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2024 Guide to CIAF at Ballantyne
Experience this year's Charlotte International Arts Festival in Ballantyne's Backyard!
Mind Wash

Campus Happenings

Find free and ticketed events throughout the 2024 festival.

Enjoy a celebration of visual and performing arts from the most creative international and local minds at the Charlotte International Arts Festival, a Blumenthal Performing Arts Original. CIAF returns to the Ballantyne® campus with art installations, interactive displays, festivals, live performances and more.

Events will take place at Ballantyne’s Backyard, and many exhibits are free and open to the public.

Unless otherwise stated, the park is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking is not available at the Brigham Building located at 11625 N. Community House Rd. Free parking is available at the adjacent parking decks located along N. Community House Rd.

DETAILS + TICKETS >>

FREE + DAILY INSTALLATIONS

Blumenthal Performing Arts Fellows:
Echoes of Thought: Constructing Spaces for Reflection by Emily Nunez
Nebula Bloom by Lori Schember
Leaf of Light by Aguinaldo Santos
A Gathering While Everything Flows by Paige Reitterer & Will Rudolph

National + International:
Mindwash by Christopher Schardt
Of Earth and Sky by Luke Jerram

EVENTS

September 13:
• Blumenthal Block Party [Exclusive, tenant-only event. Register via the goBallantyne app.
• Backyard Bash [Free]

September 14:
• Backyard Bash [Free]
• Lowcountry Culture Festival [Tickets]

September 15:
• Festival of India [Free]

September 20:
• Backyard Bash [Free]

September 21:
• Latin American Festival [RSVP]

September 22:

• CLTure's CIAF Day + Night Market [Free]

Check out Ballantyne Magazine's feature "Back by Popular Demand."

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Mindwash, Of Earth & Sky and Latin American Festival

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Ballantyne's Backyard 11611 North Community House Road, Charlotte, North Carolina

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