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Katy Mills
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Old sign for the mall next to Interstate 10.
Katy Mills
Location Katy, Texas, United States
Coordinates 29°46′32.38″N95°48′33.67″W / 29.7756611°N 95.8093528°W / 29.7756611; -95.8093528
Opening dateOctober 28, 1999(26 years ago) (1999-10-28)
Developer The Mills Corporation
Management Simon Property Group
OwnerSimon Property Group (62.5%)
Stores and services174
Anchor tenants 17
Floor area 1,201,104 sq ft (111,586.2 m2) [1]
Floors1
Website www.katymills.com

Katy Mills is a shopping mall in Katy, Texas, within the Houston metropolitan area, gradually growing into a premier tourist destination on the west side of Houston. It was developed by The Mills Corporation and is now managed by Simon Property Group, who owns 62.5% of it. The mall opened on October 28, 1999 [2] and hosts a variety of over 174 stores. Katy Mills has over 1.2 million square feet (112,000 m2) of retail space.

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Shopping center

Katy Mills is a one-story facility that sits on 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) of land, located next to Typhoon Texas Water Park, just off of Interstate 10 on exit 741. The mall is built with a "racetrack" design.

Department stores and anchors including AMC Theatres, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Books-A-Million, Burlington Coat Factory, H&M, Marshalls, Off Fifth Saks Fifth Avenue, Old Navy, The Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Cafe, Primark, Ross Dress for Less, Sun and Ski Sports, and Tilt Studio, some of which relocated from Sealy Outlet Center, which was supplanted by Katy Mills due to its distance from nearby Sealy. There is also an AMC Theatres with 20 theater rooms. The shopping mall is located within Fort Bend County, Texas.

History

Background (1997-1999)

In 1997, a property development company based in Arlington, Virginia, known as The Mills Corporation, had negotiations to build a mall in Katy, Texas. This would be the second mall they would build in Texas, after Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, Texas, which opened later the same year. The original project was to be located on a 727-acre site that was owned by Interfin Corporation and located between the Grand Parkway Mason Road. Later, The Mills changed plans and instead leased land from Dallas-based American Realty Trust. The site from American Realty Trust, at the size of 500 acres, was located near Pin Oak Road and Interstate 10. [3]

The Mills later purchased the 500 acre site in February 1998 and construction began on the mall, along with German-based Kan Am, [4] [5] RTKL Associates, [6] Greg Rose Design, [7] JK Design Group, [8] Creative Artisans Group, Penwal, [9] Texas Bomanite, [10] and the American Institute of Steel Construction. [11]

The Mills pitched several anchors to open in the mall, such as AMC Theater, Virgin Megastore, Off Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills, Boot Town, Books-A-Million, Rainforest Cafe, Marshalls, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Old Navy and GameWorks. [12] In early 1999, plans changed for the opening of Katy Mills, as GameWorks and Virgin Megastore would not open, and instead Jillian's and F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment) would open. [13] They also announced that they would open Bed Bath and Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, and a Benetton Sportsystem store. This marked the first time Benetton would go in the retail business. They also announced that they would not open Marshalls in the mall, and would instead open Funkyard. [14] A couple months later, Katy Mills announced that they would open OFF 5TH Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet and Sun & Ski Sports, [15] and as the opening drew closer, Off Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills and Boot Town would not open and instead would open Starflight Cafe [5] and “Old West Warehouse”. The Mills also pitched some non-anchor stores, such as the now-defunct NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway , Big Dog Sportswear, Skechers USA, Bose Factory Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Carter's for Kids, Kenneth Cole New York, the Official Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, Mikasa Factory Store, and Samsonite. [16] Creative Artisans Group was responsible for painting the designs in the mall. RTKL, Greg Rose Design, and the American Institute of Steel Construction helped with structuring, JK Design Group was responsible for lighting, and Texas Bomanite helped with the crystal flooring.

Construction completed in October 1999 and the mall was ready to open. The Mills promoted the mall by releasing various print ads in newspapers, [17] as well as television commercials. [18] [19] The advertising motto for the mall was "Shop Together, Eat Together, Play Together." It was combination of shopping and entertainment, or, as The Mills Corp. referred to it as, "shoppertainment."

