Explore the Arts and Old Town North with the 2nd Annual Chalk-A-Block on Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 11am-3pm!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 11am to 3pm for the 2nd Annual Chalk-A-Block! The streets of Old Town North will be brought to life with chalk artists, live music, and local artisans/makers showcasing their works.

Follow the Old Town North Tern’s chalk footprints from site to site throughout the neighborhood to complete the scavenger hunt and be entered to win prizes! (Pick up your scavenger hunt form at any location and turn it in at Salon deZEN at 533 Montgomery St.).

To download or print file, click on the flyer.

Chalk artists will transform the sidewalks and parking lots of Old Town North into their canvases.

Artist Dina Wise (@dinas_doodles) created an incredible portrait gallery of Chalk-A-Block visitors at Alexandria House (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

Artist Michael Price puts the finishing touches on his vibrant golden hen (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

Chalk art by artists Vanessa Vale (foreground) and artist Margaret Wohler (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

Live music will fill the air from a variety of artists including The Okays, The Frontier, and Alejandro Villareal.

Jazz guitarist Alejandro Villareal performs with Bridgett Nesfield on vocals (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

Local artisans and makers will be on hand to showcase their works. From stained glass to stationery to jewelry to spices to baked goods and more, there will be something for everyone!

Kathryn O’Neill of Sheridan Ceramics displays her work outside of Hotel AKA (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

“Chalk-A-Block” will offer fun for all ages and will give you a chance to be an artist!  Chalk artists will designate areas at most locations where kids (or kids at heart!) can join in and make chalk art of their own.  

Mayor Alyia Gaskins joins in the chalk art fun with her son and other Chalk-A-Block visitors on Montgomery Street (image courtesy of the Old Town North Alliance)

Old Town North Alliance thanks our wonderful partners in helping to host “Chalk-A-Block”: Hotel AKA, West Elm, AFBA/5Star, Salon deZEN, St. Elmo’s Old Town North, Oak Steakhouse, MRP Realty, Bond Vet, Sheraton Suites, Royal Restaurant, Alexandria House, T.J. Stone’s, Made in ALX, and Pat Miller.

This event is free and open to the public - we hope to see you there!