Downtown Houston will be closing off streets to create a safe art environment on October 16^th & 19^th, to host the Bayou City Art Festival. The event starts at 10 a.m. and last until 6 p.m. with Houston's skyline in the background. The festival will be in front of City Hall and around Hermann Square, where Walker, Bagby, and McKinney meet.

Over 300 artists will be featured displaying over 19 media formats. You'll see paintings, 3-D, sculptures, wood pieces, and many others! There will also masterpieces of food with restaurants, wine bars, and the new Art Bar.

Tickets cost $10, and children under 12 are free. Capital One Bank has created the creative zone, where there will be activities like wax hands, Dia de los Muertos Masks, Clay creatures, and more fun kid projects.

For the past 37 years, the Bayou City Art Festival has raised more than $2.4 million for local nonprofit organizations. Some of the sponsors are the City of Houston and Houston Parks & Recreation Department, Budweiser Select, Sweet Leaf Tea, and KTRK-TV. Non-profit sponsors include: Art League Houston, Bering Omega Community Service, City ArtWorks, Downtown YMCA, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston Center for Photography, Lawndale Art Center, Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, Several Dancers Core, SPARK School Park Program, Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP), Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA), The Center for Hearing & Speech (Via Colori) and The Heritage Society.

For more information look at www.bayoucityartfestival.com or call (713) 521-0133