TEXAS CITY, TX – More than 100 vehicles will be on display for kids to climb on and explore this
Saturday at the City of Texas City’s annual Touch a Truck event.
“From a hot pink limo to a helicopter, Touch a Truck is going to have it all,” said event organizer
Jennifer Laird. “There are boats, race cars, construction equipment, tanker trucks, emergency
response vehicles – you name it, and it’ll probably be there on Saturday!”
The City of Texas City’s annual Touch a Truck event will be held in historic downtown 6th Steet on
Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a special horn/siren-free sensory hour from 9-10 a.m.
In addition to the vehicles, there will be monster truck rides, bounce houses, obstacle courses,
face painting, pumpkin decorating, food trucks, two giant corn boxes, more than 35 vendors, a
balloon artist, music and more.
Admission is free.
“Touch a Truck is truly a community event; it’s for the community, and it’s also made possible by
the community,” Laird said. “All of the organizations, agencies and businesses who come out with
their vehicles – they are the heroes of this event.”
“Several local businesses get in on the fun in other ways as well,” Laird said. “Frost Bank, for
example, is sponsoring a balloon artist, which is one of the most popular attractions, and a new
interactive bubble area. And Terror Isle offers a special, children’s version of their haunted house
for $5 per person, where they turn off all the monsters, don’t make it as dark and don’t use scary
costumes.”
The event is still accepting vehicle participants.
For more information about Touch a Truck or to register to bring a vehicle, please visit
www.texascitytx.gov.
