Get Ready for Stockport Paint Jam 2024 as 50 of the UK’s top street artists head to Stockport!
Stockport Paint Jam is back, Bigger, Bolder, Bursting with Colour and this year it’s on a much bigger scale!
Taking place on Sunday 22 September from 12pm-5pm, this free family-friendly festival is set to transform the town centre into a vibrant street art playground with over 50 of the UK’s hottest street artists in action.
Organised by GRIT Studios and Jay Sharples, this year’s festival is extending into the heart of the town centre for the first time through support from Totally Stockport, with street artists creating a 1km walking tour from Merseyway Shopping Centre to Little Underbank and Hopes Carr to the festival hub and home of GRIT Studios on Canal Street. Expect walls alive with colour, beats from top DJs, skateboarding, break dancing, street food and more.
This year’s artists include AKSE P19, Qubek, Hammo, Liam Bonini, Minto, Caroline Daly and Kelzo.
Key Areas:
- Canal Street – home to the main festival hub with 20+ street artists, DJs, street food and drinks
- Hopes Carr – street artists, DJs and dancing
- Little Underbank – street artists, DJs, food & drink and workshops
- Merseyway Shopping Centre – more street art, kids’ art activities, breakdancing and a few surprises
The festival is completely free to attend but organisers are encouraging visitors to
pre-book tickets for updates on the latest info, artist details and any weather-related changes and to help them manage numbers on the day.
Local favourites including Old Town General Store and Syndikat, who have teamed up to get Clint Boon and Radio 5 Live DJ Nihal Arthanayake on the decks, Bohemian Arts Club, Where The Light Gets In, The Spinn Off, The Landing, Runaway Brewery, SK1 Records and more are all getting on in the action.
The brainchild of GRIT Studios and street artist Jay Sharples, last year’s successful debut saw over 1400 attendees, with over 25 new mural artworks created and featured DJs, food trucks and art-based activities.
John Macauley, from GRIT Studios said:
“Stockport Paint Jam is a rare opportunity to see the country’s top street artists at work, creating something really special in our town centre that we can all be proud of.
“With more street artists, a wider footprint and a whole host of food and drink and additional activities set to take place, it’s going to be a great day out, with lots to see and do, and at the end of it, it will have also created a well-defined cultural corridor, bursting with world-class street art!”
The festival is also looking for volunteers to help make the festival a hit. Head to the website to either register for a free ticket or to sign-up as a volunteer (and get a free t-shirt!); Street Jam — GRIT Studios (peoplewithgrit.org).
The Stockport Paint Jam has been part funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
