{"id":4530,"date":"2025-10-15T08:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/4530\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:50:15","slug":"houston-pumpkin-festivals-new-tiny-slab-car-at-discovery-green-is-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/4530\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Pumpkin Festival’s new tiny slab car at Discovery Green is going viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new, very Houston addition to\u00a0Discovery Green’s fall festival<\/a> is gaining attention on social media.<\/p>\n

The Houston Pumpkin Festival has expanded attractions after nearly 100,000 people attended last year.<\/p>\n

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New for 2025 is a kid-size purple slab convertible surrounded by pumpkins. Created specifically for the festival by High Cut Tint, the car features swangas and rocks back and forth.<\/p>\n

Smart City Apartments, a real estate company, posted a video of the car on social media, drawing more than 400,000 views.<\/p>\n

Discovery Green marketing director Frankie Ortega said the organization takes every possible chance to shine a light on Houston culture, whether it’s the Art Car sneak peek, Houston artists or the slab cars that started in the city.<\/p>\n

Slab custom cars originated in Houston’s Black communities in the 1980s,<\/a> according to previous Houston Chronicle reporting. A slab typically features extended wire-spoke rims known as “swangas,” heavy-bass sound systems and candy-paint exteriors.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a great example of Houston creativity and to have a piece of that at the Houston Pumpkin Festival is really cool,” Ortega said. “People love to see Houston culture and respond to Houston culture.”<\/p>\n

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\"Pumpkin<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Festival in downtown Houston on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Raquel Natalicchio\/Raquel Natalicchio \/ Houston Chr)<\/p>\n

Other new attractions include a concessions area, a carousel, a large slide and a human hamster roll. The\u00a0pumpkin-themed festival also features a massive, 2,000-square-foot bouncy pumpkin for guests.<\/p>\n

The festival’s last day is Nov. 2 and it runs\u00a0seven days a week from Monday through Thursday, 3\u00a0p.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

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