Charlotte SHOUT!

"Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0" is now on display at First Ward Park in uptown Charlotte for the Charlotte SHOUT! festival.

One of Charlotte's biggest arts and culture events returns this weekend with a flood of performances, special events and larger-than-life interactive art installations.

Feeling strung out? Maybe this massive long-string harp in First Ward Park can help soothe you with a Friday night performance featuring local performers from around Charlotte.

Charlotte's art-filled alleyway known as "Luminous Lane" is enhanced with a new musical soundtrack compiled by a local singer-songwriter. It features an original composition inspired by the art.

Charlotte SHOUT!, a celebration of art, culture and community, begins this weekend. It's billed as an “inclusive and inspirational sensory feast for all ages.” Last year, nearly 2 million people ventured uptown during this 17-day event, and they’re hoping to beat that number this year. Meet some of the people responsible, a London artist, and hear about the economic impact of this event.

Mezzo soprano Andrea Baker and her creative partner Howard Moody discuss their show "Tales of Transatlantic Freedom," which debuts in uptown Charlotte this weekend as part of the Charlotte SHOUT! festival.

The annual arts and culture festival returns to uptown Charlotte March 31-April 16. New installations this year include a dozen inflatable gnomes, a giant sea monster made of wooden chairs, an alley transformed by local art and more.

Charlotte Center City Partners on Friday released details for this year’s Charlotte SHOUT! The multiweek festival will return to uptown Mar. 31-Apr. 16.

Charlotte SHOUT! is a two-week festival featuring local musicians, entertainers, artists, public art installations, fooderies and more. This year's event is from April 1 to April 17. (Reload the page if you can't advance the gallery.)

A colorful crop of sculptures, interactive art installations, "streateries" and other cultural events has spouted around uptown Charlotte. We speak with an organizer about this year's event.