The Orlando Mural Festival promises to transform downtown into a vibrant live large-scale painting this week.
Amid the current war on public art by the DeSantis administration, the festival pushes back, creating a safe place for creative expression. The weekend features local artists painting large-scale murals on walls around Magnolia Avenue and various downtown locations.
Featured artists include Sabrina Shumaker, Kellie Delaney, Gabriel da Silva, Tracie Harris Thompson, Kira Gondeck-Silvia, Stemberger, Mac De Sol, Alexis Collum, MaryCruz Ruiz, Ben Keller, Tatiana Khalil and other worthies.
On Saturday at noon, CityArts hosts a capstone panel with the artists to discuss the stories behind their work and processes.
Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 18-20, various locations, downtown Orlando, downtownartsdistrict.com, free.
Orlando Mural Festival
Time Thu., Sept. 18, 6-9 p.m., Fri., Sept. 19, 6-10 p.m. and Sat., Sept. 20, 12 p.m. 2025
Location Magnolia Avenue, Between Anderson and Washington streets, Orlando
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This article appears in Sept. 17-23, 2025.
