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HOUSTON (KIAH) Some people paint, while others sculpt, and others still make music.
In Houston, we elaborately decorate cars and drive them through the streets.
The 37th annual Art Car Parade will take place Saturday starting in Downtown Houston, and it might be the biggest one ever.
“We have 280 art cars, one of the largest we’ve had,” Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts Communications and Special Events Director Jonathan Beitler said. “And they come from all over the country. About a hundred of them are brand new, never-before seen art cars.”
A weekend of activities started Thursday morning with the Main Street Drag.
More than a hundred art cars set off in smaller groups to cruise past nursing homes, hospitals, and other places where people are who might not be able to attend Saturday’s parade.
Art cars were on display Thursday night at a sneak peek event at Discovery Green, and Friday night the Legendary Art Car Ball with live music, drinks, and more will happen at the Orange Show Center from 6-11 p.m.
But the main attraction — the parade itself — begins tomorrow at the intersection of Bagby and Dallas Streets downtown.
The lineup party starts and the kids zone opens at 11 a.m., and the parade starts rolling at 2 p.m.
“The Art Car Parade is a nearly four decade long Houston tradition,” Beitler said. “It’s one of our most iconic Houston events and the largest free public event in the city, and it really is a showcase of creativity, innovation, and just the opportunity for artists to express themselves through this very unique form of art called art cars.”
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