ClydeFEST 2025 Is on the Way!

Save the Date for the region’s beloved kids’ folk arts carnival! 
ClydeFEST is SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025
12 p.m.-4 p.m. (rain or shine)
No live critters allowed. Only certified service animals admitted (certificate required)

Remember how great it felt to play outside when you were a kid? Running for running’s sake? Hula-hooping, playing games, blowing bubbles, creating new worlds? You can share that feeling with your kids at our 23rd annual ClydeFEST. Offering a full-day of screen-free fun, the festival is a place for kids to get messy in Critterville, painting their very own Clyde critter cut-out, then visiting all the community booths on the field to create a multitude of masterpieces.

In addition to all the games and art-making, musicians, dancers, and performers of all kinds will entertain crowds throughout the day, even allowing opportunities for festival-goers to join in the fun. And did we mention the food? Food trucks will line the festival with offerings from famous BLTs and tacos to ice cream, boba tea and cake, and everything in between!

Last season, more than 2,500 kids of all ages enjoyed the festival. Mark your calendars and don’t miss out on all the ClydeFEST fun!

Thanks in part to the support of our premier sponsor, Connie Fenner State Farm, ClydeFEST 2025 admission is completely free!

JumpstART Walkabout

Last season, we commissioned nine Chatham County artists to create works inspired by other Chatham County residents and present that work in an exhibition at ClydeFEST. The results exceeded our wildest dreams! Muses for the work literally spanned centuries and the positive response from our community was overwhelming, so we’re doing it again. Stay tuned for more details.

EVENT DETAILS – ClydeFEST 2025

When: Sunday, April 13 12pm-4pm (rain or shine)
Where: Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center (The Ag Center)
Admission: FREE
Parking: The Ag Center has loads of easy and close parking.
Please leave your live critters at home. Only certified service animals (certificate required) will be admitted.