Opening and early years (1999-2006)

Katy Mills mall officially opened on October 28, 1999 [17] , and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 9:30 AM CDT. The mall opened its stores for the first time at 10:00 AM.

Katy Mills's design of the mall was different than a typical mall. Like with most malls from The Mills, the center was heavily themed. The theme for this mall would be the Star Family and other stars, the mall's mascots, having a day out at the mall. The decor would look as though their children had created it using construction paper and other materials. [20] It had fun patterns in its exterior and had unique features to its entrances. The mall had a racetrack design and was split into seven neighborhoods, each with its own combination of colors, sculptures, patterns, sounds and lighting. The food court in the center named “Katy Field Day” was themed around an athletic field, with a scoreboard showing the current time and the decorations featuring the stars playing sports games. The food court is about the size of a typical athletic field. The food court had 8 restaurants and was cornered by Moe's Grill and Bar (not to be confused with Moe's Southwest Grill) & Johnny Rockets. According to the old version of the Katy Mills website, the mall was "the newest star in Texas", and "With Katy Mills in the area, shopping in Texas will never be the same again." The mall also had several TVs hanging from the ceiling of the mall that played music videos and other content.

Popular stores from around this time were OFF 5TH Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Mikasa Factory Store, Charlotte Russe Outlet, Bose Factory Store, Kenneth Cole New York, Harold Powell Outlet, Old West Warehouse, Bed Bath and Beyond, among others. Some eateries included Rainforest Cafe, Jillian's, Johnny Rockets, Moe's Grill and Bar, Starbucks, restaurants in the Food Court, among others. Various entertainment venues include Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Sun & Ski Sports, F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment), AMC Theater, NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway, among others.

The first 5,000 shoppers that came to the mall earned one of ten $1,000 shopping sprees and other great prizes. [17] Various celebrities came to visit the mall, such as the Miss Texas pageant, former WNBA player Tina Thompson and former NFL defense tackler Ray Childress. One hour before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and 30 minutes after the mall opened, the Aggie Wranglers performed in the Food Court at 8:30 AM. Following the opening of the stores, the Houston Firefighters had a “Men of the Millennium” fashion show. People were eligible to register to win a 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. At 7:30 PM, Joyce Cooling had a concert in the Food Court. The concert was sponsored by Houston radio station, KODA. When the mall opened, it had 91.2% occupancy. [5] Photos of the opening night can be found here, taken by Darel Rex Finley.

Following the grand opening of the mall, there were several activities in the mall. Rhett Akins had a concert on October 30. The High Impact Squad performed in the Food Court on the same day. The mall hosted a giveaway to a ski trip to Steamboat, Colorado. Kevin and Brian Black had a concert on October 31. Paul Taylor had a concert on November 4. Ron Brown had a concert on November 11. People were eligible to win a trip for two people to either a Dallas Cowboys or a Green Bay Packers game on November 13. Starship guitarist Craig Chaquico had a concert on November 18.One of the most famous activities the mall hosted was a visit with Tommy Pickles and Chuckie Finster from the Nickelodeon TV series, Rugrats . It was hosted from November 20 through November 21.

In 2000, Katy Mills opened more stores, such as Polo Ralph Lauren, which replaced EUROKIDS Designer Boutique [21] and the planned Marshalls, which replaced Funkyard. Verizon was also opened. Benetton Sportsystem closed at an unknown time. [14]

In 2001, Reebok, RadioShack, and Hugo Boss opened in the mall. In the same year, Verizon was replaced by Cingular Wireless. NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway permanently closed around the same time.

In 2002, Frederick's of Hollywood and 5-7-9 opened in the mall. The mall also debuted BCBG Max Azria. The VoiceStream Wireless Store became T-Mobile US after the company's rename. Hugo Boss and rue21 also closed that same year. Katy Mills also opened Midnight Rodeo in the former space of Starflight Cafe.

Then, new stores debuted in 2003, including Diamonds and More Diamond Outlet, Nextel Wireless, Suit Warehouse, Nine West and Perfumes Unlimited. BCBG Max Azria was also closed. [22] Also, NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway returned, this time known as Checkered Flag Lightning. Similarly, Stop ‘n’ Save Software became EB Games, and Select Comfort became Sleep Number.

