Celebrate the 29th Annual Westville Art May 3 – 9th, 2026 (full schedule below)

ArtWalk is a week of arts events culminates FRIDAY MAY 8TH with a Street Party, Beer Garden & Fashion Show, and SATURDAY MAY 9th with an Arts Market, Live Music, Duckie Race & more!

Get your Tickets to the Beer Garden!

Last Call to SUBMIT YOUR ART! 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale! Entry Form Here
Finished pieces can be dropped off at 582 Central Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515 c/o David Petrie

ARTWALK SCHEDULE

SUNDAY MAY 3

10:00AM – 1:00PM Farmers Market Opening Day at Edgewood Park (West Rock/Whalley)

Celebrate the FIRST Cityseed Farmers Market of the season! Join us in the park for fun and merriment AND local food! Be sure and grab an ARTWALK POSTCARD to fill up at all the activities you attend throughout the week!

MONDAY MAY 4

Join us at our neighborhood NHFPL branch for paper quilting crafts, face painting, dancing with DJ Dana Game, with quilts by Susi Ryan on view in the program room + ending with a community pizza party on the lawn (Pizza served at 6pm!)

TUESDAY MAY 5

7:00PM- 10:00PM Open Mic Night at Lotta Studio, 903 Whalley Ave.

Hosted by Lotta Studio + Me and the Other Moms + Mila Volpe + Eric Epstein Productions
This is a celebration of our creative community so we are looking to blend eras, genres, and class as we focus on supporting the artists that sustain our cultural evolution. We welcome originals or covers from performing artists who are looking to share, express, educate, and entertain in a positive and healthy manner. 
Sign up HERE or show up the night of to perform. FREE ADMISSION

WEDNESDAY MAY 6

6:00PM – 7:30PM 6-SQUARE JAM OPENING RECEPTION at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave 6-Square Jam, our community art exhibit opens. All 6×6 works of art will be on view and ready for sales. 1st Pick Raffle at 6:45pm!

• SUBMIT YOUR ART! 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale! Entry Form Here. Drop off completed pieces at 6-Square, c/o David Petrie, 582 Central Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515

5:00PM – 8:00PM ArtCrawl at ALL over Westville
Artists’ Bloc, 838 Whalley Ave, Suite A (next to Manjares!)
Delaney’s Tap Room, 882 Whalley Ave.
Inkberry Art Shop, 910 Whalley Ave.
Jason Ting‘s Near Radiance at Lotta Studio, 903 Whalley Ave.
Steve DiGiovanni‘s Experiments and Non-sequiturs at DaSilva Gallery 899 Whalley Ave.
West River Arts, Artist Open Studios, 909 Whalley Ave.

8:00PM Westville Pop-Up Cinema presents The Mummy at Central Patio, 882 Whalley Ave.
All Outside! FREE ADMISSION & FREE POPCORN. Bring your chair, blanket and your friends!

THURSDAY MAY 7

12:00PM – 5:00PM 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave.
6-Square Jam, our community art exhibit sells all 6×6 square art to support the Westville Village Renaissance Alliance!

5:00PM-8:00PM Jason Ting showing Near Radiance at Lotta Studio, 903 Whalley Ave.
Projections artist, Jason Ting, shows coded projection designs.

7:00PM – 9:00PM A Broken Umbrella Theatre: Community Creation Session at Coogan Pavilion, 740 Whalley Avenue
Brainstorm through play and research for the ensemble’s next original play, inspired by revolutionary New Haven’s historical and radical spirit!

FRIDAY MAY 8

12:00PM – 7:00PM 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave.
6-Square Jam, our community art exhibit. All 6×6 works of art will be on view and ready for sale!

6:00PM – 10:00PM ArtWalk Neighborhood Block Party! at Central Patio, 882 Whalley Ave.
Hang out. Make art. Eat food . Enjoy the neighborhood vibes.
Food Trucks & Tents not to miss! Szabo’s Seafood; Crispy Melty; Sanctuary Kitchen; Rocket Cafe; Camacho Garage; Many Donuts!

FREE Activities for all ages!
EXPLORE the art museum bus for kids cARTie Bus!
CREATE your very own take away SLIME with Eliza’s Slime Factory!
ENGAGE in a community art project!
CAPTURE your memories at our ArtWalk Photo Booth + More!

