Frankston's Street Art Festival
Monday 16 - Sunday 22 March 2026
Frankston City Laneways
Save the date for 2026 as Frankston’s Street Art Festival returns for its 10th year.
From 16–22 March 2026, Frankston’s city centre will ignite with colour as ten large-scale murals and projection artworks transform the CBD into a week-long open-air gallery. Expect bold walls, fresh energy and the full force of Frankston’s award-winning street art culture.
Artists and Locations
By the end of the 2026 festival, Frankston will be home to more than 110 murals by leading Australian and international street artists.
Artists will be actively painting throughout the week — visitors are encouraged to drop by, watch the process, and experience the works as they evolve.
Featured artists
People’s Choice Award
The People’s Choice Award returns in 2026, giving the community a chance to help shape the future of Frankston’s street art landscape.Last year’s winner, Arina Apostolova, returns as a featured artist after capturing hearts with her vibrant flora- and fauna-inspired murals.Voting details will be announced during the festival. The award is proudly presented by Frankston City Council.
Frankston Street Art Festival Exhibition – Gallery Takeover
Thursday 26 February - Saturday 28 March 2026
Cube 37 - Cube Gallery 37 Davey Street, Frankston
Hyper State - A solo exhibition by Jack Rowland
Hyper State presents a series of realist landscapes reimagined through hyper-saturated, unnatural colour palettes. The works explore altered perception and heightened visual states, blurring the boundary between the natural and the surreal.
Free Street Art Workshops
Saturday 21st March 1pm and 3.30pm
Frankston Library forecourt
Free with pre-registration
Ages 12+
Street art workshops bring the energy of the streets into a hands-on creative experience for young people. Participants experiment with bold mark making and stencil techniques, layering colour and textures onto canvas. Guided by a practicing artist you’ll learn how to create stencil designs to cut out and paint. Gaining hands on advice on digital design editing, stencil cutting, application of aerosol, material options and techniques. Each young creative leaves with a finished street art artwork to take home.
Free Street Art Tours
Friday 20th March, Saturday 21st March and Sunday 22nd March 2026
Discover new artworks on our award-winning street art tours, led by expert guides who bring the city’s walls to life. These free tours unpack the stories, symbolism and creative processes behind each artwork, offering rare insight into the artists and their practice. You may even encounter artists painting live and see new murals taking shape in real time.
Meeting point: 60 Playne Street, Frankston (Frankston Library Forecourt)
Tour Length: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
Dates: Friday 20 March, Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March
Phone: 9784 1060
Book online: TBA
Bookings are essential, limited availability
