Houston Art Car Parade
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The Houston Art Car Parade is a yearly event in Houston, Texas, featuring a display of all types of rolling art. The first and largest Art Car Parade in the world, at any given parade you will see cars, bicycles, motorcycles, roller-skaters, and many other types of motorized and human-powered vehicles all decorated in various themes. There are also classic cars, lowriders, and various other highly modified roadworthy vehicles. The parade has been a Houston tradition since 1988 where 40 decorated vehicles were featured during the Houston International Festival. The first art car parade on May 14, 1986, when 11 vehicles were participated in a parade down Montrose Boulevard. In recent years, the parade has been held on Allen Parkway.[1][2] The 2004 parade featured 250 entries observed by a live audience of over 100,000 people. There were over 260 entries in the 2006 parade.
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- Official Art Car Parade site
- A comprehensive Art Car Calendar which lists this event each year
- The Houston Art Car Museum