Charlotte Chalk Art Festival -

Charlotte Chalk Art Festival October 18-19, 2025 NoDa Brewing Company North End, 150 W 32nd St, Charlotte, NC 28206

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CHALK ART ARTIST’S APPLICATION OPENS IN JULY!

Artisan Vendor Application

Food & Beverage Vendor Application

Chalk Art Artist Application

SPONSOR CCAF2025

VOLUNTEER WITH US

The Annual Charlotte Chalk Art Festival (CCAF) features a friendly competition between local and regional chalk art artists ages 12+ (youth individuals and youth teams of up to three), and ages 18+ (adult individuals). All competitors must APPLY BY OCTOBER 6th.

This FREE two-day event will be held outside at NoDa Brewing Company North End, 150 W 32nd Street, Charlotte, NC 28206. Festival-goers will be able to see a colorful street art gallery come to life. A variety of music offerings, family-friendly fun activities, food, beverages, arts, crafts, and retail vendors will be on hand for all to patronize.

Creative Canvas Productions, LLC, a Charlotte-based event management, video production, and motion graphics design company, created the CCAF to preserve an art form from 16th-century Renaissance Italy. This was a time when an artist, aka “madonnari” made a living off of coins received from passersby watching them recreate chalk paintings of the Madonna while traveling from one village to another. The Charlotte art scene started bustling in 2018, the year the idea was born, and in 2022, the founders of the festival held the first of its kind chalk art festival, and we’re growing year after year.

Know Before You Go

CCAF is FREE to attend
CCAF is family-friendly
CCAF welcomes dogs and service animals.
CCAF is stroller, cane, walker, and wheelchair accessible.
CCAF is a Shine or Rain event.
Food & Beverage Vendors will be at CCAF.
Local Artisan Vendors will be at CCAF.
Chalk Art Artists ages 12 and up will compete at CCAF
Advanced and pro artists will create a street chalk art gallery over two days during CCAF.
DJs, Local Musicians, and family-friendly activities and performances will be featured during CCAF.
Parking is FREE during CCAF.
CCAF venues may have specific requirements for entry.

Want To Participate in CCAF2025?

Join us at CCAF2025 as a Sponsor, Artist, Volunteer, Food/Beverage Vendor, Arts, Crafts, Retail Vendor, or Performer. Applications for each category are available until the deadline. Chalk Art Artists must apply by October 6th. Set your social media notifications to ON, so you receive information about our posts on Facebook and Instagram, or bookmark this site and follow our updates. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, ARTISAN VENDOR APPLICATION, FOOD VENDOR APPLICATION, and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW! ALL APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!

SPONSOR CCAF2025

Sponsor a Chalk Art Square! Sponsor an Advanced or Professional Artist! Sponsor our Stage! Sponsor our Prize Offerings! To make this annual event successful, we need sponsors. Our packages are customizable. Click Here To Select A Customizable Package. Become a CCAF2025 Sponsor Today!

FOOD/BEVERAGE VENDORS

We love delicious food and refreshing beverages. Click Here To Apply TODAY for a CCAF2025 vendor or food truck space. We’ll need you to be on-site BOTH days; October 18th and 19th.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

CCAF2025 needs Volunteers. This will be the most important role in the success of the Annual Charlotte Chalk Art Festival. We need help with set up (8 or 9 am) and tear down at 5 pm. We need help tending to artists, vendors, and performers. Ages 12 (working with a parent) or older are welcome to help us. Form Coming Soon!

ARTISAN VENDORS

Artisan & Retail Vendors will occupy a 10×10 tented, no-walls (we provide) space at CCAF2025. They will be on-site for BOTH days: October 18th and 19th. Click Here To Apply TODAY!

ARTISTS 12-17 & 18+

Join our CCAF2025 Chalk Art Contest! Local and regional artists will compete for cash prizes using their creative chalk art designs. Sign up as a youth individual or a youth team of three, ages 12-17, or an individual adult ages 18+. Prizes are awarded within each category. Application Available in July.