Get your motor runnin' at the Art Car Parade, where the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art showcases real working cars designed to suit the owner's aesthetic, personality, and creative inspiration.
Celebrate the four-day extravaganza that attracts over 250 vehicle entries, that include anything on wheels, from bicycles and unicycles to lawnmowers, cars, and go-carts from over 23 states, including Canada and Mexico.
Whether the vehicles have been painted, welded, sculpted, dropped, chopped, beaded, smashed, crashed, lit, or lifted, the Art Cars come in all shapes, sizes, and forms. The only rule is that it must roll.
The Bayou City Art Festival is one of the top 200 iconic Arts Festivals in the world that showcases the works of several artists placed in 19 different categories at Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in the spring and at Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the fall.
Enjoy the vibrant arts community, where you can experience a high-caliber show and a culturally dynamic environment that displays an outdoor gallery of original works, one-of-a-kind art, world-class pieces, delicious food, great music, fun entertainment, and an opportunity to meet 280 select artists worldwide, all while creating a memorable and spirited good time with family and friends.
Batten down the hatches and prepare for the Buffalo Bayou Regatta, Texas' largest canoe and kayak race open to paddlers ages 12 and up and who are encouraged to compete in the most memorable race along the scenic Buffalo Bayou that is a longstanding Houston tradition that begins near San Felipe Street and concludes at Allen's Landing.
Free shuttle services are provided for all participants for the 15-mile exciting race that concludes with festivities, including live zydeco music, food and drinks, and trophies for the top three paddlers in Teams, Recreational Canoe, Recreational Kayak, and Unlimited Divisions.
Lace up your running shoes and prepare to join The Chevron Houston Marathon festival that supports many charities, including CanCare, Texas Children's Hospital, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
As the largest single-day sporting event in the city, all runners get a chance to participate in the course map that runs together with a half marathon and a 5K race, where thousands of runners and spectators get to enjoy the fun signage, clocks, bottled water, Gatorade, aid stations, and exhilarating entertainment.
Grab some cold water, ice cream, and milk and get ready as you boldly go where many have dared to go, the Hops N Hot Sauce Festival, where hot sauces, salsas, peppers, spices, chili mixes, wing sauces, and all things hot and mild are waiting for you to taste.
Participate in the Hot Pepper Eating Contest, enjoy the free photo booth, taste samples of spicy foods, drink fresh craft beer, enter the Pickle Eating Contest, and enjoy free giveaways and free face painting fun.
Discover new films every November at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, where they feature a wide variety of curated feature films that focuses on the diverse cultural community of Houston, Texas.
Houston Cinema Arts Festival is the only U.S. film festival that features films by artists about artists. This vibrant multimedia arts event breaks out of the confines of the movie theater through live music and film performances, outdoor projections, and more.
They will also showcase the return of CineSpace, the annual short film competition with NASA, and the third annual regional short film competition Borders | No Borders.
Unleash your artistic soul and experience The Houston Fringe Festival, a five-day event where performers and companies from around the planet present original work in Houston’s East End. The festival features over 100 companies and individual artists each year, showcasing both emerging and established performing and visual arts.
The festival encourages everyone to participate and show their talent to the fluid and enthusiastically supportive audience making it a great platform to unveil a superabundance of talent on many levels. Make this the year you enter a new world of creativity and personal masterpiece ambiance.
Bask in the sweet sounds of jazz music at the Houston International Jazz Festival, which makes its annual return by celebrating a remarkable run of music, artists, education, and history.
The festival, benefitting Jazz Education, Inc., a nonprofit organization, starts the summer with live music and a host of musicians and bands worldwide.
The focus of the festival always seeks to honor the legends, the music, and the standards of tradition, shaping young minds and educating them for the future.
Saddle up and get ready for a wild ride with rodeo champs and entertainment superstars at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, where they promote agriculture by hosting an annual, family-friendly experience that educates and entertains the public, showcases the Western heritage, and provides year-round educational support within the community.
Attend the world's largest livestock show and rodeo, where the event begins with the rodeo competition, and once the dust settles, the entertainer takes the stage.
Make sure to take a walk about the festival and enjoy the Bar-B-Cue Contest, Best Bites Competition, Rodeo Roundup, Rodeo Run, take on the Trail Rides, and enjoy the Wine Show and Auction.
Kick off your summer list of must-see and do activities for friends and family alike, and make the Pasadena Strawberry Festival your fun-loving go-to for strawberry memories for life.
Enjoy the 106 acres of family fun, where things get smoking hot at the sprawling barbecue pits and at the hottest concerts that will keep you moving.
Held in May and at the Pasadena Fairgrounds, the festival is home to the World's Largest Strawberry Shortcake, Mud Volleyball, Carnival, BBQ cook-off, specialty acts, stage entertainers, a petting zoo, pony rides, racing pigs, and plenty of arts & crafts.
Grab your tankard of ale, your favorite Lord and Lady, and spirit your way to The Texas Renaissance Festival, named #1 Best Cultural Festival by USA Today.
Take a step back in time to the nation's largest Renaissance-themed event, where you will experience a 60-acre 16th-century European village filled with kings, queens, knights, nobles, peasants, and all manner of fantasy creatures.
The festival has 21 stages of continuous entertainment by clowns, acrobats, musicians, dancers, magicians, award-winning food and drink, wine and beer, and over 500 shops that showcase the work of master artists and craftspeople from around the world.
Celebrate all things Texas at the annual Texian Market Days Festival, which is the biggest living history event of the year that you don’t want to miss out on.
Bring the whole family to discover more than 150 years of Texas history with this day-long celebration of living history that includes hands-on activities, battle reenactments, live entertainment, food, craft vendors, pioneer folklife, cattle working demonstrations, historic home tours, games, cowboys, and vintage vehicles.
Treasure the Athenian and Spartan Golden Age at the Annual Houston Greek Festival on the grounds of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral every October, where you will happily discover authentic Greek food, wine, dancing, fun, and deeply informative for the entire family.
After a fulfilling sample of the best Greek cuisine, you'll visit the Athenian Playground, take a massively inspiring tour of the Cathedral, replete with impressive hand-painted icons, tons of crafts, and gifts that will inspire a rich appreciation of the abounding cultural impact all people make on Houston.
Cast your gaze into the wild-blue-yonder and encounter the Wings Over Houston Airshow, featuring the internationally famous and awe-inspiring US Navy Blue Angels. This event provides more than five hours of thrilling aerial shows from some of the greatest military and civilian pilots.
Ranked as one of the top airshows in the country, it also offers ground attractions, such as simulators, ride-and-drive opportunities, and nearly 100 static aircraft to view. There’s even a play area for kids featuring a rock-climbing wall, inflatable slides and obstacles, carnival-style games, rides, and the NASA Driven to Explore Exhibit.
Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival is the oldest independent film and video festival that has evolved over 50 years to recognize and honor outstanding creative excellence in film and video and validates brilliant abilities to promote cultural tourism for Houston.
WorldFest screens only 55-60 feature film premieres, with a complete and absolute emphasis on American and International Independent feature films and a continuing annual spotlight on an individual country and its films. They also offer competition in TV production, commercials, and music videos.