The Chilliwack Mural Festival is a celebration of street art in the summer. It features live music, market vendors, food trucks and more in downtown Chilliwack.

Presented by the Chilliwack Arts Council, the festival runs from August 7th to 17th in 2025. The street party takes place on August 15th and 16th.

Other events in the Fraser Valley that happen around this time of year are the Chilliwack Corn Maze, Ribfest Langley and Symphony in the Park in Abbotsford (the second two of which have admission by donation). Earlier in the summer, on July 25th to 27th, there is also Chilliwack Ribfest at Vedder Park.

To learn about other events happening around the same time, see our August Calendar. To learn about the Chilliwack Mural Festival, continue reading.

The Chilliwack Mural Festival

The Chilliwack Mural Festival is a fun showcase of street art that takes place in August. So expect to see murals made by a diverse group of artists from both the Lower Mainland and around the world.

The festival is an opportunity to watch murals being painted live and to check out already existing murals in the Chilliwack community. Guided tours can be booked for large groups, and a map with mural locations is available online.

The multi-day festival also has other family-friendly events. There is a street party and plenty of live entertainment.

Event Schedule

The main Chilliwack Mural Festival street party takes place on the Friday and Saturday of August 15th and 16th in 2025. On the first day the festivities run from 4:00 to 9:00 pm. Hours on the second day are from noon until 9:00 pm. Everything takes place on Mill Street and District 1881.

This year, in addition to the street party, there are various tours and workshops to attend. 2025 dates and details are below, although exact details are subject to change.

Thursday, August 7th, 2025

The first day of the Chilliwack Mural Festival features the Alley Kick-Off Celebration. It runs from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. As of mid-June, the event’s location is to be confirmed.

Saturday, August 9th, 2025

On the first Saturday of the festival there’s a concert and a set of tours to check out. Chilliwack Tours hosts a couple of one-hour tours at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. They take place in the downtown area of the city. Then, from 8:00 to 10:00 pm, there’s a Love Alley Concert behind the Book Man. Performers include GORD and scarlet fever.

Sunday, August 10th, 2025

There’s an Indigenous Artist Talk & Tour today in downtown. It takes place from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Featured artists and location details are to be confirmed.

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

Chilliwack Tours offers two different tours on August 12th. The first takes place in District 1881 from 6:00 to 6:45 pm. Then, another tour runs from 7:00 to 7:45 pm on Mill Street.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

A variety of local and international artists host an Artist Talk session from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The event takes place at Love Alley behind the Book Man.

Thursday, August 14th, 2025

Tours on August 14th run between 5:30 and 8:30 pm. The day also features a Graffiti Wall Workshop on Mill Street. It takes place from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Sunday, August 17th, 2025

The final day of the Chilliwack Mural Festival includes two different tours. The one on Mill Street runs from 11:00 to 11:45 am, whereas the one in District 1881 runs from 1:00 to 1:45 pm.

Street Party Event

The Chilliwack Mural Festival street party happens on August 15th and 16th in 2025. Admission is free and there are activities for all ages. The event includes live art demonstrations, a community mural, arts and crafts, market vendors, food trucks and more.

There are also multiple stages with live entertainment. 2025 performance schedules as of mid-June are listed below. Exact details are subject to change.

Friday, August 15th, 2025

4:20 pm – Turquoiser (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
4:30 pm – Terrance Wang (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
5:00 pm – Cookin’ With Brass (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
5:20 pm – Tayos (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
6:00 pm – MDundo Arts (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
6:20 pm – The Hausplants (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
7:00 pm – Elektric Collective (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
7:20 pm – Black Pontiac (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
8:00 pm – Burns the Dragon (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
8:20 pm – Mark Ledlin (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)

