36th Annual Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival
Labor Day Weekend: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
September 5 – 7, 2026
Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival – this is our 36th year!
Artists create chalk art murals on the sidewalk around Fremont Park in Midtown Sacramento, with food and craft vendors, kids’ activities, and live music happening inside the park. Admission is FREE to the public!
Chalk It Up To Sacramento aims to empower the next generation of artists by providing grant funding and programs for teachers and schools to give equitable access to the arts for all students, with an emphasis on serving our region’s most vulnerable populations. The annual three-day Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival, a vibrant celebration of our local arts community and artists of all ages, is offered free to the public over Labor Day weekend, serving as a gift to the city and the greater Sacramento region.