In 2004, Katy Mills opened Last Call! Clearance Center by Neiman Marcus. [23] Mall map issues presented the store as a non-anchor. This issue was fixed in later mall maps released by Simon. [24] This also marked the debut of Go! Calendars Games & Toys, Limited Too, American Eagle Outfitters and Aéropostale. Suit Warehouse was relocated in front of Old West Warehouse. Jillian's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which led to Jillian's being acquired by Dave & Buster's, causing this location to close. [25]

In 2005, Bui-Yah-Kah relocated in Neighborhood 7, and Samsonite relocated to a new space near Neighborhood 4. The Nextel Wireless Store was rebraded to a Sprint, as a result of Sprint's merger with Nextel. Other stores opened as well, including Lucky Brand Jeans, Famous Footwear, Foot Locker, and Steve and Barry's University Sportswear. [26] The store was formerly located in Neighborhood 1 before relocating to Neighborhood 7 as an anchor store, replacing Jillian's. Perry Ellis, Just Sports and Auntie Anne's Pretzel Factory were also closed. A rock climbing wall and a carousel were added to the food court. Checkered Flag Lightning was also permanently closed. This was another large vacancy the mall left along with Benetton Sportsystem, which remained vacant after it closed before becoming XXI Forever. The Athlete's Foot for Her moved to the store's main space in Neighborhood 2, eventually making its former space become BonWorth. Cold Stone Creamery became Marble Slab Creamery. For the halloween season, Spirit Halloween opened in the former space of Samsonite. For the holiday season, Calendar Club opened in the former space of Just Sports.

In 2006, new upscale and designer stores started appearing in Katy Mills mall. These stores included J. Crew, Anne Klein, Florsheim, Lane Bryant, and more. [27] Brooks Brothers had to be closed to make room for J. Crew.

Simon acquisition (2006-2013)

In mid 2006, long-time partner and rival Simon Property Group announced that they would be acquiring the mall as part of a buyout of The Mills Corporation. The last addition to the mall from the Mills was a children's play area near the movie theater. [28] The play area was sponsored by Team Certified Suzuki.

In 2007, New York & Company, Juicy Couture, Oakley Vault, Ecko and Zumiez opened, [29] while Mikasa Factory Store, Big Dog Sportswear, and Midnight Rodeo closed. Levi's/Dockers Outlet Store relocated to Bui-Yah-Kah in Neighborhood 7, causing Bui-Yah-Kah to relocate to the former space of Samsonite in Neighborhood 5. Claire's and Icing also had swapped places. EB Games became GameStop. Similarly, Cingular Wireless became AT&T, due to the same reasons with Sprint and T-Mobile.

2008 brought Circuit City “The City” (which replaced Midnight Rodeo) and Nike Factory Outlet, causing Suit Warehouse to relocate near Reebok, [30] along with the additions of Kay Jewelers and Gymboree. This saw the removals of Old West Warehouse and Lucky Brand Jeans. [24] A bungee trampoline was also added to the movie theater courtyard.

In 2009, Circuit City and Steve and Barry's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, causing their locations to close, including these. An expansion was made in Neighborhood 3, merging Liz Claiborne and Bennetton to become XXI Forever. There were more additions, including Dickies, Papaya, Victoria's Secret, PINK, Calvin Klein, and U.S. Polo Association. [31] [32] Kirkland's closed for Papaya. RadioShack relocated for Victoria's Secret. The Athlete's Foot closed for PINK. The removal of Anne Klein saw the return of BCBGMAXAZRIA Final Cut. [33] Gaughty Girlz and Sleep Number were also closed. Limited Too also became Justice. For a brief moment, Katy Mills had a Halloween exhibit called “Katy Haunted House - Texas Terror”. [34]

In 2010, Moe's Grill and Bar & Johnny Rockets closed, as well as Go! Calendars Games & Toys, BCBGMAXAZRIA Final Cut, Icing, and Starbucks. Newer stores opened up, such as Off Broadway Shoes, Tommy Bahama's, DKNY, Coach and A’Gaci. Lane Bryant was relocated to make room for A’Gaci. Windsor, originally located next to Pacific Sunwear Outlet has been relocated next to Famous Footwear. The mall also added a hamster ball activity in the Food Court.[ citation needed ]

