Here is a little about each event:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Retaining the City
July 2025 – February 2026
A public-facing sketching initiative that invites the Urban Sketchers community and the general public to engage with the vanishing landmarks and neighborhoods. Over eight months (from July 2025 to February 2026), we will host four public sketch walks at the following historically significant sites that are under threat from redevelopment.
Get information here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbansketcherscolombo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanSketchersColombo/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web_bt#
Stuttgart, Germany
All-German Urban Sketchers Meetup 2025
September, 12 – 14, 2025
National gathering to explore and sketch Stuttgart’s diverse urban landscape with sketching sessions by day and by night, sketch walks and final exhibition.
Get information here:
Instagram: @uskstuttgart @uskstuttgart2025
Websites: https://urbansketchers-stuttgart.de/
https://uskstuttgart2025.de/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/groups/2023252384781976/?locale=de_DE
Guadalajara, Mexico
VIVA MÉXICO Fiesta De Urban Sketching
November 14 – 16, 2025
The organizing team will create an event to celebrate their city and traditions, but mostly, to gather sketchers from all over Mexico draw together, and to involve them in different sketching activities including a drink & draw, workshops, sketchwalks, and Sketchers Rally.
Get information here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbansketchersguadalajara
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/185hq3xM7F/
Quezon City, Philippines
Sketching Heritage: From Revolution to Republic
January – May 2026
A five-month cultural engagement project that leverages urban sketching as a tool for heritage education, cultural preservation, and community participation. It focuses on Malolos (Bulacan), Taal
(Batangas), and Quezon City—historically significant areas in the Philippines. Through sketch meets, storytelling, and exhibitions, the project fosters historical literacy, inter-city dialogue, and artistic expression. The project will culminate in a physical or digital exhibition of the participants’ artworks.
Get information here:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/uskquezoncity
Facebook: https://facebook.com/uskquezoncity
https://facebook.com/groups/uskquezoncity
Asheville, North Carolina USA
The 2026 Carolinas Sketch Crawl
June 4 – 7, 2026
The 2026 Carolinas Sketch Crawl intends to be a part of the Asheville River Arts District’s renaissance and recovery by
inviting sketchers, community members, and visitors to a four-day event. It will include workshops, a sketchwalk and architectural Tour, and sketchbook exhibit.
Get information here:
Instagram: @carolinas_sketch_crawl
See the announcement here:
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