Beer Garden
Featuring home brewed beers from Brew Haven + local favorites NEBCO, RYTHMN, ATHLETIC & BLACK HOG. New this year: WINE!

7:45PM Fashion Show at Fountain Street btw Central & Whalley
Lotta Studio Featured Designers: Thread by Tea • Donald Carter • Dead by 5am • Pillow and Co • Two Faced • There are limited seats available for reservation:

SATURDAY MAY 9

9:30AM – 11:00AM A Broken Umbrella Theatre: Bagels in the Blackbox at The Umbrella, 280 Blake Street
Come grab a bagel and find out about what is coming up in our blackbox, open house style!

11:00AM Pet Parade at Edgewood Park, West Rock/Whalley Ave.
Friendly pets of all shapes, sizes and breeds are welcome to walk in our annual pet parade. Everyone gets a ribbon and a shout out!

11:00AM – 3:00PM West Rock Fringe at 413-416 West Rock Ext., across Whalley from Edgewood Park
Frank Bruckmann, Gar Waterman opens studios. With porch musician Matthew Burke. Muffy’s legendary Spin art Bike. Zoe Brooks with a wagon full of circus toys & community art led activities; Draw Together Strangers and more!

11:00AM – 4:00PM Arts Vendor Market at Central Patio+Fountain Street
50+ Vendors, Food, Live ArtWalk TShirt printing

11:00AM – 4:00PM Open Studios. Mistina Hanscom showing @ Lotta Studio, 903 Whalley Ave.

11:00AM – 4:00PM FREE Art Activities in the Park at Edgewood Park, West Rock/Whalley Ave.
Edgewood Afterschool Theatre • Arts & Crafts • Face Painting • Food Trucks • Tie-dye • Book Swap • Giant magnetic poetry  • A Broken Umbrella Photo Booth • Mother’s Day Cards • All Ages!

12:10PM – 1:10PM ROCK HOUSE at Edgewood Park Stage, West Rock/Whalley Ave.
Local youth bands performing! Featuring The Meltdown.

12:00PM – 2:00PM Curate/Create at Elm City Sounds, 24 Fountain St.
Live beat-making workshop with Patrick Rivers and Elm City Sounds. Buy some vinyl and step outside to make a sample. Do it live!

12:00PM – 5:00PM 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave.
6-Square Jam is an art exhibit of all 6×6 pieces created by anyone willing to submit. All pieces are $20, and all money made will be donated to The Westville Village Renaissance Alliance for continued arts and cultural programming in Westville.

1:50PM – 2:50PM The Chicago Dawgs at Edgewood Park Stage, West Rock/Whalley
The Chicago Dawgs lay down the blues deep, soulful & hard-edged like an authentic Chicago blues band because they ARE an authentic Chicago blues band They just happen to live in Connecticut, that’s all…

2:00PM – 7:00PM Delaney’s Tap Room Stage outside at Delaney’s, 882 Whalley Ave.
Enjoy some music outside with food and drink specials.

3:00PM Rubber Duckie Race at the West River Bridge near the Pickleball Courts
An annual event worthy of all the hype. Purchase you ducks to run in the race all week. Winner wins year-long-bragging-rights.

3:15PM – 4:30PM New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative at Edgewood Park Stage, West Rock/Whalley
New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative comprises members from diverse backgrounds and ages, all sharing a passion for expressing their voices, expertise, and stories through the performance of traditional Chinese and Taiwanese music.

7:00PM The Regicides at Coogan Pavilion, 740 Whalley Ave.

A Broken Umbrella Theatre presents New Haven’s longest running Improv Troupe THE REGICIDES performing ONE SHOW ONLY for ArtWalk. Tickets can be purchased HERE: $20/Just the show please; $30/Beer Garden Student Ticket; $40/Beer Garden Adult Ticket

7PM Beer Garden opens (21+) with Up on the Downbeat Band A New Haven-based supergroup on a mission to revitalize Funk in CT and beyond, with support from NEBCO and Black Hog Brewing.

8PM The Regicides Perform. Come check us out! We’re Funny.

SUNDAY MAY 10

12:00PM – 5:00PM 6-Square Jam Art at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave.
LAST DAY of our 6-Square Jam Art Exhibition & Sale! ALL ART $20. Come grab a last minute art gift for the mother in your life!