Saturday, August 16th, 2025

12:20 pm – Blues Hoodoo (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
1:00 pm – Creative Outlet (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
1:00 pm – Tyla Jones (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
1:20 pm – Los Grandes (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
2:00 pm – Travis Bernhardt (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
2:00 pm – Phil Kikuchi (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
2:20 pm – The ReViberators (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
3:00 pm – The Leading Ladies (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
3:00 pm – Susana Williams (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
3:20 pm – The History of Gunpowder (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
4:00 pm – Elektric Collective (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
4:00 pm – Dia (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
4:20 pm – Brejera (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
5:00 pm – Bloco Energia (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
5:00 pm – Etienne Siew (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
5:20 pm – Nette (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
6:00 pm – Higher Ground Dance (at Thunderbird Stage at District 1881)
6:00 pm – Dawson Forsey (at Breezeway Stage off Yale)
6:20 pm – the della kit (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)
7:20 pm – BAWAH (at Sasquatch Stage on Mill Street)

Chilliwack Mural Festival Artists

The Chilliwack Mural Festival features both local and international artists. The lineup also includes many styles of art created from different perspectives.

During the 2025 festival, the following ten artists are painting murals in downtown Chilliwack:

AÉRO (France)
Anaïs Lera (Vancouver, BC)
Andrew Hem (California, United States)
Connor Kouwenhoven (Chilliwack, BC)
Corey Moraes (Chilliwack, BC)
Jack Hendsbee (Chilliwack, BC)
Kayla Neufield Gowans (Agassiz, BC)
Megan Oldhues (Toronto, ON)
Tallest Cree (Vancouver, BC)
TEMPONOK (France)

To learn more about each artist, visit the official Chilliwack Mural Festival Artists page.

Mural Locations

There are dozens of murals to check out in Chilliwack, and new paintings are added each year. Mural locations and artists from recent years include the following:

District 1881 Woolly Dog Alley (Chase Gray, Malik Arts)
District 1881 Back Parking Lot (Carrielynn Victor)
45863 Kipp Avenue (Hoxxoh)
9248 Main Street (Emmanuel Jarus)
9264 Main Street (Chantelle Trainor-Matties)
9282 Main Street (Jullian Mundy, Ankh One & Nicole Boyce)
9340 Main Street (Chris Perez)
9341 Mill Street (Druvid)
9345 Mill Street (Oxana Gaidasheva)
9360 Mill Street (Tierney Milne, Siobhan D’Souza, Lacey & Layla)
9369 Mill Street (Lucas Simpson)
9371 Mill Street (Andrew Tavukciyan)
9375 Mill Street (HENGone)
9381 Mill Street (Kyle Mirva)
45830 Princess Avenue (Ronnie Harris)
45939 Thunderbird Lane (Curtis Hylton)
45904 Victoria Avenue (SATR)
45925 Victoria Avenue (Chantelle Trainor-Matties)
45951 Victoria Avenue (Kevin Ledo)
45886 Wellington Avenue (Jason Botkin)
45915b Wellington Avenue (Marianne Palmer)
45929 Wellington Avenue (Carrielynn Victor)
45939 Wellington Avenue (Mavik, Art Direct West)
45947 Wellington Avenue (Kyle Mirva)
46115 Yale Road (Mavik)
46199 Yale Road (Raven-Tacuara)
46275 Yale Road (Carly Bowman)

Visit the Chilliwack Mural Festival website for full details.

Other Information

For more information about the festival, visit the Chilliwack Mural Festival website.

To learn more about the area, see our articles about Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley or visit the Tourism Chilliwack website.

Other events happening in Chilliwack in the summer and early fall include the following:

Chilliwack Fair & Rodeo – a country fair and rodeo at Chilliwack Heritage Park.
The Chilliwack Pride Festival – festivities celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in downtown Chilliwack.
Chilliwack Flight Fest – an air show with free admission at the Chilliwack Airport.
Chilliwack Ribfest – BBQ-ed rib vendors, live entertainment and family-friendly activities at Vedder Park.
The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival – a farm with sunflowers to admire in the fall (as well as tulips in the spring).
Chilliwack Corn Maze – a corn maze, pumpkin patch and child-friendly activities at Greendale Acres.
Peteys Pumpkin Patch – a corn maze, pumpkin patch and kid-friendly activities at Fantasy Farms in autumn.
Reapers Maze of Terror – a serious outdoor haunted attraction in October at Fantasy Farms.