Festival of the Arts

The 48th annual Festival of the Arts is this weekend in Grand Rapids! Festival opens at noon on Friday and runs until 6PM on Sunday. Take look at our guide for kids and enjoy Festival 2017!

Festival of the Arts takes place in downtown Grand Rapids this Friday through Sunday, and all of the food options can be a little overwhelming. Which booth should you hit up? There are 26 of them to choose from, so it's not an easy decision...

I love these kind of videos. Here's a 360 YouTube clip from Festival that happened earlier on this year.

Festival of the Arts is Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5 in downtown Grand Rapids. Thousands will enjoy music, food and the arts this weekend, but Festival also brings multiple road closings in Grand Rapids. See when and where roads will be closed and parking will be restricted this weekend in Grand Rapids.

It's hard to believe, but Festival is just days away...next weekend! 2016 will be the 47th Festival of the Arts, making it one of the longest-running festivals in the state.

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Are you a singer, dancer, solo, group, choir, whatever? Do you have a desire to be on the "big stage?" Festival of the Arts 2016, the annual first of June entertainment and food extravaganza in Grand Rapids is accepting applications from all hopeful performers, but the deadline is near.

Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts is now accepting applications for music, theatre and dance performances.

Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts planning has already begun for 2016. Applications for organizations interested in hosting a food booth are now available.

2015 marks the 46th annual Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids. The celebration runs June 5 - 7. View the top options for kids at Festival 2015, then bring the entire family downtown for great food, music and hands-on art activities!

Long before ArtPrize, THE arts festival in Grand Rapids was just Festival. Officially, it's the 45th Festival of the Arts, held in downtown Grand Rapids on a few city streets and at Calder Plaza.