

VIPit PARTY & BENEFIT
The Orange Show's 39th Annual Art Car Parade presented by Team Gillman returns Saturday, April 11 and tickets to the VIPit Party & Benefit at City Hall are available
Private Luxury Suite for 40 $25,000
Reserved Grandstand for 40 $12,000
Shared Grandstand for 20 $6,000
Private Table for 8 $3,500
Private Table for 4 $2,000
General Admission Adult $250
General Admission Child $100
THE LEGENDARY ART CAR BALL
Where Mardi Gras meets Burning Man! It’s an unforgettable night of electrifying displays, interactive installations, and pulsating beats. 18+
Friday, April 10 at Hermann Square
RESERVED PARADE SEATING
Don't stress on Parade Day! Reserve your spot in our shaded Grandstands for prime views
Saturday, April 11 at The Heritage Society
2026 HOUSTON ART CAR PARADE GRAND MARSHAL
TBA

2026 HONOREES

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Houston Art Car Parade Photo Archive
For 39 years, people around the globe have captured photos of the unique, surreal, and majestic rolling masterpieces presented annually in the Orange Show's Houston Art Car Parade. We've spent hundreds of hours compiling these images into an online archive free for anyone to view and enjoy.
Do you have photos of Art Cars rolling in the Houston Art Car Parade that you'd like to submit to our archives? Email us at archives@orangeshow.org!
Photo Galleries
2024 Main Street Drag
Photos by Ben White
2024 Sneak Peek at Discovery Green
Photos by Ben White
2024 Legendary Art Car Ball
Photos by Emily Jaschke
2024 VIPit Party & Benefit
Photos by Emily Jaschke
2024 Houston Art Car Parade
Photos by Morris Malakoff
H-E-B Kids Creative Zone
Photos by Morris Malakoff & Danitza Ladwig
Art Car Awards Ceremony
Photos by Emily Jaschke & Ben White
What is an Art Car?

Art Car /ärt kär/
noun
A vehicle whose owner has modified its appearance in a way to suit their own aesthetic, personality, or creative inspiration.
Since the invention of the automobile, art cars have been found in cultures across the globe as a way to express individuality, rebel against cultural norms, and stand out from the mundane. People of all walks of life have created art cars, from the most celebrated of contemporary artists, to your weird neighbor with the chickens, and everyone in between. Most art cars have started out as something you may see in a car dealership parking lot - four normal wheels, a socially-acceptable color, and a major auto company's chrome-plated branding. It's through the eyes, brain, and sweat of an Art Car Artist that the Art Car is born. Whether it's been painted, welded, sculpted, dropped, chopped, beaded, smashed, crashed, lit, or lifted - Art Cars come in all shapes, sizes and forms! The only rule is that it must roll!


