The following year in 2011, various elements from the old design were removed. New restaurants that opened include Villa, GreatWraps, and Charley's Grilled Subs. [35] New stores opened, which were Janie and Jack, Yankee Candle, Clarks, Express, DC Shoes, and Robert Wayne Footwear. Wilson's Leather was relocated near Marshalls in order to make room for Aldo. Near the end of the year, one of the original anchors in the mall, F.Y.E. permanently closed and became Tilt Studio. [36] The Official Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop was also closed. This marked the return of Perry Ellis.

In 2012, new stores were opened, such as Subway, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Fanzz. Dickies was permanently closed. To make room for Abercrombie & Fitch, Rack Room Shoes and Florsheim were relocated. Several more restaurants opened, such as Nestlé Toll House Café and Smoothie King.

2013-2018

In 2013, Don Massey replaced Mace Hirt as general manager who had held the position since the mall first opened. [37] In the same year, new stores opened, such as Ross Dress for Less opening in the former space of Circuit City. [38] More stores such as Crocs, Michael Kors, Jumpstreet and Segway Outback opened. [39] Samsonite was relocated to Neighborhood 4, Bui-Yah-Kah was relocated again, Famous Footwear was relocated next to Payless ShoeSource, and Aéropostale was relocated next to Pacific Sunwear Outlet, making its old location become P.S. by Aéropostale. Suit Warehouse and Windsor were also closed. This marked the return of rue21.

In 2014, Old Navy relocated to the former spaces of Famous Footwear and Mikasa, while its old space became H&M. [40] Perry Ellis once again closed, making it become Vera Bradley Outlet. This was only for a short time, because it was replaced with a new location of Wilson's Leather. Two new shoe stores opened: Shoe Palace and Steve Madden. [41] Fanzz was also relocated to the former space of 5-7-9, and Frederick's of Hollywood permanently closed. Sanrio, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, RadioShack, and Ecko also closed too.

When Simon unveiled a new logo in 2014, the City of Katy started discussing renovations of the mall. [5] Following the beginning of the discussions, Katy Mills removed more of its interior decor.

Previous entry marker for one of the mall's entrances. Katy Mills Mall old signage.jpg
Previous entry marker for one of the mall's entrances.

From 2015 to 2016, a complicated series of relocations of stores happened. Lane Bryant relocated to Neighborhood 1, and G.H. Bass & Co. relocated to Neighborhood 7 between Pacific Sunwear and Hot Topic. [42] Shortly after Lane Bryant's reopening, Bass relocated yet again to the former space occupied by Lane Bryant. Following the relocation of Bass, Katy Mills tried their first attempt to bring back Go! Calendars Games & Toys in the former space of Bass, but it closed in 2016. New stores opened, such as Buckle, Fossil, Kate Spade New York, Jared Vault, Converse and Adidas. [43] Charley's Grilled Subs also became Charleys Philly Steaks, and Charlotte Russe Outlet became LemonPOP. Suit Warehouse also returned to the mall.

In 2016, Charlotte Russe returned. Also, another series of relocations occurred. Hot Topic renovated its former location in Neighborhood 7, making an expansion, causing three stores to become two. After the end of renovation, Hot Topic reopened, as well as Foot Locker relocating to the space between Hot Topic and Pacific Sunwear. Build-A-Bear Workshop took its place. This closed Go! Calendars Games & Toys again. Similarly, Jared Vault relocated to being one of the corners of the Food Court, replacing DC Shoes. Kenneth Cole, Bed Bath & Beyond and P.S. by Aéropostale permanently closed. The rock wall and the hamster ball activity was also removed, but only the carousel was kept.

In 2017, DR34M Home Rug and Design briefly opened over Bed Bath & Beyond, as well as new stores opening, including Kipling, Cotton On and Fashion Q. When the end of 2017 neared, Charlotte Russe permanently closed and became Under Armour Factory House, and Reebok was relocated to the former space of Kenneth Cole. Also, Restoration Hardware opened its store in the mall in October 2017. [44]

Mall renovation (2018-2019)

In January 2018, James Ross became the new general manager for Katy Mills mall. [45] After long negotiations, James was ready to take on a project to renovate Katy Mills mall.

