Beloved Houston arts festival heads downtown for triumphant in-person fall bash

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Here's how you can attend the Bayou City Art Festival virtually
PREVIOUS REPORT: Due to the pandemic, 2020's Bayou City Art Festival had to go virtual. Hit play to see what it took to plan it all out and what you may expect this year.

HOUSTON, Texas -- After pivoting last year (like so many events) to a virtual affair, one of Houston's most beloved art events is returning to an in-person celebration this fall.

The Bayou City Arts Festival will be held along Allen Parkway and Sam Houston Park on October 9-10, 2021, 10 am- 6 pm, producer and organizer The Art Colony Association, Inc. announced.

PREVIOUS REPORT: Here's how you can attend the Bayou City Art Festival virtually

The event went virtual last year due to the global pandemic. As CultureMap reported, it received a financial boost last April from an anonymous donor, who gifted the fest $450,000 in memory of her artist mother.

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