Children’s Texas Art Festival at Bayou Bend

The Children’s Texas Art Festival at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens celebrates art, created by and for children, helping forge a connection to Texas and American heritage. (Photo courtesy of MFAH) 

Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun. The Children’s Texas Art Festival celebrates art—created by and for children—that helps forge a connection to Texas and American heritage.

Highlights
1–5 p.m. | Archaeology Now Houston presents Pioneer Texas Encounters, an interactive exploration station.

1–5 p.m. | Painter Joseph Dixon presents a painting demonstration. 

1–5 p.m. | Raum Furniture presents a woodworking demonstration.

1–5 p.m. | Houston Area Blacksmith Association presents a forging demonstration. 

1–4:30 p.m. | Calmecac Indigenous Organization presents drumming, artwork viewings, and conversations.

1:30 & 3 p.m. | Performance by HSPVA String Quartet.

1–4:45 p.m. | Houston Junior Woman’s Club hosts leading activities based on the lives of historical children inside the Bayou Bend house.