Street Art Festival Guide: Spring Edition 2022

In February of 2020, Street Art Goods published a street art travel guide, focusing on festivals around the world. One month later, the world went into lockdown and most of these celebrations were canceled. Fast forward to December of 2021 when a new Instagram, Street Art Calls, started posting open calls for artists for the 2022 season, and we realized excitedly — street art festivals are back!! So, Street Art Goods and Street Art Calls have joined forces to bring you a guide to the 2022 street art season. Put on your kicks, throw your backpack over your shoulder and let’s go!!

MARCH 2022

APRIL 2022

Strasbourg, France: Colors Corner #2
April 2 – April 24
The Rhénus Sport arena in Strasbourg is coming down! But before it does, Colors Corner #2 will pull an intervention and cover the walls with art. The event is billed as taking place every Sunday in April (live painting maybe?), with an opening party on the evening of the 2^nd. Follow Colors Corner #2 on Instagram: @colors_urban_art. And learn more about the intervention here.

Perth, Australia: No More Blank Walls
April 8 – April 16
NEW festival!! This one comes at you from Blank Walls, the brainchild of Jerome Davenport, Will Clark and Alex Harvey. They were friends first and sealed their bond over their shared love of graffiti culture and street art. Now they’re bringing you a rad new festival, with loads of programming. Follow No More Blank Walls on Instagram: @nomoreblankwalls. And learn more about the festival here.

Jasper, Alberta, CA: UpLift! Jasper Mural Festival
April 23 – May 8
NEW festival!! In this neck of the woods, nature is the star: Jasper is the town at the gateway to Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Two local friends, Logan Ireland and Oliver Andrew, are determined to paint the town multi-color in homage to its spectacular surroundings. Follow UpLift! Jasper Mural Festival on Instagram: @uplift.fest.jasper. And learn more about the festival here.

San Jose, California, US: SJ Walls
April 30 – May 8
Formerly known as POW! WOW! San Jose (yes, that worldwide juggernaut), this 6^th edition of the festival will continue to add walls to the Guadalupe River Art Walk, in a bid to create the Bay Area’s longest public art corridor. Live painting every day! Follow SJ Walls on Instagram: @sanjosewalls. And learn more about the festival here.

MAY 2022

Slagelse, Denmark: Slagelse Street Art Festival
May 5 – May 7
While the pandemic ground on in 2021, an enterprising group of Slagelse cultural entities came together to launch a street art festival in May. Featuring mostly Danish artists, who were stoked to be out painting in public again, it was a huge success. So they’re back this year to do it again! Follow Slagelse Street Art Festival on Instagram: @slagelse_streetart_festival. And learn more about the festival here.

Brisbane, Australia: Brisbane Street Art Festival
May 7 – May 22

Brisbane is certainly making a mark on the international street art scene because of this festival. The upcoming 7^th edition—they canceled in 2020 because Covid—promises to be a bombass party with live painting and tons of event programming. Follow Brisbane Street Art Festival on Instagram: @bsafest. And learn more about the festival here.

Sacramento, California, USA: Wide Open Walls
May 12 – May 22

This scrappy festival managed to pull it off in September 2020, despite the pandemic (AND thick wildfire smoke in the air), by featuring local artists and curtailing big events in favor of smaller outdoor mural tours. This year they’re returning in May, rather than their typical late summer slot. Follow Wide Open Walls on Instagram: @wideopenwalls. And learn more about the festival here.

Paris, France: Urban Art Fair
May 12 – May 15
As the name implies, this is not really a festival, though it does have a bunch of event programming which makes it more festive. But if you want to shop for studio pieces by top street art talent, this is your jam. Galleries from all over the world turn up to exhibit the artists they represent. Follow Urban Art Fair on Instagram: @urbanartfair. And learn more about the fair here.

South Salt Lake, Utah, USA: Mural Fest
May 14
A relative newcomer (2018), Mural Fest is responsible for creating the largest collection of street art in the state of Utah. Simultaneously, it transformed what had been a neighborhood filled with bland-looking warehouses. Follow Mural Fest on Instagram: @themuralfest. And learn more about the festival here.

Leicester, United Kingdom: Bring the Paint
May 23 – May 29
The brainchild of Graffwerk, Bring the Paint bills itself as a graffiti festival, but solidly features street artists as well. Event programming looks dope this year: skateboard demos, a DJ workshop and cycling tours, to name a few. Follow Bring the Paint on Instagram: @bring_the_paint. And learn more about the festival here.

Karanganyar, Indonesia: Meeting of Styles Indonesia
May 27 – May 29
NEW festival!! Born of a love of graffiti in 1997 in Germany, Meeting of Styles has been hosting events around the world ever since. This is their first shindig in Indonesia. Follow MOS Indonesia’s hashtag on Instagram: #mosindonesia. And learn more about the festival here.

Grenoble, France: Street Art Fest! Grenoble Alpes
May 27 – June 26
This venerable festival has drawn some of the biggest international names in street art since its inauguration in 2015. Run by SpaceJunk, a collection of art centers founded by former snowboarder Jérome Catz, celebrations include a film festival and live painting the whole time. Follow Street Art Fest! on Instagram: @grenoblestreetartfest. And learn more about the festival here.

Bristol, United Kingdom: Upfest
May 28 – May 29
Painting for Upfest will begin on May 5 and culminates on the weekend of May 28 and 29 with some slammin’ events. This is the grandaddy of European street art festivals, celebrating its 15^th anniversary this year. See for yourself why Bristol has become a global street art hub.  Follow Upfest on Instagram: @upfest. And learn more about the festival here.

Santa Barbara, California, USA:
I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival
May 28 – May 30
This is not so much a street art festival as an art on the street festival, literally. Every year since 1986(!) artists have gathered to cover the plaza in front of Santa Barbara’s 18^th century Spanish mission in chalk pastels. The practice dates back to the Madonnari (painters of the Madonna) of 16^th century Italy. Follow I Madonnari on Instagram: @imadonnarisb. And learn more about the festival here.

Port-de-Bouc, France: Les Nouveaux Ateliers
May 30 – June 4
Against all odds, this small but ambitious festival launched in 2020. Kudos! Founded by Lartmada, a graffiti collective based in Marseille, Les Nouveaux Ateliers has transformed this former shipbuilding city in southern France. Follow Les Nouveaux Ateliers on Instagram: @festival_lesnouveauxateliers. And learn more about the festival here.