Get ready to SHOUT.
Charlotte SHOUT! will fill Uptown with music, food, art installations, and more from Friday, April 3 to Sunday, April 19. The two-week festival brings more than 200 activities and events to the Queen City, celebrating our creativity and diversity through multi-sensory, festival-within-festival experiences.
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming:
🖼️ New installations
- “LAPS: The Hourglass for another time.” | First Ward Park | Take control of time using nearly eight-foot-tall hourglasses.
- “Symbolic Peace” | Curiosity Courtyard at Wells Fargo Plaza | Snap a pic by a 10-ft illuminated peace sign.
- “Tumbling Textures” | Bank of America Plaza | Marvel at large soft sculptures filled with a variety of materials.
- “ShoutOke Frequency” | Levine Avenue of the Arts | Explore music and design in a giant radio sculpture powered by solar panels.
- “The Oracles Speak” | Wells Fargo Plaza | Try to find the giant inflatables across Uptown.
🥚 Returning favorites
- “Easter Eggs on Parade” | The Green | Thirteen oversized eggs line The Green, each created by a different artist with a unique story to share.
- “Los Trompos” | Levine Avenue of the Arts | Spin around on large spinning tops taking over the street.
- ”!cons” | Legacy Union Plaza | Find nine giant exclamation points, each designed by a local artist.
Pro tip: Expect surprise installations through Uptown’s alleys and public spaces.
🎉 Festivals within a festival
But wait, there’s more. SHOUT! will also be hosting three festivals within the festival.
- StrEATs Uncorked | Friday, April 3 | 6-9 p.m. | Johnson & Wales University | $87+ | Sip and savor North Carolina’s finest wines and cuisines.
- Charlotte Ideas Festival | Thursday, April 9-Tuesday, April 14 | Various times | Various venues | $25+ | This five-day festival features innovators and thinkers explaining the future of Charlotte, music, design, and community.
- Carolina BBQ Festival | Friday, April 17-Saturday, April 18 | $0+ | Victoria Yards | Taste special rubs and flavors from top pitmasters + live music, local vendors, and drinks.
- Charlotte StrEATs Festival | Saturday, April 11-Sunday, April 12 | Gateway Village | $0+ | Celebrate the Queen City’s culinary landscape with cooking demos, tastings, and local vendors.
🚗 Getting There
In 2024, the festival attracted more than 642,000 people, brought $17.1 million in direct spending to Uptown businesses, and $650,000 paid to local creatives and 28 food trucks.
If you plan to attend, here are ways to avoid a jam.
- Driving – This map shows parking garages in Uptown.
- The Light Rail – Take the LYNX Blue Line into the city. Victoria Yards is across the street from the Seventh Street station.
