The Bayou City Art Festival – Saturday and Sunday, March 29 & 30, 2025
The Bayou City Art Festival will transform Downtown Houston into a lively outdoor gallery and interactive art event with more art, entertainment, and an intimate culinary art and tasting experience with some of Houston’s top chefs for the Annual Bayou City Art Festival Downtown. The weekend festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 29 & 30, 2025, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. in Sam Houston Park and along Allen Parkway.
The Bayou City Art Festival Downtown will spotlight the festival’s featured artist Gwendolyn Redfern, a watercolor artist from Raliegh, NC, along with 250 artists from across the country. As one of the top art festivals in the U.S., Bayou City Art Festival will provide patrons with the opportunity to personally meet artists, view original works, and purchase artwork from 19 art disciplines, including world-class paintings, prints, jewelry, sculptures, and more at prices for everyone.
For art-loving foodies, Bayou City Art Festival will celebrate culinary arts with the returning Chef’s Table. Each chef will demonstrate a signature recipe and provide samples to attendees after each demonstration. The Chef’s Table demonstration schedule will begin at Noon each day and will include chefs from Maven, Anonymous Café, The Texas Cut, Tavola, Cotton Culinary, and more.
A portion of the proceeds from the 2025 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown will benefit the festival’s nonprofit partners, including ArtReach, Pink Bows Foundation, The Women’s Fund, The Health Museum, Indigo Grupo De Teatro, and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Bayou City Art Festival will also showcase the Collegiate Art Collective, a collection of art from four Houston-area college art students of the University of Houston Downtown, University of Houston, Houston Community College, and Rice University. An exhibition of student artwork composed of the top 30 finalists from the 12th Annual Middle School Art Competition will also be featured during the festival, culminating with an award ceremony for the students and their families for the awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as recognizing the winner of the “People’s Choice Award” on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 1 p.m.
For the ultimate art lover, Bayou City Art Festival will offer a limited availability VIP Hospitality Lounge.VIPs will receive access from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to the VIP area and VIP parking.
Online tickets are available at www.bayoucityartfestival.com
