The streets of West Central come alive with regional arts and crafts exhibitors and free live music each year during our Home & Garden Tour. There will also be an array of food trucks serving up lunch and dinner, along with a cash bar. You do not need a home tour ticket to attend ArtsFest – it’s free for everyone!
Enjoy free trolley rides around the neighborhood or soak up the ambiance and beauty of our neighborhood as you stroll our tree-lined streets. Visit 30+ artist booths and 7 resident Art Spaces. Save the date for our next ArtsFest event:
Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7, 2025
11am-5pm
Live Music: Sat 1-10pm, Sun 12-5pm
(Looking for info on the Home & Garden Tour? Click here!)
A special thanks to our key sponsors:
Music Lineup
Music will take place on a stage at the corner of Union and W. Wayne. Here was the lineup for 2024:
Saturday
1:00 pm – Jessie Mae
2:30 pm – Dave and Carolyn Martin
4:00 pm – Mike Neglia and the Nobles
5:30 pm – Todd Harold
8:00 pm – Dave and Rae
Sunday
12:00 pm – 2 Before Noon
1:30 pm – Alicia Pyle
3:00 pm – West Central Quartet
The bands will perform rain or shine, and there is a large tent for viewing. A cash bar will be provided by Mad Anthony’s Brewing Company, and food trucks will be available until late. This is an intimate neighborhood performance you won’t want to miss and it’s free to the public!
Art Spaces
For the third year in a row, a selection of resident artists have opened their home, yard, studio, or business for the public to view and buy art. You can visit them from 11am-5pm both Saturday and Sunday. Here were the Art Spaces for 2024:
- Cool Stuff by Buff – 1317 W. Wayne
- Jake Patten & Becky Johnson – 924 W. Berry
- Shelley Ann & Christopher Rothgeb – 1020 Jackson
- Diane Groenert’s Art Garage – 1009 W. Jefferson (off the alley)
- Tigerpantsturp – 1104 W. Wayne Apt. 1
- Gallery 02 – 1115 Broadway
- Kreative Framing – 1117 Broadway
Art Exhibitors
We are excited to welcome the following artists to this year’s ArtsFest. You can visit their booths on W. Wayne Street between Rockhill and Jackson from 11am-5pm both Saturday and Sunday. here were the Artists exhibiting at ArtsFest in 2024:
- Becky Thornburg – Fiber Arts
- Black Swamp Woodworking
- Butter Fingers Studio – Fiber Arts
- BYJON Leatherworks
- Carly Norris – Mixed Media
- Christy Arbogast – Fiber Arts
- D Young – Painting
- Deb Potis Photography
- Driggs Fine Arts – Painting
- Fort Wayne Clay Studio
- Garden Art by Tom – Metal
- Gavin Otteson Art – Painting
- Greycat Studios – Clay
- Jake Art – Painting
- Jillian Renee Art – Painting
- JLP Decorative Arts – Clay
- Jonathan Kaufman Photography
- Kitsuné Moon – Jewelry
- Lauren Steffen Art – Painting
- Linden Tree Pottery
- Lori’s Artistic Expressions – Mixed Media
- Mary Lou Morgan – Painting
- Mike Vargas – Metal
- Moving Art. In Time Wind Chimes
- Mushies & Meows – Mixed Media
- Quill Pen Studio – Clay
- Raymond’s Art Studio – Clay
- Rose Jewelry
- Shae Marie Ceramics
- Terri Shattuck – Photography
- Valerie McBride Design – Mixed Media
- y.v.made – Clay
Food Trucks
Food trucks can be found at ArtsFest, near the corner of W. Wayne & Union starting around 11-11:30am each day. There will be tables and chairs and a large tent near the music tent for dining. We have 2 food trucks who are committed to stayed late on Saturday. Here were the food trucks for 2024:
Saturday:
- Who Cut the Cheese
- Twist
- Wicked Wraps
- Local Apple Cart
- WTFish
- Shigs n Pit
- Abreus
Saturday Night:
Twist
Abreus
Sunday:
- Who Cut the Cheese
- Bravas
- Shigs n Pit
- Abreus
- WTFish
- Twist
- Local Apple Cart
Parking
Please reserve street parking in West Central for residents and utilize one of the parking options below.
Free Parking:
- Swinney Park tennis courts off W. Jefferson (conveniently located near a ticket booth and trolley stop!) – 1424 W. Jefferson (this location may fill up, so please have a Plan B from the options below)
- Public lot at Van Buren and Wilt (located near Stop 3, just 2 blocks from a trolley stop) – 713 Wilt Street
- Lutheran Hospital lot off Broadway, between Wayne and Washington (located near Stop 5, just 1 block from a trolley stop – 618 W. Washington
- Lutheran Hospital lot on Main Street between Jackson and Union (just 1 block from a trolley stop and ArtsFest, please park on the west side of the lot near the Main Street bridge) – 924 W. Main Street
Paid Parking:
- Electric Works garage on the corner of Broadway and Wilt (free for the first 2 hours, 3 blocks from a trolley stop) – 1540 Van Buren