What to expect: The annual festival celebrating art, food, ideas and music will feature favorites like Queen's Greens mini golf, StrEATs food festival, Easter Eggs on Parade, Charlotte Ideas Festival, plus concerts and public art.
A full lineup will be announced in the coming months.
Zoom in: Charlotte area artists may apply for !cons, Easter Eggs on Parade and Queen's Greens Mini Golf by Oct. 30.
Artists may also apply for the SHOUT! poster competition until Feb. 3.
Commissioned artists will be paid.
By the numbers: 642,000 people attended the 2024 festival, which generated $17.1 million in direct spending with Uptown businesses, according to Charlotte Center City Partners, the festival organizer.
