Sarasota Int'l Chalk Festival 'Floralia Infiorata' is quickly approaching so plan your trip now! 

FESTIVAL LOCATION

400-543 S. Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square, downtown Sarasota, FL USA!

FESTIVAL TICKETS REQUIRED

Tickets are REQUIRED to attend the festival. Tickets online are less than gate admission for a limited time - get your tickets now and save, click HERE.  Military Discounts & Children 5 yrs old & younger FREE.

GET TICKETS to Friday Night Wine Tasting $75 HERE 

SUPPORT US - GET THE 'Grow the Heart' VIP TICKETS $150 HERE  - YOU GET: 1 Wine-Tasting Ticket, 1 VIP 3-DAY TICKET, 20% off Merchandise and the 'Grow the Heart' provides the resources for those in need, all ages, and all abilities to join and be a an integral part of the festivities - receiving FREE tickets to attend the Chalk Festival, and instruction and materials to participate in the mont-long community Puppet & Mask Making Workshops. 

FESTIVAL EVENTS 150 artists participating from around the world

     - Pavement Painting - Madonnari and Master Artists using chalk as their medium and the ground surface as their canvas
     - Interactive Illusion Rooms - 3D Master Artists turn corner spaces into interactive immersive illusions
     - 3D Pavement Illusions - Master Artists make the ground appear to rise above or dip below
     - 'Floralia Infiorata' Flower Carpets - Debut Master Flower Art Maestros use Flowers and natural materials to create ground tapestries
     - Digital Murals - Artists fuse art, technology and architecture transforming cityscapes into a canvas of ephemeral art each evening
     - 3D Pavement Art Exhibition - Illusions created after Hurricane Ian on display
     - Interactive Zone - A section of the festival where the 'Young and Young at Heart' can interact with chalk 
     - Puppet Parade and Closing Ceremonies - Flora Fauna Parade of human puppets and stilt walkers along with the community created a fantastical celebration using Florida flora and fauna as a theme

FESTIVAL DATES AND TIMES

     Pre-Festival Workshops & Opportunities:

          - October 15 - November 7 - FREE Workshops, Classes & Volunteer Opportunities - CLICK HERE.

    3-Day Pass:

          - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday & Saturday, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday
                                             General Admission Ticket, click HERE. DISCOUNTED Online for a limited time

     Single Day Pass November 8 Friday:          

         - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - General Admission Ticket, click HERE. 

          - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM After Hours Wine Tasting & Digital Murals - Ticket $75

     Single Day Pass November 9 Saturday:

          - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - General Admission Ticket, click HERE 

     Single Day Pass November 10 Sunday:

          - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM - General Admission Ticket, click HERE. 

      Get your tickets now and save, click HERE. Children 5 yrs old & younger FREE
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The Sarasota Int'l Chalk Festival, a jubilation of art and culture, is recognized for hosting the world’s largest gathering of Internationally renowned pavement artists. Founded in 2007, the festival invites artists to travel to Sarasota County to create masterpieces in chalk. The artist hail from 30+ countries, the furthest being Australia and Japan.

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For its 18th iteration, the Festival will bring for the first time to the United States multiple delegations of “Infiorata” and “Rangoli” artists together. These artists create carpets using flowers, sand, and other natural materials in an act of devotion. Dubbed “Floralia Infiorata,” this exhibition will represent an important moment of cultural exchange introducing North American art lovers to these centuries-old artistic traditions.

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Both the pavement artists and floral carpet artists create ephemeral works of art using the road surface as their canvas in a real open-air museum. Spectators become an integral part of the artist's creative process as the observer of these fleeting artistic expressions.

“Our Founding Director, Denise Kowal, has studied ephemeral carpets and their purpose in different cultures for many years. She’s traveled to infiorata festivals in Italy and Brussels and Spain (as a guest speaker), and seen rangoli artists in India. We are thrilled to be the first festival in the U.S. to introduce patrons to this particular art,” Bill Baranowski, Chalk Festival Managing Director, said. 

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Avenida de Colores, the parent organization of the Chalk Festival, has partnered with delegations that boast a long and prestigious tradition in the history of artistic infiorate from Genzano di Roma (Italy), Gerno (Italy), La Orotava, Tenerife (Spain), Hachijo-machi Hachijojima, Tokyo (Japan), Pune, Maharashtra (India), Guilianova (Italy), and Huamantla (Mexico) for this international meeting.

“Floralia Infiorata" promises to be a great artistic manifestation with devotional origins in the Baroque period. It will be a meeting point for different cultures that, in a very unique way, use flowers, sawdust, sand and other natural materials to create what is recognized as flower carpets, "Infiorata" in Italian and “Rangoli” in India, and its derivative ‘ephemeral carpets,” states Carbone. Eduardo Carbone from Argentina, is an international researcher and broadcaster specializing in ephemeral carpets. 

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Please mark your calendar to join us November 8-10, 2024. 

The Sarasota Int'l Chalk Festival is not just about art on pavements; it's a canvas for cultivating community, nurturing mental well-being, and sparking innovation. Through global collaboration, we weave a tapestry of diverse voices, encouraging critical thinking skills and enriching lives with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Join us in making chalk dreams a reality!

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