Fall Festival of the Arts
From our friends at DTC and the City:
Event: Fall Festival of the Arts
The Tempe Festivals of the Arts are routinely ranked among the Top 20 art festivals in the nation by Sunshine Artist magazine, and have received the Pinnacle Award of excellence from the International Festival and Events Association. Held semi-annually, each of the Festivals attracts more than 250,000 guests during its three days in the Spring and Fall, on world-famous Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe, Arizona. A juried show and sale, the Tempe Festivals of the Arts present more than 400 artists in a street-festival atmosphere of booths. The range of fine art and fine craft features unique, handmade pieces in 14 categories that range from woodwork to photography, from ceramics to wearable art, from painting to jewelry—along with other traditional and non-traditional forms of visual arts.
Open free to the public, the event is produced by the Downtown Tempe Community, Inc., managers of the Mill Avenue District.
Dates: Friday 11/30 – Sunday 12/2
Contact: Emily Bradley 480-452-3004
Set-up: Thursday – 5 pm
Event Hours: 10am – Dusk daily
Take down: Sunday – 7 pm
Area of Park: The event will take place in the entire downtown district
Road Closures: Mill Avenue from University to 3rd street
5th Street from Forest to Ash
6th Street from Forest to Maple
7th Street from Mill to Maple
Admission Cost: FREE
Vehicle Passes: No
Outside Vendors: Yes
Expected Attendance: 250,000 over 3 days
For Public information: www.downtowntempe.com
Jared Wilson
Assistant Recreation Coordinator
City of Tempe | Special Events
480-350-5845 (f)
Kyt Dotson said,
November 29, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Here’s hoping that it doesn’t end up getting rained out… >.<
I’ve been watching the forecast all week for my big weekend trek around Mill and things are definitely looking stormy.
For me, the best part of art fair is that they shut down the entire Ave and we can slide with ease from side to side. No fear of being run down by passing traffic attempting to dodge people crossing the street without looking.
I think we could certainly use the rain! But I hope that it doesn’t gouge too much into the art fair-ers. Phoenicians are not well known for withstanding mysterious water from the sky in large quantities.