Houston Art Car Parade

[1][2] Dan Aykroyd served as the Grand Marshal for the 2010 parade.

[3] It began at The Orange Show Foundation's annual gala in 1984 when an old Ford station wagon was donated for auctioning.

The auction winner donated the car back to the foundation.

In 1988, the Houston International Festival asked the Orange Show Foundation to organize an art car parade.

That parade featured 40 art cars, marching bands and about 2,000 spectators.