2026 BAYOU CITY ART FESTIVAL
MEMORIAL PARK
ARTISTS APPLY NOW!
Applications are open for all artists to apply to Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2026!
We return to beautiful Memorial Park October 9-11, 2026. All artists are welcome to apply. Click the link below to submit your application. Deadline is June 15th, 2026.
Deadline is June 15th, 2026.
Bayou City Art Festival is a fun-filled weekend dedicated to celebrating the arts! Hundreds of artists from across the nation showcase artwork from 19 different disciplines. Festival goers get a chance to meet artists up close and personal, find works that speak to them, and learn what goes into creating handmade pieces. The experience also includes live music, delicious local food trucks, exciting kids areas with interactive crafts and culinary arts demonstrations.
Bayou City Art Festival is produced by the Art Colony Association Inc, a 501(C3) who gives back to the community with each event. Each festival, we partner with local non-profits who receive a portion of our proceeds. We have donated over 4 million dollars to local community outreach groups over the last 54 years. To learn more about our non-profit partners and the activities they host at the festival, click here.
ARE YOU AN ARTIST?
We welcome all artists to apply to participate! We are a juried fine art festival, and every application is scored blindly. We also offer an Emerging Artist program for any artists new to the fine art festival world!
MEET YOUR DOWNTOWN 2026
FEATURED ARTIST
LIJAH HANLEY
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The Art Colony Association is proud to announce Lijah Hanley as the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2026 Featured Artist! Lijah is a digital photographer from Vancouver, WA and has been telling stories through a lens since he was 13. Now, his photos take you on a journey through the backroads of the American West, where history blends with myths and tales of the modern cowboy. Although his photos teeter on the edge of reality, every image captured is 100% real using only practical effects.
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