The announcement was held on March 8, 2018. [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] The renovation would bring a new color palette, new LED lighting, new flooring, redesigning seating areas, new signage, a fully redesigned Food Court, and a Disney Junior Play Zone.

Construction on the renovation started the following month, During the renovation, many new stores opened up, such as Five Below and Go! Calendars Games & Toys another time. It would close again and be replaced by Lavelier in 2019. Many stores also relocated, such as Nautica relocating near Marshalls, Michael Kors relocating to the former space of Nautica, Reebok relocating next to Express, and PINK relocating to Bose Factory Store, therefore closing Bose permanently. This eventually made Victoria's Secret become one large store. Nine West entered bankruptcy, causing all locations to close.

The interior renovation was officially completed in 2019. [53] Aside from the completion of the renovation, more stores opened up, such as Helzberg Diamonds, BoxLunch, and Champs Sports. It also marked the return of Windsor and Dickies. Three companies that suffered from bankruptcy closed, which were Gymboree, Payless, and Dressbarn. Jumpstreet and Segway Outback were also closed. [54] Kay Jewelers and Fashion Q was also closed. Following the completion of the interior, the exterior's renovations would begin. [55]

COVID-19 pandemic (2019-present)

Katy Mills briefly closed for shopping, and was only available for mall walkers. [56] [57] [58] Simon added special signage to keep shoppers safe. Most of its original stores closed permanently, such as Naturalizer and Great American Cookies. Most other stores also went out of business, such as Lane Bryant, Justice, New York and Company, Wilson's Leather, Bass, Motherhood Maternity, A’Gaci, and Last Call. [59] Sprint was merged into T-Mobile, making the Sprint another T-Mobile location. Immediately after A’Gaci closed, it became Fashion Q again, but was ultimately replaced with Madrag, causing Fashion Q to relocate to the former space of Dressbarn. When Fashion Q would become Crazy Boss, the Justice store space remained vacant. Fashion Q would take over this space.

Katy Mills reopened for shopping in 2021, but some of its stores permanently closed, such as Van Heusen and Robert Wayne Footwear. This also marked the return of F.Y.E., but instead of being a music/video seller, it is instead similar to the now-defunct ThinkGeek stores, as it sells novelty items based on video games. Another store that returned was Go! Calendars Games & Toys, making it Katy Mills' third attempt to reintroduce the store, but it was quickly replaced with NextLevel.

2022 saw the closure of Kipling and MasterCuts. Eventually, Katy Mills debuted a multitude of new stores, such as The Cheesecake Factory, [60] [61] Pandora, Aerie, Miniso, [62] Dig World, [63] [64] Lee Wrangler, and Kilwin’s Chocolate & Ice Cream. [65] This also marked the return of Great American Cookies and Lucky Brand Jeans. [66] Instead of re-opening in its original space (which is currently occupied by Coach), Lucky Brand Jeans opened in the space adjacent to Coach, between Coach and Samsonite. Due to the chain becoming defunct by the end of 2022, Nestlé Toll House Café was replaced by Great American Cookies, thus making a comeback to Katy Mills.

2023 saw the additions of Puma [67] , Slick City Action Park [68] [69] and Sephora, along with the renovation of Adidas. [70]

2024 came with major changes, such as the closure of Tommy Bahama’s, Ferso’s Traditional Mexican Cuisine, [71] Restoration Hardware, and the announcement of Primark opening the following year. [72] , along with other new stores. [73] Following the announcement, BoxLunch moved to the space formerly occupied by Bath & Body Works. [74] It was also announced that Rainforest Café would undergo an Aztec-focused renovation starting October. [75] The mall gained widespread attention in December of that year when a firearm went off in the mall, causing shoppers to clear the area. [76] [77] [78] One injury had been reported. [79] The suspects, being an 18-year-old man and an unidentified juvenile have since been arrested. [80] [81] [82] [83]

2025 saw new stores, such as La Michoacana [84] and Vineyard Vines. [85] Rainforest Café had completed its renovation by April of 2025. [86]

