Grand Rapids, MI — June 7, 8, 9, 2024
Festival of the Arts 2024
ART • MUSIC • DANCE • FOOD • ACTIVITIES
Thank you West Michigan
Thanks to all the artists, performers, food vendors, volunteers, sponsors, and most of all everyone who came together in downtown Grand Rapids to enjoy Festival 2023. Now get ready for Festival 2024!
Get the Festival 2023 digital program here:
Here's the latest —
Festival Presents Inside Festival
Experience art for the family with free activities, demos, music, food and more. When: March 2nd Time: 1-4PM Where: Uccellos’s
The Regional Arts Competition Is Now Accepting Applications!
For complete entry rules click here. Drop off of art will be on April 25, 26, and 27, at John
Festival 2024 Poster Artists Announced
Festival of the Arts is thrilled to announce our Festival of the Arts 2024 poster artists, Stephen & Taylor Smith
Thank you to our 2023 Festival Sponsors
AZKOUL Productions
Boxed Water is Better
Brown Manufacturing
City of Grand Rapids
Cultivate GR
DeVos Place
Dianne Carroll Burdick Photography
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
Frames Unlimited North
Frames Unlimited South
Goeldel.net
GRAM
Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives
Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids Public Library
Grand Valley Artists
Grand Valley State University Visual Media and Arts
Great Lakes Access Lift Rental
In Memory of Bryan Mead
John Hyatt and Associates
Kim Denton
Life EMS
Lost Art Brewhouse
LowellArts
Mobile GR
Muse GR
Northview High School
PaLatté Coffee and Art
PotatoeBabies
Pioneer Construction
Pratt
Star Truck
Trailer Express, Inc.
Union High School
Units
Vinecroft Studios
West Michigan Piano
Are you an artist, performer, food booth or vendor?
Applications for Festival 2022 Performers, Food Booths,
and Artisan Village are open now.
Experience Festival
What is Festival
of the Arts?
Featured Performers
Saturday - 7pm - Calder Stage
The Diatribe
The Diatribe uses performing arts to empower young people. At Festival, The Diatribe presents the Love and Peace Jam hosted by the living party & artist Foster aka AutoPilot, alongside the beacon of peace & love, Grand Rapids Poet Laureate Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson.
Volunteers make
Festival happen
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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