Join the 39th Annual Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival! Follow the sounds and sights of Artsplosure to its home on Fayetteville St, where visitors can enjoy:

• The Art Market with more than 170 visual arts and crafts exhibitors from across North Carolina and the nation
• Performances of Pittsburgh’s Squonk Opera kinetic Cycle Sonic show
• Ongoing performances by legends and rising stars from the national and regional Jazz, Blues and Alternative music scenes, the majority of whom have never appeared in Raleigh, and emerging local and regional performers deserving of wider acclaim
• Kidsplosure, showcasing multiple interactive educational activities and entertainment for children and their parents
• Specially-commissioned, large-scale, interactive visual art installations
• Aerialists and/or other unique variety performers
• The Student Art Exhibition, showcasing two- and three-dimensional artwork of Wake County public and private middle and high school students

This family-friendly arts festival has been described by The News & Observer as “how the Triangle celebrates Spring.” Metro Magazine has recognized Artsplosure on numerous occasions as the “Triangle to the Coast’s Best Cultural Event,” and Artsplosure was singled out for its high quality and popularity in the New York Times’ “Escapes” section in April 2007.