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...IS FOR FESTIVALS
Houston has quietly been amassing a series of festivals as diverse as the city itself. From enjoying
a full day of music at Eleanor Tinsley Park during Free Press Summer Fest, to a night completely
filled with hors d’oeuvres and drinks at The Whiskey Festival, there is always something exciting
and fun going on. If you are looking to have a day well spent enjoying exceptionally unique
works of art, the Bayou City Art Festival is filled with hundreds of artists showing off their unique
work at Memorial Park towards the end of March. With over 50,000 families and friends, 6
stages of music and entertainment, Disney and Nickelodeon celebrities and 10 big family adventure zones, McDonald’s Houston Children’s Festival is a great place to take your kids and spend
the day playing, exploring and learning new things.
The Houston Food Truck Festival offers a wide range of music and delicious foods presented by
20+ local food trucks. Although Food Trucks are utterly delicious, they may not be for everyone.
VegFest Houston offers superb vegan restaurants, exciting speakers, live music, kids’ zones and
vendors, allowing one to learn and experience something different. If you prefer something new
and exhilarating, what better way than by watching the growth of burlesque in Houston with its
very own Festival, the Bayou City Burlesque & Circus Arts Festival coming Saturday, January 17.
This festival is bringing together two everlasting and titillating performance arts to create an
entirely new kind of show. Taking over the stage at Warehouse Live, this event’s notorious acts include burlesque beauties, circus acrobats and death-defying aerialists that will leave you on the edge of your seat. For tickets and more
information on the Bayou City Burlesque & Circus Arts Festival,
visit www.bcbcfestival.com.
by Ida Sameri
Photography by
Anthony Rathbun

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