Join ABC13 for the world's biggest art car celebration at the 2025 Houston Art Car Parade

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The world's biggest celebration of art cars and innovative vehicles rolled through downtown on Saturday, April 12. And on May 11, at 11 p.m., you can revisit the excitement and artwork on ABC13.

The Houston Art Car Parade, presented by Team Gillman, is one of the city's largest free public art events, drawing more than 300,000 people each year - and you can be part of the action.

The 39th annual parade features hundreds of art cars and other entries from 23 states, in addition to international vehicles from Canada and Mexico.

Each vehicle is an original work of moving art, designed by hundreds of passionate artists.

In years' past, we've seen art cars sculpted to resemble dogs, bananas, and one fiery show stopper: the rising phoenix.

We've also seen some very Houston-centric designs, from NASA space shuttles to art cars adorned with the colors of our Astros, Texans, Rockets, Dynamo, and Dash teams.

While some artists opt to use temporary materials, such as paper, tape, even sugary Peeps marshmallows, others completely transform their vehicles with recycled materials, turning them into traveling art sculptures.