
05/09/2026

TONIGHT IN THE ATTIC • +21 • 8PM DOORS
BANDS: .tera
TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE & SOLD @ DOOR

This MAY be the best time of the year! 🌸🌻Don’t miss any of our events this month, share with your friends and save to ph...
05/09/2026

This MAY be the best time of the year! 🌸🌻

Don’t miss any of our events this month, share with your friends and save to photos📸

05/07/2026

¡Nos vemos a Cumbia Libre! Ponte las botas cause we’ll be dancing all night THIS FRIDAY!! 💃🏽👢

Music brought to you by:

Los Gavilanes de La Cumbia featuring Sandy G



Food 🌮 by and market 🛍️ with

🎟️🎟️🎟️FREE!!FREE!!FREE!! 🎟️🎟️🎟️

📍Axelrad- 1517 Alabama St. Houston, TX

MAY 22nd  WE’RE GOING MR WORLDWIDE AND THROWING A PITBULL AFTERPARTY  DJ’s 💿 👗 PITBULL LOOKALIKE COSTUME CONTEST FREE AL...
05/05/2026

MAY 22nd WE’RE GOING MR WORLDWIDE AND THROWING A PITBULL AFTERPARTY
DJ’s 💿
👗 PITBULL LOOKALIKE COSTUME CONTEST
FREE ALL NIGHT • +21 • 8PM-CLOSE

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! Swing by Axelrad anytime today for $5 Margs ✨🪅
05/05/2026

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! Swing by Axelrad anytime today for $5 Margs ✨🪅

We’re joining the movement to make Houston a safer city for bikers & pedestrians this month! 🚴‍♀️ Help support  by getti...
05/04/2026

We’re joining the movement to make Houston a safer city for bikers & pedestrians this month! 🚴‍♀️ Help support by getting the ‘Bicicletta Cocktail’ 🍹😋

This MAY be the best time of the year! 🌸🌼Don’t miss any of our events this month, share with your friends and save to yo...
05/02/2026

This MAY be the best time of the year! 🌸🌼
Don’t miss any of our events this month, share with your friends and save to your photos 📸

Is Spring the best season??

This coming Monday in collaboration with  we will have a special addition May the 4th movie night !Watch your favorite h...
05/01/2026

This coming Monday in collaboration with we will have a special addition May the 4th movie night !
Watch your favorite holiday films, come dressed in your favorite holiday gear and participate in our costume contest!

This Saturday is jam packed 👏 💿MAIN STAGE: (free) benifit show for  • 10 bands • 2-12💿THE ATTIC: (ticketed) .sister    I...
04/29/2026

This Saturday is jam packed 👏
💿MAIN STAGE: (free) benifit show for • 10 bands • 2-12
💿THE ATTIC: (ticketed) .sister

INFO & TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE 💕

Address

1517 Alabama Street
Houston, TX
77004

To reach Alabama Street in Houston, you can take the METRORail Red Line and get off at the Ensemble/HCC Station. Then walk southwards along La Branch St and turn left on Alabama St. You will find your destination on your right-hand side.

If you prefer to drive, you can take I-69/US-59 S and exit at Almeda Road. Turn right onto Winbern St and then another right onto La Branch St. Turn left onto Alabama St, where you can park at a nearby metered street spot or in the parking lot located adjacent to the beer garden.

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 12am
Tuesday 2pm - 12am
Wednesday 2pm - 12am
Thursday 2pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 2am
Saturday 12pm - 2am
Sunday 12pm - 12am

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Axelrad is a must-visit beer garden in Houston that offers a unique and relaxing experience. The bar is housed in a beautifully renovated building that was constructed by David and Gertrude Axelrad in the 1920s, adding to its historic charm. The garden features a mix of native, regional, and heirloom plants, making it an ideal spot for nature lovers. With seating by New Living's HTX Made and textiles by Austin-based Nido, the interior design is simply stunning.

Axelrad offers an extensive menu that includes Luigi's pizza, beer, wine, drinks, and more. The live music programming and entertainment events make it an excellent place to unwind with friends or family. The grove of hammocks provides a perfect spot to relax while enjoying your favorite drink.

The outdoor and indoor spaces are expansive and suitable for large or small gatherings. Bike and car parking are available on-site and surrounding areas, making it easily accessible for everyone. METRORail's Red Line Ensemble Station is just a few blocks away from Axelrad.

Overall, Axelrad is about celebrating Houston while being outside and relaxing. It aims to be a gathering place for the community offering something for everyone. With its unique concept, interior design, live music programming, events, festivals, and more - Axelrad is undoubtedly one of the best beer gardens in Houston that you don't want to miss!

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