Be part of the magic of the Alley Art Festival…

The alleys of downtown Sioux City are coming to life again with the sEVENTH annual Alley Art Festival on Saturday, September 20 in the alley ways between 4th & 6th and Pierce and Nebraska streets!!

Explore Sioux City’s refreshed outdoor gallery of 140+ murals, support regional art vendors, and enjoy unforgettable live music from both local and nationally touring acts, kids alley, local food trucks, beer gardens and more!!

Tickets will be available at the gates for $5 each with free admission for kids 12 & under! Gates will be located on 4th, 5th, and 6th Streets!

YOU can help bring this event to life - find out how below.

THE MURALS

Think big! Or small! There’s room for them all! Artists of all experience levels, backgrounds, styles, etc were encouraged to apply to add their original mural to the Alley Art alleys between 4th, 6th, Pierce and Nebraska Streets in July of 2025.

After careful review of more than 40 applications, 29 NEW original murals will join Sioux City’s largest outdoor gallery! All new murals have a chance to receive Best of Show, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention, People’s Choice, and Vangarde Board Award awarding more than $3,000 in prizes!

Murals are refreshed regularly and can be viewed year round. As the festival gets closer, wander the wonders of the alleys regularly to see how the alleys transform!

Watch our social media for muralist announcements!

2025 muralist applications are Closed.

**2024’s BEST OF SHOW mural by Mikell Zishka.**

ART VENDORS

Art vendors bring much inspiration to the Alley Art Festival! Visitors can browse through 30+ vendor spaces and shop for beautiful handcrafted creations and original art! The vendor area will be located on Fifth Street from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

Watch our social media pages for vendor announcements!

2025 Art Vendor applications are Closed.

**The 2024 Art Vendor Valley offered visitors a variety of beautiful art.**

THE MUSIC

Join us on 4th Street for amazing live music starting at 3:30pm and enjoy live music throughout the alleys all day long!

Fourth Street Stage Headliner STUDEBAKER JOHN & THE HAWKS

Studebaker John’s career has spanned six decades with tours across Europe and the United States. With over 20 albums released, he’s one of Chicago’s most legendary blues musicians.

4th Street Stage - Dojo Saints, Matt Cox & the Marauders, Lazarus Go Home, The Gutter Collective, and Banana Cramps

Back Alley Stage - Vangarde Arts Almost Famous Open Mic Crew, DJ Mega Mike, The Sound Insurgent, DJ Rio, and more!

**2025’s Headline Act - Studebaker John & the Hawks!**

Volunteer with us!

Alley Art Festival wouldn’t be able to happen without amazing volunteers like you! Because of your generosity with event set up, wrap up, working the gates, assisting vendors, and SO MUCH more - this festival gets even cooler each and every year. THANK YOU!

It takes a lot of hands and some seriously awesome volunteers to bring the Alley Art Festival to life! We’d love your help with setup, activities, mural support, and more. Volunteers get a cool volunteer t-shirt, free admission to the festival, and refreshments in the volunteer area!

Sign up to Volunteer HERE

FOOD VENDORS

Diamond Thai and other festival favorites will have their food trucks on site ready to satisfy hungry festival attendees offering tasty meals and snacks to keep you energized all day long!

Beer, wine, water, and soda will be available throughout the day.

KID’S Zone

The Alley Art Festival will have many fun, FREE, and creative activities for the young and young at heart!

Create your very own “Jingle Ring” Tambourine, Sidewalk Murals, and add your flare to the festival community mural!

Children 12 and under with a parent or guardian get FREE admission to the Festival!

The kids and families are a BIG part of the Alley Art Festival.

PRE-Festival YOGA

NEW to Alley Art Festival 2025!

For the first time ever, YOGA will kick off the Alley Art fun! Join Lisa Woods for a pre-festival Slow Flow Yoga Class that inspires vibrant and creative self-expression - for FREE!

This class is open to all skill levels, so everyone is welcome to participate.

10:00am - 11:00am

On the lawn of the Sioux City Museum (607 4th St)

Please bring your yoga mat and a towel in case the ground is a bit damp, along with your wonderful self!

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

The Alley Art Festival is back for it’s SEVENTH year! The Festival is a street art festival that provides local artists with a platform to show their skills by creating murals in downtown Sioux City alleys. This year the event will fill the alleys between Pierce and Nebraska Streets and Fourth and Sixth Streets.

Organized by Vangarde Arts, the Alley Art Festival reinvents urban spaces with public arts and enhances the walkability between Historic Fourth Street and Historic Pearl Street Districts. Over 2,000 visitors, young and old, filled the festival area and enjoyed live mural painting, a vendor area where you can browse and buy art from local artists and outstanding live music from local and national touring performers!

This is your opportunity to be part of this exciting and fun, family friendly event.

Please consider one of the options below and show your support for the arts in Siouxland!

$50 DONATION
Recognition in social media
TWO admission tickets
TWO Sponsor Passes

$100 DONATION
Recognition in social media
ONE Special Edition T-Shirt
TWO admission tickets
TWO sponsor passes

$250 DONATION
Recognition in social media
TWO Special Edition T-Shirt
FOUR admission tickets
FOUR Sponsor Passes

$500 DONATION
Recognition in social media and printed promotions
TWO Special Edition T-Shirt
SIX admission tickets
SIX Sponsor Passes

$1,000 DONATION
Recognition in social media and printed promotions
Your company banner can be hung at the Festival
FOUR Special Edition T-Shirt
EIGHT admission tickets
EIGHT Sponsor Passes