OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2025

9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

The Marketplace

9000 Ming Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93311

FREE ADMISSION

Bakersfield Museum of Art’s annual Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival has become a Bakersfield tradition, bringing together the community and the visual arts since 1998. Using the asphalt as canvas, spectators watch each year as artists unlock their imaginations and turn the parking lot of the Marketplace into a gallery of amazing chalk masterpieces.

This family-friendly event allows visitors to create their own masterpiece! Hundreds of children (and adults) participate each year in our Via Bambino area, showcasing their talents and trying their hand at the ancient art of street painting.

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 18

10:30am - 12pm CELENE

1pm - 3pm DEVYN BRINSFIELD AND COMPANY

3:30pm - 5:30pm HOT MESS EXPRESS

6pm - 8pm CC AMORE

Sunday, October 18

10:30am - 12pm CELENE

1pm - 3pm THE JAY SMITH GROUP

3:30pm - 5:30pm FOSTER CAMPBELL & FRIENDS