The Houston Art Car Parade will once again showcase the beautifully weird automobile artwork artists pour their hearts into on April 12, turning Houston into an open-air museum for a day. After ...

People walk along Allen Parkway at various art cars line up before the annual Art Car Parade in downtown Houston, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Jason Fochtman / Houston Chronicle Rebekah Ayres puts ...

When the first art museum in Texas swung open its doors 29 years ago, a stampede of 10,000 curious Texans wore the varnish off the floors in four hours. The excitement wore off almost as fast.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Thalie Waters is no stranger to the Houston Art Car Parade. Her family is known for their impressive art car entries of the past, including The Phoenix and Hippysaurus.

“Assiduity,” on the side of the historic Sam Houston Hotel, was painted by Australian-born artist Smug One. Giselle Oviedo, a UH-Downtown art student, painted the mural “Reaching Up” at ...

HOUSTON — The Orange Show's 38th Annual Houston Art Car Parade is taking place on Saturday, April 12. It is a FREE family friendly event. The parade officially begins on Allen Parkway at the I ...

HOUSTON — It’s a Houston tradition and it’s making a colorful comeback this weekend. The Art Car Parade is back for its 38th year. This year’s parade will feature a lineup of 276 art cars ...