Matthews Alive!

The Matthews Alive! Festival is held in historic downtown Matthews, NC.
Matthews Alive! announces art winner for 2008 Festival!
This year's festival occurs from August 29th thru September 1st.

Mission

The Matthews Alive! Festival is a Labor Day weekend celebration dedicated to the support of local non-profit organizations through music, arts and community involvement.


What Is This Festival?

The festival is a grand four-day family event. Expect to see more than 150 arts and crafts vendors, 30 food vendors, one of the largest parades in the Southeast, the festival’s annual quilt show and the Kids Connection interactive area, as well as a fantastic Midway full of games and rides for all ages and 4 Stages of free entertainment all weekend.

Why Have Matthews Alive!?

The festival exists to provide a venue for nonprofit organizations to raise funds for their groups, who do everything from collecting trash and operating game booths, to participating in the parade on Saturday. Since 1993, Matthews Alive! is proud to have been able to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars back into the Matthews area. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews has partnered with Matthews Alive! to be the Presenting Sponsor once again this year. The festival and community is privileged to have such outstanding local corporate support. Presbyterian Hospital Matthews, the Town of Matthews, Hendrick Automotive Group, Lowes Foods, Windstream, WJZY/WMYT, K-104.7, Saturn of Charlotte, Wendy’s, Erickson, Bojangles, Charlotte Metro Credit Union, and The Charlotte Observer are all top level sponsors for the festival. The festival could not happen without this generous corporate support.