The Houston Art Car Weekend is fantastic, fun and the Parade is FREE!
Join us Saturday, May 12, 2012 for the 25th Anniversary of the Houston Art Car Parade!
The Art Car Parade runs along Allen Parkway, from Waugh to Bagby!
It is the Largest Art Car Parade in the world!
Art Car Weekend is the Orange Show's biggest outreach program, a vehicle for the message that art is an integral part of everyone's everyday life. The weekend's events are:
Part folk art, part fine art, part wholly artistic expression of every kind, entirely monumental and thoroughly spectacular!
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Enter an Art Car!
Strut your stuff and share your art!
Click here to enter!
Click here to enter!
VIPit Party - THE place to be on Parade Day
The official party of the Houston Art Car Parade, VIPit offers the absolute best views and features a deluxe picnic lunch from some of Houston's best restaurants. Shaded bleacher seating, fun family activities, gift bags and live entertainment make VIPit THE place to be on parade day.
Sponsorship
The Houston Art Car Parade is produced by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, at 501.c3 non-profit art foundation. As Houston's largest free public art event, the parade and all Art Car Weekend events would not be possible without generous help from corporate sponsors, foundation grants, in-kind donations and individual giving.
Volunteer
The Houston Art Car Parade and all Art Car Weekend events would not be possible without the help and dedication of over 300 volunteers. Many volunteers have worked with us every year since the very beginning of the parade, over 24 years ago. It's hard work but a lot of fun too! Click here to volunteer!
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History of the Parade |
| The Houston Art Car Parade is a free event, thanks to the generosity of our artists, sponsors and Orange Show donors. Any place on Allen Parkway between Taft and Bagby is a great view, but we encourage you to come to the party before the party as the cars line up at Taft and Allen Parkway beginning at 9am - view the magnificent works of art up close and meet the artists. Parade rolls at 1pm! | In 1987, the Houston International Festival, the City's official celebration of the arts, asked the Orange Show to organize a parade to build on the success of the New Music Parade. The Orange Show agreed to produce an event dedicated to art cars. Roadside Attractions: The Art Car Parade was born in April, 1988 with a 40 car parade seen by an estimated 2,000. Read the full Houston, Texas Art Car Parade History >> |
Painting the Town Orange: Our Upcoming Events & Shows
Love's In Fashion: Tootsies One Year Anniversary Party benefiting Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Tootsies 13-Feb-12 |
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