2019 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown

Bayou City Art Festival in Downtown Houston will take place Oct. 12-13. The festival will include art, live music, entertainment, food trucks, beverage stations and more, and will benefit local nonprofits. (Photo: Katya Horner)

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) will celebrate 48 years of art for all and giving back to local nonprofits as it spotlights 300 artists, representing 19 different disciplines, at Bayou City Art Festival in Downtown Houston.

Houston’s largest art festival will transform the streets of downtown into artistic avenues bursting with colors and culture. As one of the top fine art festivals in the country, the weekend event will provide patrons with the opportunity to personally meet artists, view original works, and purchase world-class art, prints, jewelry, sculptures and more.

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown will benefit local nonprofits and feature live music throughout the festival along with entertainment, beverage stations, food trucks and much more for patrons to enjoy. In the Children’s Creative Zone, the festival’s nonprofit partners will host hands-on art activities for all ages and include a cool interactive place to hang out.

The eight nonprofit partners benefiting from the 2019 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown include: A Cause to Give Us Paws, Fresh Arts, Houston SPCA, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston, The Arc of Greater Houston,    University of Houston - Clear Lake Art Gallery, Volunteer Houston.