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Saturday, March 21, 2026 1:00-5:00pm
at Stumptown Park in Downtown Matthews, NC
Welcome! We are so glad you've decided to spend your Saturday afternoon with us!
Please be sure to stop by the Charlotte Center for the Arts welcome table to learn more about the spaces we are planning to build in South Charlotte!
Our youth art gallery and vendor booths will be open for the entire event, with youth mainstage performances happening continuously throughout the day. See the Mainstage Performance Schedule below!
Restrooms:
Public restrooms are located behind the stage just two buildings down (in the back of the Matthews Help Center). There are signs to help guide you. Additional restrooms are also available across the street at Matthews Community Center.
Don't forget to enter your name for a FREE raffle ticket for a chance to win a basket full of wonderful prizes from our generous raffle donors! All entries must be submitted by 4pm. (One entry per person, please)
About Charlotte Center for the Arts
Charlotte Center for the Arts is addressing South Charlotte’s lack of arts infrastructure by developing a Community Arts Hub and a future 100,000 sq. ft. building and campus with performance, studio, and gathering spaces, ensuring equitable access to the arts for a rapidly growing region.
Together, we are creating an accessible and affordable hub that fosters performance, exhibition, and education, breaking down barriers for artists and audiences while building a vibrant, collaborative arts community that positions South Charlotte as a premier cultural destination.
Mainstage Performance Schedule
1:00pm Piedmont Players Theatre
1:20pm Performance Academy of Music
1:40pm Blaze Bhangra
2:00pm Charlotte Performing Arts Academy
2:20pm SHINE Musical Theatre (Charlotte Academy of Music)
2:40pm China Grove Elementary
3:00pm Lumi School of Musical Theatre
3:20pm Ignite Dance Productions
3:40pm Jessie Booth Productions/Broadway Dreamers
4:00pm Eagles' Wings Studio
Ongoing Aerial Joy
Youth Artists
Youth artists whose works are on display were chosen through a competitive application process and thoughtfully juried by members of the Guild of Charlotte Artists.
Zoe K.
Bradwell School of Liberal Arts and Design (Homeschool) | 10th Grade
Photography
Kaitlyn K.
Bradwell School of Liberal Arts and Design (Homeschool) | 12th Grade
Oil Paint; Acrylic Paint
Gabriel Q.
Charlotte Country Day | 7th Grade
Colored pencil; Mixed (charcoal, watercolor & acrylic)
Orianna D.
3D sculpture; Mixed media
Maria A.
Harrisburg Elementary | 3rd Grade
Paint on canvas
Natalie Z.
Providence Spring Elementary | 2nd Grade
Oil Pastels
Grace M.
Providence High School | 11th Grade
Paint
Christine L.
Weddington Elementary | 3rd Grade
Watercolor; Acrylic on canvas
Izzy Q.
Charlotte Country Day | 4th Grade
Paint
Viraj S.
Acrylic on canvas
Vibha K.
Pencils
Nina N.
Jazz Vocal
Vendors
FOOD TRUCKS
COMMUNITY BOOTHS
Sammy’s So Good
Shaved Ice Snowballs 8oz and 16oz cups. We offer Five Bold Flavors: Blue Raspberry, Cherry, Cotton Candy, Grape and Pineapple. Two sugar-free flavors: Cherry and Pina Colada
Sweet & Cozy Bakery
Coffee, lemonade, GF cookies, GF oatmeal Creme pies, GF brownies, GF lemon bars
Sweets & Savories by JoyMarie/Queens Eats
Italian/American food
Shilvi
Barre and Pointe
https://www.barreandpointeboutique.com
Shweta's Arts LLC
https://www.instagram.com/henna_for_happiness
Lumi School of Musical Theatre
https://www.lumischoolofmusicaltheatre.com/
Jesse Booth Productions
https://www.jessiebooth.com/
Piedmont Players Theatre
https://piedmontplayers.com/
Ignite Dance Productions
https://www.ignitedanceproductions.com/
Theatre Charlotte
https://www.theatrecharlotte.org/
Wine and Design
https://www.wineanddesign.com/charlotte-nc/
Matthews Playhouse
https://www.matthewsplayhouse.com/
Sponsors
EVENT SPONSORS
RAFFLE SPONSORS
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU TO: Mecklenburg County / ASC for its leadership in supporting the arts for our community; the Town of Matthews for working with us to create the first ever Youth Arts Festival in Charlotte; Matthews United Methodist Church for providing use of their parking lot space.
Youth Arts Festival Leadership Team:
Mitchell Dudas (CCA Board), Colleen LeBleu (CCA Board), Keenan McGrath (Advisory Committee), Ariani Huguenin, Julia Zilke (CCA Board)
Merit Judges: Shefalee V. Patel (Advisory Committee) and Angela Lubinecky