Artrageous kids art festival
A Family-Friendly, Free Day Full Of Art
2026 Artrageous Kids Art Festival
The 37th Annual Artrageous Kids Art Festival will be held at Dowdy Park in Nags Head from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Artrageous is a free, family-friendly event that includes art activities, live music, dance performances, an artisan market, and food vendors.
Community partners, organizations and businesses interested in hosting a kids art activity and artisans (including young artists) interested in selling their works at Artrageous can find the applications on the buttons below. The application deadline is Friday, March 20.
2026 Entertainment
Artrageous’ theme this year is Cirque Des Arts, which is inspired by the event’s featured performers, Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center from Charlotte, N.C.
More details coming soon!
Artrageous was started in 1989. The annual, free community event brings families together to paint, sculpt, dance, sing and be creative.
Artrageous features artists, musicians, crafters, dancers, writers, photographers and other creative people who dedicate their time and energy to the event each year.
Proceeds from Artrageous benefit Dare Arts' cultural arts programming and the Artrageous Youth Scholarship Fund, which awards awards a scholarship to a Dare County high school senior intending to study fine art or the performing arts in college.
Click here to watch the video for Artrageous 2017, which was also the Grand Opening of Dowdy Park.
About Artrageous
2026 Sponsors
This project is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Thank you to the Don & Catharine Bryan Cultural Series for sponsoring Artrageous.
