
Art Car Parade
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Houston Rolls Into Imagination: The 38th Annual Art Car Parade Returns with Dazzling Events Across the City | April 10–13, 2025
Houston is gearing up to celebrate one of its most iconic and creatively charged traditions — the 38th Annual Houston Art Car Parade, revving up Downtown from April 10–13, 2025, with an electrifying lineup of festivities guaranteed to ignite imaginations and fuel community pride.
CARL LEWIS PASSES THE TORCH—TO HORSEPOWER: OLYMPIC LEGEND TO LEAD 2025 ART CAR PARADE
Houston’s streets are about to get a golden glow — and it’s not just from chrome bumpers and glitter paint. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art has proudly crowned its 2025 Art Car Parade Grand Marshal, and it’s none other than the “Athlete of the Century” himself — nine-time Olympic gold medalist and University of Houston icon, Carl Lewis.

