Saturday & Sunday, September 12 & 13, 2026
11am-5pm
Live Music: Sat 1-10pm, Sun 12-5pm (tentative)
(Looking for info on the Home & Garden Tour? Click here!)
A special thanks to our key sponsors:
Music & Performance Lineup
Music will take place on a stage at the corner of Union and W. Wayne.
The performance schedule will be announced in July/August, 2026.
Art Spaces
For the fifth year in a row, a selection of resident artists will open 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.
The list of Art Spaces will be announced in July, 2026.
Art Exhibitors
You can visit artists booths on W. Wayne Street between Rockhill and Jackson from 11am-5pm both Saturday and Sunday. The list of Artists will be announced in July, 2026. Here is the list of who attended in 2025:
- Abstract Artist D Young
- ARG the ARTisT
- Art by Stevie
- Black Swamp Woodworking
- BYJON Leatherworks
- Fort Wayne Clay
- Garden Art by Tom
- Gearhead Custom Co.
- Greycat Studios
- InnovativeAbstractor Artwork by Lisa Heintzman
- Jake Art
- Jill Kaufman
- Jim Bowers, Photographer
- JLP Decorative Arts
- Jonathan Kaufman Photography
- Pelka Art
- Kerstin Glass Art
- Kristin Ellis
- Lady of the Clover
- Lauren Steffen
- Lighthearted Candle Company
- Linden Tree Pottery
- Lori’s Artistic Expressions
- Mary Lou Morgan
- Moving Art. In Time Wind Chimes
- Nicole Capriglione
- Portraits in Time
- Raymond’s Art Studio
- Skylee Trevino
- Soul Dirt Stitchery
- Tom Gerardot
- Uhohskylee
- Urban Knitters
- Walk Through Fire Pottery
- Whimsy Jewelry
- Wilder Roads Photography
- Y.V.Made Pottery
Food Trucks
This is the 2025 event map. Future events will vary.
Parking
See the map above. Parking is marked with a green circle. Please reserve street parking in West Central for residents and utilize one of the parking options below.
- 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 – 713 Wilt Street
- Lutheran Hospital lot off Broadway, between Wayne and Washington – 618 W. Washington
- Lutheran Hospital lot on Main Street between Jackson and Union (just 2 blocks from 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) – 1540 Van Buren
- Bike Corral – 926 W. Berry (Just 1 block from the ArtsFest stage and Home Tour ticket booth.) Bring your own lock.
Bonus Stops
