32ND ANNUAL PASADENA CHALK FESTIVAL 2025

Cross-posted with LA & OC Weirdo Art & Music Forum

32nd Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival
Always Free Updates Forthcoming

Date: Sunday, June 15, 11:00 AM
Location: The Paseo, 300 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
We visited the festival the last 3 years, and it was a lot of fun, with some very impressive artists. Join us to check out the art, talk to the artists, and enjoy the vibe. There are very many lunch options in Old Town Pasadena.

Photos from last year: [https://www.meetup.com/la-oc-weirdo-music-and-art-group/photos/34583738/)](https://www.meetup.com/la-oc-weirdo-music-and-art-group/photos/34583738/))

Festival Info:
PASADENA CHALK FESTIVAL takes place on June 14 & 15, 2025
Open and free to the public 10:00am – 7:00pm
200 chalk murals and over 500 artists • Art Gallery & Silent Auction • Live DeeJay • Concessions • Beer Garden
Location: The Plaza at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street. Pasadena, CA 91101

Website:
https://pasadenachalkfestival.org/

Artist entry form and guidelines here:
https://pasadenachalkfestival.org/artists/

Have you watched our film?
https://youtu.be/V3mztSwQK1M

For centuries artists (known in Italy as “Madonnari” or street painters) have painted beautiful images on the boulevards and squares of great cities, using the pavements as the street surfaces as their canvas. After World War II, scores of itinerant artists made their living from the unique art of street painting. Currently prestigious cultural festivals in Europe, North and South America celebrate this traditional art form and have become popular attractions for artists, art lovers and people from all walks of life.

LightBringerProject/The Pasadena Chalk Festival began in 1993 after a summer intern at the Light Bringer Project attended a street painting festival in Paris and brought back her amazing pictures and observations. The first “Chalk on the Walk” took place at Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall with over 150 visual artists participating in the first Los Angeles-area event. All proceeds went toward community arts programs and HIV/AIDS resources.

In 2010, The Pasadena Chalk Festival was officially named the largest street painting festival by the Guinness World Record, welcoming more than 600 artists using over 25,000 sticks of chalk and drawing a crowd of more than 100,000 visitors in one weekend. In fact, previous festivals have attracted artists and design teams from many regions of the country, across Southern California, and virtually every Los Angeles-area community. Leading art schools, museums and cultural centers are also represented at the festival.

The Pasadena Chalk Festival is produced by Light Bringer Project (LBP), with proceeds benefitting LBP, a nonprofit arts and education organization that creates and supports vital arts and learning programs in the LA County and Pasadena public schools for students of all ages. Each artist volunteers to 20 hours of his or her talent and energies to make this possible.

Parking: Parking at the Pasadena Convention Center is easy. You will find the center’s parking entrances on Euclid and Marengo (between Cordova St. and Green St.), shared with Hotel Dena. If you are using a Mobile GPS, enter this address for the most direct route: 175 South Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. There are 8 EV charging stations available for electric cars. The stations can be used for the duration of your visit. The Convention Center parking structure has ADA parking and elevators.

Parking Cost: Daily flat parking rate of $15. Parking tickets are for one entry only and are not valid for in and out parking. Credit card and contactless payment only.