Charlotte SHOUT!, presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, returns to Charlotte April 4 - 20, 2025. An aspirational multi-week festival, SHOUT! is designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte's creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world. This year’s festival will feature over 200 installations, performances, events and activities.
With something for everyone, this festival is truly immersive and exciting for the whole family. And the best part: its FREE. While some exhibits are ticketed, the vast majority are open to the public without admission!
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New this year at Charlotte SHOUT!:
- CanStruction — A live competition where engineering and design groups craft sculptures using full cans of food. The food will later be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.
- Queen’s Greens — This reimagined space features nine fully-functional mini golf holes with obstacles designed by local artists.
- Oracle — Have fun interacting with larger-than-life inflatable characters chatting with visitors using AI-powered voices.
- EdgeFest — Watch local artists create stunning masterpieces using spraypaint.
- Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 — Tour this vibrant, interactive installation by Esrawe + Cadena featuring glowing red-frame houses with swings.
Returning exhibits this year at Charlotte SHOUT!:
- “Pianodrome" - America’s first performance space made entirely from upcycled pianos. This radically new 75-seat structure, which will be housed inside the beautiful, historic Grace on Brevard venue, is both a sculpture and dynamic in-the-round intimate venue.
- "Easter Eggs on Parade" - located at the Family Frenzy on the Green, Easter Eggs on Parade is a fun way for Charlotte SHOUT! to showcase local artists’ talent inspired by famous, bejeweled eggs. This year we will have 13 giant eggs – a baker’s dozen – at The Green. Each egg is designed by a local artist.
- The Queens Greens Putt-Putt: Wells Fargo Plaza ~ Come with a group of friends, family, or that special date and play a round of putt-putt. Our 9 hole Miniature Golf course has creatively designed obstacles by local Charlotte artists from Upcycled Arts. Upcycle Arts and Charlotte is Creative will build the obstacles to celebrate Charlotte SHOUT!'s pillars; art, music, food, and ideas. This course is a great way to take part in some friendly competition or just plain fun!
Additional Kid-Friendly Events this year at Charlotte SHOUT:
- Children's Entrepreneur Market: April 5 and 6 ~ 10 AM - 2 PM
- Family Day at McColl Center ~ April 12
- Super Saturday at ImaginON ~ April 12
- Xhan Circus Performance ~ April 19
Charlotte StrEATs Festival
This ticketed tasting event, will bring culinary arts into Charlotte SHOUT! Restaurants representing iconic Charlotte neighborhoods will serve a dish that represents their neighborhoods. Guests can visit each tasting tent and enjoy cocktails while taking in intimate demonstrations from the stage. Tickets for the tasting tour range from $85-150 and can be purchased HERE.
SHOUT is an incredible opportunity to get out with your family, explore Uptown Charlotte and celebrate art and innovation with some of the most creative and diverse artists in the Queen City.
You can find details at charlotteshout.com.
