Special Events Street Closures

The 9th Annual New Haven Chalk Art Festival will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 12-4pm (rain date Oct. 4) in the same location in the Broadway District. The event will span Broadway Island, the Broadway Civil War Monument Park, and a small section of Elm Street with a street closure, creating one vibrant, interconnected location. Over 70 professional and amateur artists will draw their chalk artwork directly onto the street surface along Elm St. (between Park Street and the stop sign near TYCO at 296 Elm Street), and on Broadway Island. Free activations and entertainment will include a live band (positioned in the Broadway Civil War Monument Park), special shopping offers, complimentary kettle corn and Italian ice, free crafting activities and face painting, a Family Fun Zone (in the courtyard behind Apple and The Yale Bookstore), and much more.