Octagon Art Festival

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Main Street Cultural District
Ames, Iowa

10 am - 5 pm

FREE!!!!!!

Click here for a pdf file of the 2009 festival artist entry form.

Entry Deadline: June 15, 2009
 

Mark your calendars now for the Octagon Art Festival, always held on the fourth Sunday in September! This year's 39th annual festival will be held on Sunday, September 27, in the Ames Main Street Cultural District from 10 am - 5 pm. More than juried 115 artists will be on hand with unique, hand-crafted artwork for sale. The visual arts, performing arts, local cuisine, and children’s art area form the foundation of the festival.

A children's art area will offer hands-on experiences, and local vendors will provide tasty food. Two stages will be filled all day long with live entertainment from area entertainers. Prepare to surround yourself with art at the Octagon Art Festival! Admission is free for festival visitors. An attendance of more than 14,000 is expected again this year!

2008 Octagon Art Festival Artists List

2008 Art Festival artists pictured below left to right: Ginny Mckeever, Douglas Becker and Olga Krasovska.


For more information contact festival coordinator at gallery@octagonarts.org or 515.232.5331.