Chesapeake Arts Center

Join Chesapeake Arts Center (CAC) for our 7th annual free outdoor Arts in the Park festival for all ages. This free event will feature live music, hands-on art activities for kids and adults, chalk drawing, face painting, local art and community vendors, food trucks, and more!  Arts in the Park is CAC's kick off event for our 20th Anniversary year as we "celebrate 20 years of building community through creativity" in our region. Make sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the live entertainment. Thanks to the Arts Council of Anne...

Join the Chesapeake Arts Center as they unveil the "Infinite Creation" mural. The new mural will be displayed on the Studio 194 theatre building which is located by the CAC main office/ class building. Ceremony and unveiling will take place outside with light refreshments. This event is free to attend but please register in advance.

Join Chesapeake Arts Center as we celebrating our 20th year of Building Community Through Creativity in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, in this FREE family friendly event. The day will be filled with Live Performances, art and dance demonstrations, FREE art workshops, pottery demonstrations, tours of our MakerSpace, Art Gallery, Theatres, Ceramic Studios, Dance Studios and even adorable rescued animals to learn about and meet. Join us as we open our doors to the community in this one day all art filled FREE event. Although this event is completely free to the...

Bring your family, blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic dinner or just a dessert, and join us for the sounds of Summer on Thursday, August 11, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:00pm with The Grilled Lincolns. FREE admission for the concerts.

Bring your family, blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic dinner or just a dessert, and join us for the sounds of Summer on Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:00pm with Guava Jelly. FREE admission for the concerts.

Bring your family, blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic dinner or just a dessert, and join us for the sounds of Summer on Thursday, September 8, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:00pm with Prism Waves. FREE admission for the concerts.

Our signature Arts in the Park free festival features live performances, art, more than 40 artist and community vendors, multiple hands-on arts workshops for all ages, food trucks, and fun for the entire family. The festival is held in front of our Hammonds Lane Theatre. (if it rains, the festival will be moved into the Hammonds Lane Theatre)

Join us for Chesapeake Arts Center’s 9th annual free family-friendly arts festival, Arts in the Park, on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 10 am - 3 pm! (Rain date is Sunday, October 1, 2023) This event is free and open to the public. Traditionally this event, which includes both fun family activities and live entertainment, has attracted between 800-1000 attendees of all ages. The event features more than 60 artist and community vendors; hands-on arts activities for all ages; music and drama performances on our outdoor stage; food trucks; giveaways;...

CAC celebrates World Art Day at our 3rd Annual FREE Open House. Featuring fun, creative, and interactive activities for the whole family, the Open House will feature a variety of arts activities representing cultures from around the world. Every studio and classroom at CAC as well as our Black Box theater and galleries will be filled with enriching and inspirational art experiences.