BUMP Festival returns August 1–18, 2025, transforming Calgary into a city-wide portal of public art, memory, and radical imagination. Now in its ninth year, BUMP continues to grow beyond the mural, becoming a movement that redefines how we engage with space, story, and each other.

This year, we invite you to step into a living, breathing city where alleys become raves, walls speak in colour, and streets vibrate with sound and celebration. BUMP 2025 is a declaration: public space is not neutral, and Calgary’s walls are fertile ground for new energy and meaning.

Read our 2025 Program Guide!

Explore the 2025 Artist Lineup

A visionary group of artists from across Canada and around the world will descend on Calgary to create murals. From reimagined mythologies to hyperlocal storytelling, this year’s work pushes the limits of contemporary public art.

🔗 Find our 2025 Muralists here
🔗 Find our 2025 Road Works Artists here

Festival Highlights & Event Lineup

From underground parties to powerful conversations, BUMP 2025 offers a packed schedule of events that ignite the city with art, sound, and movement:

–Urban Art Conference: Monuments & Memory (Aug 5–6)
A two-day exploration of how civic identity is constructed—and contested—through public space. Presented by Calgary Foundation.

–The Ground Up Graffiti Jam & Block Party (Aug 10)
A full-day celebration of graffiti, street art, breaking battles, and cypher stages, co-presented with Foundation Collective.

–Public Mural Tours (Throughout August)
Free guided walking tours through Calgary’s core, connecting you to new and legacy BUMP artworks.

–CRASHOUT – Festival Closing Party
Our massive outdoor finale returns with skate culture, punk shows, a sandwich pop-up, and a full-volume rave with international DJs making their Calgary debut to close it out. Headliners to be announced soon.

More to Discover

With pop-ups, surprise performances, artist talks, and late-night takeovers, BUMP 2025 is full of moments waiting to be uncovered. Follow us on Instagram and join our newsletter to stay in the loop.