Woodlands Art Festival, April 4-5

Welcome to springtime, Houston.  The time of year when there is no excuse too small to justify spending the day outside.  The time, for the art world, in which paintings walk off the walls to enjoy a day in the park instead.  This weekend Memorial Park hosted the Bayou City Art Festival, a three-day event held bi-annually, once in the spring and again in autumn.  For $10 admission, attendees are free to browse through the 300 some artists’ open air galleries, view live performances and snack on various goodies in the blissful Houston sunshine.

If you were unable to attend this weekend, however, there’s no need for despair.  The end of March heralds the beginning of the festival season.  Next weekend, April 4-5 is the Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, a slightly smaller event but with equal promise.  Also $10 for entrance, the Woodlands Festival is compiled of some 200 artists displaying their works along the waterway, as well as floating parade held Saturday morning beginning at the Town Green Park and heading towards the Marriott Hotel.  As with the Bayou City Festival, food concessions are available for purchase should you need a break.  Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5.  Additional information regarding directions and parking are available at the here: http://www.woodlandsartsfestival.com/parkinganddirections.html

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