Art, Music & Dance Festival
Friday, May 9 from 4 pm to 8 pm | Saturday, May 10 from 10 am to 4 pm
with Fire Dancing starting at 8 pm on Friday evening
Outdoors at St John’s Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave, Chico
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We are in the planning process for the 2025 event. Our goal is to meet and exceedi expectations for a spirit renewing art festival on Mother’s Day weekend. Last year’s the Chico ART Festival got rare reviews by attendees and participating artists alike.
The Chico Art Festival (formerly Art at the Matador and Art Fiesta) will take place Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10 on the beautiful outdoor campus of the St. John’s Episcopal Church on Floral Avenue in Chico. This will be the 12th annual Mother’s Day Weekend art festival organized by ChiVAA, the Chico Visual Arts Alliance. This event is free to the public.
The Chico ART Festival’s goal is of uniting artists, art organizations, and the public within a beautiful, serene oasis. This festival fosters the awareness that a strong arts community makes Chico a great place in which to live.
St John’s Episcopal Church, with its extensive grounds offer us, and our attendees, a serene oasis with beautiful gardens to meander through, a playground, plus plenty of space for our outdoor booths, a large outdoor tent for our live music entertainment, plenty of parking, and even a labyrinth to walk through.
Our two-day, one-stop Art Expo has four goals: to showcase our local artists, to promote Chico as an arts destination center, to educate the public about the variety and value of art in our community, and to throw a really great Chico-style party.
Local artists transform their spaces into imaginative galleries open to the public. In addition, we also have booths for selected community organizations promoting the community well being and its art. We showcase live music and local talents. This is a joyous event, free, and family friendly with live music and dance, art demos, fun art activities for kids, food trucks, specialty coffees and margaritas.
Interested in attending the Chico ART Festival ? Save the dates and see you Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, 2025!
Interested in exhibiting with us? Our artist portal will be up and ready by the end of January. Apply to exhibit starting February 1.
