Experience the magic of the South End.

 
 

32nd Annual South End Art Hop

September 6 - 8, 2024

View the 2024 Seven Days program guide here!

The South End Arts + Business Association—known more commonly as SEABA—is a small non-profit arts organization with a mission to promote the interdependence between art and business to enhance the vibrant, creative and diverse community of the South End Arts District.

The South End Art Hop is a celebration of all that the South End Arts District has to offer! Taking place the weekend after Labor Day each September, the event is now in its 32nd year and is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together and recognize the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of the South End of Burlington, Vermont.

The Art Hop hosts scheduled free events throughout the weekend, and exploring is encouraged. The goal is to enlighten visitors to new artists and businesses to support, and we hope that you will return again year-round!

When is the South End Art Hop?

2024 marks the 32nd Annual South End Art Hop, which takes place the weekend after Labor Day each year. The schedule for this coming year’s iteration is as follows:

5pm–10pm

10am–10pm

11am–4pm

Friday, September 6

Saturday, September 7

Sunday, September 8

—and it doesn’t stop there! SEABA Curated Sites host art exhibitions for 1–3 months after the opening weekend both at South End sites and online too!

 
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Who is participating in this year’s South End Art Hop?

Art Hop is co-created by hundreds of community members, including:

Covid & EEE Safety

The entire South End Arts District takes community safety seriously. Follow any posted signage on mask wearing and capacities. Utilize hand-sanitizing stations or bring your own. If you are not feeling well or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, please stay home.

Follow all guidelines to keep safe from EEE. Most Art Hop sites are indoors during daytime hours. Take precautions in the evening by using approved insect repellent, wear long sleeves and pants.

You may enjoy all SEABA exhibitions online, and curated exhibitions are on view for up to three months should you wish to avoid the crowds during Art Hop weekend.

Parking/Transportation

A shuttle with 22 seats, one seat of which is wheelchair accessible, is available the entire Art Hop weekend on a loop to 5 large areas with parking and art to visit. Pick up starts at the Maltex Building at 431 Pine Street, with 4 floors of art and paid parking in the back. Find the biggest art location and free parking at the second pick up at the Innovation Center at 128 Lakeside Ave. Then off to Sears Ln. at the Generator Makerspace, followed by Switchback Brewery at 180 Flynn Ave. Final stop is Burton at 180 Queen City Park Rd. with the largest parking area.

We ask that you walk and bike when possible and be mindful of pedestrian thoroughfares. Free bike valet parking by Local Motion is available at the Barge Canal at 377 Pine on Friday and Saturday!

Accessibility

An accessible shuttle is available to 5 areas from Howard to Queen City Park Rd. that can accommodate 1 wheelchair and 22 passengers. If a fellow attendee will be dropping you off, note that Pine Street will be closed between Kilburn and Howard on Friday but will be open to traffic on Saturday and Sunday.

The parking lot behind the Maltex Building is at one end of the densest few blocks of the Art Hop. (This is a paid, privately owned lot.)

If you'd like to start with just one building, the Soda Plant (on Pine Street, between Kilburn and Maple) is accessible from the building's north lot and has many Art Hop sites indoors and food trucks outside.

SEABA has indicated which sites are accessible in the program map, which you can find in Seven Days the Wednesday before Art Hop. Find Art Hop sites at seaba.com/arthopsites; click on each profile for details, and if the member has added accessibility info, there will be a section called "accessibility notes."