Festival Info
PASADENA CHALK FESTIVAL takes place on June 22-23, 2024
Open and free to the public 10:00am – 7:00pm
200 chalk murals and over 500 artists • Art Gallery & Silent Auction • Live DeeJay • Concessions • Beer Garden
Location: The Plaza at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street. Pasadena, CA 91101
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.).
Note: The Convention Center parking structure has ADA parking and elevators.
PARKING ENTRANCES
The convention center’s subterranean parking structure is shared with the Sheraton Pasadena.
There are two entrances, (a) on Euclid Avenue, and (b) Marengo Avenue, both between Green Street and Cordova Street. If you are using a Mobile GPS, enter this address for the most direct route: 175 South Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.
- On-site Parking: 600 spaces
- Additional Parking: 2,500 spaces within a one-block radius
Note: The parking structure has a height restriction of 6′ 6″.
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.
Note: Vehicles in excess of 18 feet in length will be charged twice the daily rate per entry.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
There are 8 EV charging stations available for electric cars. The stations can be used for the duration of your visit.
MAPS
DIRECTIONS
FROM THE 210 WESTBOUND
Take the 210 freeway west to the Fair Oaks/Marengo exit. Turn left on Marengo and proceed 4 blocks to Green Street. Turn left onto Green Street, the Pasadena Convention Center is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Green.
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 4 blocks to Green Street. Turn left onto Green Street. The Pasadena Convention Center is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Green.
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 4 blocks to Green Street. Turn left onto Green Street. The Pasadena Convention Center is located on the right hand side at 300 E. Green.
FROM THE 110 NORTHBOUND
Take the 110 freeway north to the end of the freeway. Proceed north on Arroyo Parkway. Turn right onto Green Street. The Pasadena Convention Center is located two blocks down on the right hand side at 300 E. Green.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
METRO GOLD LINE
The Metro Gold 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.
Have you watched our film?
A panoramic view of Pasadena Chalk Festival over the past 28 years.
Festival History
The Pasadena Chalk Festival began in 1993 after a summer intern at the Light Bringer Project attended a street painting festival in Paris and brought back her amazing pictures and observations. The first “Chalk on the Walk” took place at Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall with over 150 visual artists participating in the first Los Angeles-area event. All proceeds went toward community arts programs and HIV/AIDS resources.
In 2010, The Pasadena Chalk Festival was officially named the largest street painting festival by the Guinness World Record, welcoming more than 600 artists using over 25,000 sticks of chalk and drawing a crowd of more than 100,000 visitors in one weekend. In fact, previous festivals have attracted artists and design teams from many regions of the country, across Southern California, and virtually every Los Angeles-area community. Leading art schools, museums and cultural centers are also represented at the festival.
The Pasadena Chalk Festival is produced by The Paseo and Light Bringer Project (LBP), with proceeds benefitting LBP, a nonprofit arts and education organization that creates and supports vital arts and learning programs in the LA County and Pasadena public schools for students of all ages. Each artist volunteers to 20 hours of his or her talent and energies to make this possible.