Sunday, September 28, 2025 10am - 5pm
Everybody loves a funky Arts Parade
You can even be in it! Make some art and join us. On this day, everyone can be an artist. Just push, pull, carry, wear or perform your art! If you can't walk in the parade, find a spot along the parade route to cheer the bands, dance groups, artists, and large floats as they parade around the Wheaton triangle to the Marian Fryer Town Plaza at 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902. The parade starts at 10am. Don't miss it or you'll have to wait until next year to see this unique event in the DC area.
It's a festival of visual art
The festival area opens at 10am with more than 50 booths of exhibits -- artists displaying and selling their original work; community organizations and county agencies with art making and giveaways in their booths and FREE childrens' art fun in the Kids' Zone, including FREE face painting and balloon twisting.
With 3 stages of non-stop Entertainment
The afternoon will feature MoCo's top talent, including musicians presented by Strathmore and Carpe Diem Arts, showcases by local schools and dance companies galore from ballet to hip hop. The entertainment is as diverse as the Wheaton community, from Latin rhythms to rock and roll. This year, the festival features a beer Pub right next to one of our stages.
And Food that put whEATon on the map!
Application for paraders, exhibitors, food vendors and performers opens in June.
See photos and read about the 2024 parade and festival here.
Details about past parades and festivals can be found in Archives.