Artsplosure will bring 175+ artists to downtown Raleigh

Driving the news: The free festival will bring more than 175 artisans to showcase their works in an arts market as well as live music throughout the day, kids activities and large-scale, interactive art installations.

Among this year's interactive installations:

• A silent disco featuring multiple DJs
• Song Confessional will be in attendance to record anonymous confessions that could be turned into a song for its podcast.
• You Matter, an installation meant to raise awareness about mental health in the Black community by inviting people to write words of affirmation onto mirrored letters.
• The Art of Pickleball will add four art-covered pickleball courts to City Plaza for visitors to use throughout the day.