{"id":238959,"date":"2026-04-07T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238959\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:29:08","slug":"grand-marshals-kam-franklin-brian-ching-preview-the-39th-annual-art-car-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238959\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Marshals Kam Franklin & Brian Ching preview the 39th annual Art Car Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Where can thousands of Houstonians gather to check out some of the best pieces of rolling art in the city?<\/p>\n

At this weekend\u2019s 39th annual Houston Art Car Parade of course! There will be over 250 art cars on display, and the event<\/a> is FREE.<\/p>\n

From lowriders to fire-breathing sculptures and Houston slabs – it\u2019s all about reinvention and joy.<\/p>\n

Plus, this year\u2019s grand marshals are Grammy award-winning artist – Kam Franklin and soccer legend and recent Houston Sports Hall of Fame inductee – Brain Ching who will help kick off the celebration and guide the procession through downtown Houston<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve gathered all the info<\/a> so you can get a jump start on planning your weekend: <\/p>\n

Thu (Apr 10): Main Street Drag (mini-parades to schools\/hospitals) + Art Car Sneak Peek at Discovery Green (6-9:30pm, free)<\/p>\n

Fri: Art Car Ball (6-11pm) at Hermann Square at City Hall (900 Bagby) <\/p>\n

Sat (Apr 11): Lineup Party 11am (close-up viewing) + Kids Creative Zone + Parade 2pm (FREE); lasts ~2 hours; streets reopen ~6pm<\/p>\n

Sun (April 12): Awards 11am at Orange Show HQ <\/p>\n

This year introduces a new location for the Legendary Art Car Ball at Hermann Square, creating a seamless connection into parade day as the space transitions into the VIPit viewing experience. <\/p>\n

Watch as Derrick Shore chats with Briand Ching and Kam Franklin, as well as Lauren Kelly along with artist Rickey Polidore all about this year\u2019s exciting event.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Where can thousands of Houstonians gather to check out some of the best pieces of rolling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[91378,71013,993,91829,56,58,57,18076,20922],"class_list":{"0":"post-238959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-art-car-parade","9":"tag-brian-ching","10":"tag-downtown","11":"tag-grand-marshals","12":"tag-houston","13":"tag-houston-headlines","14":"tag-houston-news","15":"tag-kam-franklin","16":"tag-the-orange-show"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}