Grand Rapids, MI — June 7, 8, 9, 2024
Festival of the Arts 2025
ART • MUSIC • DANCE • FOOD • ACTIVITIES
Get the Festival 2024 Program.
Get ready for Festival 2025
Festival 2024 was one for the books. Great art, performance, food and community… in spite of a bit of rain Saturday evening. Thank you to everyone who participated. Everyone who volunteered. Everyone who sponsored us. And thank you to everyone in our community.
We are already back to work planning for Festival 2025.
Western Michigan artists, performers, food vendors, sponsors, and hundreds of volunteers are hard at work planning for Festival 2025.
You’ll experience your favorite traditional activities as well as new surprises. New performance stages, cultural food booths, visual art exhibits and activities, and artisan craftsmen. Join us for Western Michigan’s unofficial start of summer!
Announcing the Festival 2025 Poster Competition
Have an idea for the 2025 Festival poster? All artists 16 and over are welcome to participate. click on the following link for full details.
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Ready to volunteer for Festival? Join our family. Click the button to sign up.
Here's the latest —
Community Blood Drive Hosted by Festival of the Arts
Saturday, June 8 from 10:0o am to 4:00 pm Festival of the Arts is hosting a community Blood Drive in
Festival Announces Youth Arts Awards
Festival is proud to acknowledge this year’s Youth Art award recipients. 20 awards were given to the 159 pieces showcasing
Visual Arts Exhibition Viewing Times Announced
The Festival Visual Arts Exhibition features both the Regional Arts Exhibition and the Youth Arts Exhibition. The Regional Arts Exhibition
2024 Food Vendors Are Now Listed
Come for the food. Stay for the Art! Along with many of Festival’s traditional favorites like Holy Trinity’s Greek Souvlaki,
Thank you to our 2024 Festival Sponsors
Life EMS
Penske
Trailer Express
John S. Hyatt & Associates
Pioneer Construction
GRPL
Family Futures
Ice Mountain
City of Grand Rapids
Uccello’s
WNJ
Lost Art Brewery
The Rapid
KDL
Gordon Waters
Quota of Grand Rapids
DeVos Place
Great Lakes Access
Holy Trinity
Lowell Arts
WGVU
Kerkstra
Grand Rapids Comic-Con
Are you an artist, performer, food booth or vendor?
Applications for Festival 2022 Performers, Food Booths,
and Artisan Village are open now.
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Festival is powered by volunteers – and we need YOU.
Work with your family, co-workers or friends, for a few hours, a few days, or throughout Festival weekend. We have fun jobs for all ages and abilities.
Sign up today, and see why so many people love to volunteer at Festival!
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