32nd Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival
June 14 & 15 2025 | Always Free | Pasadena, CA
Updates Forthcoming
Festival Info
Mural by Gustavo Alonso, Photo by Brian Biery
What: 200 chalk murals and over 500 artists • Art Gallery & Silent Auction • Live DeeJay • Concessions • Beer Garden
Time: Open and free to the public 10:00am - 7:00pm
Location: The Paseo, 300 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
& front of the Pasadena Civic Center
Parking: Parking at the Pasadena Convention Center is easy. You will find the center’s parking entrances on Euclid and Marengo (between Cordova St. and Green St.), shared with Hotel Dena. If you are using a Mobile GPS, enter this address for the most direct route: 175 South Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. There are 8 EV charging stations available for electric cars. The stations can be used for the duration of your visit. The Convention Center parking structure has ADA parking and elevators.
Parking Cost: Daily flat parking rate of $15. Parking tickets are for one entry only and are not valid for in and out parking. Credit card and contactless payment only.
Chalking Grounds
Recommended Parking
DIRECTIONS
FROM THE 210 WESTBOUND
Take the 210 freeway west to the Fair Oaks/Marengo exit. Turn left on Marengo and proceed 3 blocks to Colorado Boulevard. Turn left onto Colorado Boulevard, the Paseo is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Colorado.
FROM THE 210 EASTBOUND
Take the 210 freeway east to the Colorado Blvd. exit 25A (on the left). Keep right toward Colorado Blvd. Turn left on West Walnut. Turn right onto Marengo and proceed 3 blocks to Colorado Boulevard. Turn left onto Colorado Boulevard, the Paseo is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Colorado.
FROM THE 134 EASTBOUND
Take the 134 east to the 210 east and exit at Fair Oaks/Marengo. Follow Corson to Marengo Ave. Turn right on Marengo and proceed 3 blocks to Colorado Boulevard. Turn left onto Colorado Boulevard, the Paseo is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Colorado.
FROM THE 110 NORTHBOUND
Take the 110 freeway north to the end of the freeway. Proceed north on Arroyo Parkway. Turn right onto Colorado Boulevard, the Paseo is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Colorado.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
METRO A LINE
The Metro A Line to Memorial Park Station or Del Mar Station, both station are .4 mile away and about ten minute-walks.
RIDE SHARE APPS
Uber and Lyft offer on-demand ride share and black car services throughout Pasadena and Los Angeles. The service is available 24/7 via smartphone app.
What is the Silent Auction?
We ask each of our muralists to contribute a prepared canvas for our silent auction. Blick’s Art Materials donates blank 1 X 1 ft. canvases on which the artists paint whatever they desire. We auction these pieces off over the course of the festival in support of the arts education programming that our organization runs.
If you are interested in acquiring one of these original pieces it’s as simple as:
1) Approach the silent auction booth and get your bid number
2) Jot down your bid number and bid amount next to the artwork
3) Should you become top bid at the end of the event, you may pay and pick up the canvas. If you are not present then we will get in touch with you to finalize.