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Charlotte Chalk Art Festival October 19-20, 2024 NoDa Brewing North End, 150 W 32nd St, Charlotte, NC 28206

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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 CCAF2024?

Join us at CCAF2024 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 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 CCAF2024 Sponsor Today!


We love delicious food and refreshing beverages. Click Here To Apply TODAY for a CCAF2024 vendor or food truck space. We’ll need you to be onsite BOTH days; October 19th and 20th.

CCAF2024 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. Apply Here Today!


Artisan & Retail Vendors will occupy a 10×10 tented, no walls, (we provide) space at CCAF2024. They will be onsite for BOTH days; October 19th and 20th Click Here To Apply TODAY!

Join our CCAF2024 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 youth team of three, ages 12-17, or an individual adult ages 18+. Prizes are awarded within each category. Click Here TO APPLY BY OCTOBER 6th.


Our CCAF2024 Stage can accommodate up to a 6-piece band. Join us as a CCAF2024 performer: 30 or 45-minute time slot on either October 19th or 20th. Click Apply Here TODAY!


2024 Sponsors

DONOR: Growing Up ART


CCAF2024 Sponsorship Opportunities AVAILABLE NOW APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!


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