Events

Concerts

PersonDate & TimeLocation in MallNotes
Aggie Wranglers [17] 8:30 AM, October 28, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Joyce Cooling [17] 7:30 PM, October 28, 1999Katy Field Day Food CourtSponsored by KODA.
Rhett Akins [17] October 30, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
High Impact Squad [17] October 30, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Kevin and Brian Black [17] October 31, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Paul Taylor [17] November 4, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Ron Brown [17] November 11, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Craig Chaquico [17] November 18, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Debra Duncan [87] 8:00 AM, October 6, 2000AMC Plaza (Entertainment Courtyard)Titled The Debra Duncan Show, Tickets can be purchased in Neighborhood 4.
Avril Lavigne [88] 5:00 PM, April 20, 2004Katy Field Day Food CourtPart of her tour to promote her new album, Under My Skin.
Amy Grant [89] 2:00 PM, October 6, 2004Neighborhood 7Also contains an opportunity for people to register to win a Mazda Miata.
Jonas Brothers November 17, 2006Katy Field Day Food CourtPart of their 2006 Radio Disney Jingle Tour.
The All-American Rejects July 29, 2008Katy Field Day Food CourtPart of the 2008 Simon d-Tour. Sponsored by Coca-Cola, Sprint, and FYE.
Harwin2:00 PM, August 10, 2008FYE
Katie Armiger July 10, 2009Katy Field Day Food Court
Jason Castro [90] November 3, 2009Katy Field Day Food CourtJason's very first concert before his release of his self-titled debut studio album.
Katy High School Jazz BandDecember 7, 2012AMC Plaza (Entertainment Courtyard)
Katy Learning CenterDecember 19, 2012AMC Plaza (Entertainment Courtyard)Christmas Caroling

Meet-ups

PersonDate & TimeLocation in MallNotes
Miss Texas, Tina Thompson, & Ray Childress [17] October 28, 1999Katy Field Day Food Court
Tommy Pickles & Chuckie Finster [17] November 20, 1999Katy Field Day Food CourtThis is the first time the mall provides a meet-up with characters from licensed properties, this one being licensed by Viacom International, Inc.
DC Talk [91] 6:00 PM, February 25, 2000Books-A-MillionBook signing for Jesus Freaks.
U.S. Military [91] March 17–19, 2000Between Entry 6 and 7Contains flight simulators.
Joan A. Lisman [92] November 16, 2002Books-A-MillionBook signing for With Leaps and Bounds
Randall B. Bush [93] December 22, 2002Books-A-MillionBook signing for Gabriel's Magic Ornament
Clifford the Big Red Dog [94] November 21, 2007Books-A-MillionCelebrating Children's Book Week
Star Wars stormtroopers November 6, 2011Books-A-MillionThe Houston Humane Society also appeared. The appearance of the society consisted of two dogs, four cats, and three society employees.
Shane Dawson [95] 7:00 PM, March 17, 2015Books-A-MillionBook signing for I Hate Myselfie
Shane Dawson [96] 7:00 PM, July 19, 2016Books-A-MillionBook signing for It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
Simone Biles [97] January 17, 2017Books-A-MillionBook signing for Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

Fashion shows

ShowDate & TimeLocation in MallNotes
“Men of the Millenium” Fashion Show [17] October 28, 1999Katy Field Day Food CourtFeaturing the Houston Firefighters
Page Parkes Model PromenadeAugust 18, 2007Katy Field Day Food Court
2009 Prom Preview [98] April 17, 2009Katy Field Day Food Court
Celebrating Women [99] September–October 2011Katy Field Day Food CourtFinale was on October 22.
Celebrating Women [100] September 28–29, 2012Polo Ralph Lauren Courtyard (Urban Park Courtyard)Features fashion from famous brands such as Neiman Marcus Last Call, Saks OFF 5TH, Calvin Klein, Aldo, Coach, DKNY, and more.

Ceremonies

CeremonyDate & TimeLocation in MallNotes
Ribbon-cutting ceremony [17] 9:30 AM, October 28, 1999AMC Plaza
Mall renovation ceremonyMarch 8, 2018AMC Plaza

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