BOOM is back! BOOM 2023 will be the 6th year of the annual arts festival. The festival will be back to its three-day run in 2023. Save the dates of April 21-23 for a multifaceted art experience.

The festival will be the usual mix of indoor and outdoor venues.

BOOM Fringe: original edgy/experimental art performed in intimate settings. It features ticketed performances created by the presenting artists in several small venues.

BOOM Intersection: a broad range of art performed on a central stage, plus interactive installations and activities – all free and open to the public. The Intersection is the epicenter of the festival. It becomes a location for artists, audiences, and community members to come together and enjoy live art in an outdoor living room.

Started by a group of Charlotte artists in 2016, the BOOM festival quickly grew into one of the largest, most diverse, multidisciplinary creative gatherings in Charlotte. Featuring all mediums from chalk art to classical music, from aerial dance to slam poetry, it became the unique coming together of the whole creative ecosystem of Charlotte.

After a 2-year break in 2020 and 21, we brought it back at a slightly smaller scale in April 2022. We are excited at the prospect of scaling it back up to its pre-pandemic size – and maybe bigger!

Schedule:

Friday, April 21, 2023

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Guerilla Poets

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tina Kelly

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Jordan Bailey

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Carolina Quiro?s – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Brittney S. Harris – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

7:30 pm - 7:50 pm

Guateques de la Casa de la Cultura

Location: Intersection Stage

7:50 pm - 8:05 pm

Dahjn Maria Gomez

Location: Intersection Stage

8:10 pm - 8:20 pm

Moving Spirits Inc.

Location: Intersection Stage

8:20 pm - 8:30 pm

SHE/THEY/US

Location: Intersection Stage

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Alyce Cristina Vallejo

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Breeze The Poet and Lyrically Blessed

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Myrts Son

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Dasan Ahanu

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

8:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Mo Pirela – Solidarity & Co.

Location: Intersection Stage

8:45 pm - 9:05 pm

Kizomba Alegria Dance Company

Location: Intersection Stage

9:20 pm - 10:00 pm

Friday Night Vibec

Location: Intersection Stage

Saturday, April 22, 2023

12:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Tuft Call

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Bechtler Ensemble

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Patrice & Friendz

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

MufukaWorks Dance Co. – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ASHA – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Melody Shanahan – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

SHAE Movement African Arts

Location: Intersection Stage

1:40 pm - 1:50 pm

Subirah

Location: Living Room Stage

1:55 pm - 2:20 pm

Charles

Location: Intersection StageTre. 

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Alyce Cristina Vallejo

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Breeze The Poet and Lyrically Blessed

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Dasan Ahanu

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

2:30 pm - 2:55 pm

Ali Steele

Location: Intersection Stage

3:15 pm - 3:25 pm

Dare To Be Dance

Location: Intersection Stage

3:25 pm - 3:35 pm

Anna Edwards (JCSU Repertory Dance Company)

Location: Intersection Stage

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Kate Bankston

Location: Living Room Stage

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Guerilla Poets

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Carolina Quiro?s – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Brittney S. Harris – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

4:00 pm - 4:10 pm

Queen Dopamine

Location: Beach Stage

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Annie Haden

Location: Beach Stage

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm

TwinNation and Friends

Location: Intersection Stage

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Tina Kelly

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Jordan Bailey

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cine Casual Film Series + CineOdyssey

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Lady V Poetry

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Myrts Son

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Amina Heckstall

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

7:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Curt Keyz

Location: Intersection Stage

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Asma

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Dylan Ward

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

MufukaWorks Dance Co. – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

ASHA – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Melody Shanahan – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

TheFirm

Location: Intersection Stage

Date and Time:

Friday, April 21, 2023 - 5:00pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Sunday, April 23, 2023 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Sunday, April 23, 2023

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Travis Williams

Location: Intersection Stage

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm

Mr. Rocky Music

Location: Living Room Stage

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Carolina Quiro?s – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Brittney S. Harris – Undesired Mess Showcase

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

1:00 pm - 1:10 pm

Amber Johnson

Location: Intersection Stage

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Doneta Dawson

Location: Intersection Stage

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Cine Casual Film Series + CineOdyssey

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Lady V Poetry

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Amina Heckstall

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

2:45 pm - 3:10 pm

Three Body Solution

Location: Living Room Stage

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm

Nritya Dhwani Cultural Foundation

Location: Intersection Stage

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Alyce Cristina Vallejo

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Asma

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tosco Music

Location: Intersection Stage

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Guerilla Poets

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Patrice & Friendz

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Myrts Son

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

MufukaWorks Dance Co. – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

ASHA – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Melody Shanahan – A Showcase of RESISTANCE in ANCESTRAL Unity

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Phoenix Down RPG

Location: Dupp and Swat - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Breeze The Poet and Lyrically Blessed

Location: MacFly Fresh - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dylan Ward

Location: Hex Coffee - Fringe

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dasan Ahanu

Location: 201 Camp Suite 107 - Fringe

Location: Various Venues in Camp North End

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