The Houston International Festival is an annual celebration of different cultures from around the world. Each year during the first week of May, the festival focuses on a particular culture and all it has to offer in terms of food, art and music. The 16 acres of space used by the festival are made up of a number of live music stages, arts spaces and local food vendors. Profits from the festival go toward funding arts and education programs at schools in the Greater Houston Area.
Houston International Festival
4203 Montrose Blvd #200
Houston, TX 77006
713-654-8808
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The Houston Comedy Film Festival is an annual short-film competition. A total of 20 teams are given a 50-hour period to produce a five-minute comedy film. The results are screened at the festival over three evenings with the public voting for which film wins an audience-choice award.
Houston Comedy Film Festival
The Alamo Drafthouse Theater
West Oaks Mall #429
Houston, TX 77082
281-920-9211
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The biannual Bayou City Art Festival is held at Memorial Park in the spring and in downtown Houston during the fall. The festival was started in 1971 as a community arts-and-crafts celebration. As well as showcasing work by both local and international artists, the festival has stages for performance pieces, walkabout artists, interactive pieces, craft work, food vendors and music. All profits from the festival are used for local nonprofit organizations.
Bayou City Art Festival
Art Colony Association
1113 Vine St #138
Houston, TX 77002
713-521-0133
bayoucityartfestival.com
The Houston Cinema Arts Society runs an annual festival devoted to showcasing the city's creative talent. The festival celebrates innovative mixed-media performances, outdoor projections, interactive video installations and cutting-edge cinema. Over 6,000 people attended the 34 events and screenings of the 2009 festival. Houston Cinema Arts Society Festival usually happens in November.
Houston Cinema Arts Society Festival
4409 Montrose Boulevard #150
Houston, TX 77006
713-429-0420
cinemartsociety.org
