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April 26 & 27, 2025
Sanford, Florida
Downtown Sanford
Saturday 10am-6pm & Sunday 10am-5pm
150 Artists
Deadline: February 17, 2025

Application fee $25/Booth fee $275 Main Street or $235 Side Street

The St. Johns River Festival of the Arts in beautiful historic, downtown Sanford, FL, invites you to apply to the 14th Annual FINE ART & FINE CRAFT - JURIED art show held April 26 & 27,2025. The festival takes place along charming brick streets lined with specialty shops, cafe's, pubs and restaurants just a block away from the St Johns River that flows through Lake Monroe.

The St Johns River Festival of the Arts is a No-profit organization that provides a scholarships for "Art for Kids" program located in Sanford which provides an after-school program for children to explore their creative side using various mediums. The Art for Kids program’s mission is to provide quality art instruction to students who have a desire to learn.What also sets us apart is that artists can enjoy the artist retreat serving continental breakfasts and a light lunch provided Saturday and Sunday. Booth sitters and water available during festival hours.

Each year we feature interactive art demonstration booths intermingled throughout the festival footprint, that changes each year.

A strong advertising and a marketing campaign promote the festival with TV, radio, billboards, newspaper, magazines, calendars, and social media throughout Central Florida. Our festival is organized by artists and local businesses

that volunteer each year to put on a phenomenal art-filled experience.

We were voted into the Top 100 Art Shows 2024 and the two previous years. Also voted in as the Best Art Festival of Seminole County 2024.

Apply: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=12610

For more informaton: http://www.StJohnsRiverArtFest.com
Contact: Kim House stjohnsriverartfest@gmail.com

April 27 & 28, 2024
Sanford, Florida
Historic downtown Sanford
Saturday 10am-6pm & Sunday 10am-5pm
150 Artists
Deadline: February 14, 2024

Application fee: $25/Booth fee starts at $235

This is an outdoor festival in Beautiful Historic Downtown Sanford, three blocks from the St. Johns River. The district surrounded by shops, restaurants, pubs, and more. Many airbnb's and hotels are close by; self-contained RV area; brick-lined streets; and so much more.

The 13th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts is open to fine artists and fine craftsmanship. Sorry, no crafts. This is a juried fine art and fine craftsmanship event (sorry, not crafts) with the application fee a low $25. Booth spaces are a reasonable $235 and $275. The art festival is limited to 150 artists.

Prize award money is $15,000. See our website for a breakdown in awards. Staff is friendly and helpful. Applying artists receive free breakfast and lunch at the artist retreat, Saturday and Sunday. Drive thru registration and easy load in/load out with setup beginning Friday at 3pm.

Each year we showcase art demonstrations and encourage artists to demonstrate. We are committed to public art education. Extensive advertising is down each year on billboards, radio, digital, posters, social media and more!

Voted in the top 200 art festivals 2023!

More info: https://stjohnsriverartfest.com/
Contact: Kim House StJohnsRiverArtFest@gmail.com