13 | Houston Art Bike Festival
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Houston Art Bike Festival DETAILS
From the organizer:
Houston Parks Board, Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, and HISD Fine Arts Department are proud to present the Houston Art Bike Festival. This day-long arts and culture celebration brings together community members and youth programs from across the city as we explore our personal creativity, promote health and wellness, and celebrate the artist in everyone!
MacGregor Park, Fonde Park, and Smither Park come alive with music, food, art bikes, art cars, community groups, activities, and a special parade. Students from participating HISD schools proudly pedal and accompany their art bikes along a pre-determined path within MacGregor Park, as families and community members cheer them on from the sidelines. An organized bike route along Brays Bayou Greenway from MacGregor Park to Fonde Park, and ultimately ending up at the whimsical Smither Park, invite and inspire community members, families, and friends to cycle together after the official parade, to a continued celebration and afternoon festival of awards, activities, and art.
We welcome you, your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors, to design and create an Art Bike of your own. Everyone will have a chance to participate as we celebrate diversity through artistic interpretations of how the outdoors connect us – embracing our health, our environment, our families, our friends, our civic pride, and our creativity.
Houston Art Bike Parade & Festival Information
Houston Art Bike Parade & Festival is designed to showcase student and public art bikes and provide an opportunity for exploring Houston’s bayou greenways system. All events are free and open to the public. Please read the information below carefully to ensure the best experience for you and your family
- – Participation in the Houston Art Bike Parade & Festival is free and open to the public.
- – Children 16 and under are required to have a parent, guardian, or teacher present at all times during the Parade and Festival, including along the Bayou Greenways trail
- – Alcohol is strictly prohibited inside MacGregor Park, Fonde Park and Smither Park, and while riding your Art Bike along the Bayou Greenway trails.
- – Free public parking is available within MacGregor Park, as well as at the Orange Show World Headquarters. Please see the map below for parking areas..
What is an Art Bike?
An Art Bike is any human powered uni-, bi-, tri-, quad- or multi-wheeled cycle or contraption that may be ridden or moved. The Art Bike may be created using the standard bike form, or an original creation of any modification thereof. Modifications may be minimal or completely transformational, with materials including but not limited to paint, metal, sculpture, foam, wood, and embellishments such as buttons, coins, toys, or any materials that you can glue on.
Verify all dates and times with the organizer.
