ARTfest
The 18th annual ArtFest comes to downtown Bloomsburg on Saturday, the 22nd of August, 2026!
on the south side of Main Street --
lovely and shady, and with lots of room!
The eighteenth ArtFest will take place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. surrounding the monument on the Square and down Market Street in downtown Bloomsburg, with more than seventy art and craft and fine food vendors and local non-profit partners and with live music by local performers all day and fun activities for people of all ages.
See below for the full line-up of vendors, non-profit partners, and music.
The event provides a lively, comfortable atmosphere for the general public to see art, meet and talk with artists about their studio practices, and purchase fine artworks. Attendance has grown by leaps and bounds since the move to the Square in 2017; 4,500 people enjoyed one of Bloomsburg's prettiest streets on the #BestDayOfTheYear in 2025.
2023 promotional video
Downtown Bloomsburg has plenty of parking; you need to feed the meters 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, and in addition to coins you can now also pay through the Passport app; to sign up, go to PassportParking.com.
Downtown Blooomsburg, Inc. (DBI), the non-profit organization devoted to the betterment of Bloomsburg's downtown commercial district, founded ArtFest in 2009; The Exchange, a non-profit dedicated to bringing the arts to all communities throughout our region, has produced the event since 2016; and the Town of Bloomsburg has provided the venue and support services each year. Both DBI and The Exchange look forward to other events -- both in-person and on-line -- that our fellow citizens can enjoy safely; for more information, please visit DowntownBloomsburg.org and elsewhere here at ExchangeArts.org. For more information about the Town, please visit BloomsburgPA.org.
FastBridge Fiber provides sponsorship for ArtFest.
Come see them in their booth near the music tent!
Downtown Bloomsburg, Inc. founded ArtFest and provides ongoing support.
ArtFest is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
ArtFest receives promotional support from the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau
2026 art and craft vendors
and non-profit partners:
Cats In Bloom -- cat café information
Tower Mountain Studio Jewelry -- handmade silver jewelry
The Bloomsburg Singers -- information and Bloomopoly
Gaia Darling -- freshwater pearl and natural gemstone jewelry
Columbia County Historical Society -- information
Born Too Late Tie-Dyes -- clothing and accessories
Her Unruly Art -- framed original watercolors
Laurabee Studios -- recycled metal jewelry
Dave Aquilante Fine Art -- watercolors
Christine's Soap Box -- handmade soaps, scrubs, lotions, etc.
Bill Kassel Fine Art -- gouache, acrylic, and oil paintings
Chickadee Knacks -- stained glass
Dani Reber Art -- watercolors, prints, and more
UniqueLee Wood Designs -- hand-carved wooden spoons
Nancy E. Wiist Art & Design Studio -- ink & watercolor paintings
Wild Rose Designs -- resin items and polymer-clay earrings
Dave Aquilante Fine Art -- watercolors
Artwork by Keith Renard -- watercolors
Fly Me Home -- upcycled accessories
R Heinrich Art -- oil paintings
Windy Hill Woodturning -- hand-turned wood items
Luminary Photography Design -- photography
Steve Martz -- drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, t-shirts
Bookmobile -- Columbia County Traveling Library
Bloomsburg Public Library -- hands-on fun
Fishing Creek Watershed Association -- container garden contest
River Poets -- hands-on poetry
The Exchange's Art Cart -- all-ages fun
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership -- regional information
Jeremy's Journey -- education on addiction and overdose
Berwick Black Box Theater -- live theater information
EOS Therapeutic Riding Center -- paintings done by the horses
Lisa's Gone Shopping -- Furoshiki fabric carryall bags
Misho Fluid Art -- resin art
Grace Gallery -- reproductions of watercolor drawings
Myriads by Melissa -- jewelry and accessories
Haban Haus Pottery -- handmade ceramics
FastBridge Fiber -- EVENT SPONSOR
Wesley United Methodist Church -- sidewalk chalk
Designs by Billie Jean -- hand-crafted jewelry
Gail Fox Fine Art -- paintings and jewelry
Sew Crafty & Co. -- everything sewn
DODO's Treasures and Realistic Art -- acrylic paintings
Bad Kitty Knits -- fiber accessories
Inspired Designs by Liz -- metal and leather jewelry and more
Apple Creek Alpacas -- alpaca yarn and fiber
Katy the Bag Lady -- handcrafted bags and pouches
West Wind Jewelry -- gemstone and dried-flower jewelry
Nottingham Bonsai -- bonsai
James Grimsley -- handmade ceramics
Caz Russell -- wood carving
Moonrise Meadow Art -- mixed-media 2D
Deborah Diana Fine Arts -- mixed media
Camille Moser -- acrylic and mixed media on canvas
MacKenzie Studio -- handcrafted copper, bronze, and steel sculpture
Lyons Fine Arts -- acrylic paintings
Bloomsburg Teen Center -- information
Bloomsburg Food cupboard -- clay cups and bowls fundraiser
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble -- all-ages fun
BeSMART For Kids -- gun safety
Columbia-Montour Action Together -- voter registration
The Women's Center -- information and activity
The Bloomsburg Children's Museum -- information and activity
Nicole Osborne -- linoleum block prints, mixed media, ceramics
Garman's Woodworks -- scroll-saw-cut items
Robin Vergari Art -- watercolor, acrylic, prints
Cheryl Bower Glassworks -- one-of-a-kind glass
LZG Beaded Designs -- beaded jewelry and suncatchers
Claude Harrington -- oil and acrylic paintings
Premier Studios -- photography
Woodwork by RJ Designs -- wood items
English Hill Books & Art -- children's books and framed artwork
Sara Baker Handmade Stoneware -- high-fire functional stoneware
2026 food vendors:
Dida's Incredible Edibles -- ice cream
Srijom's Place Thai -- Where Curry Meets Jazz
Boppalouies -- comfort food
Project Pizza Company -- mobile pizza
Latin Flavor NJ -- empanadas, alcapurrias, and more
Xpress-Oh Coffee -- coffees, teas, and more
Sugar Shack Lemonade -- Fresh-squeezed lemonade and sweet tea
Brandywine Branch Distillers -- craft spirits & ready-to-drink cocktails
Confectionary Imaging -- alcohol-infused cupcakes
Laura's Raw Honey -- raw honey products
2026 music/entertainment schedule:
One Acre West, 10 a.m.
Uptown Music Collective, 11;30 a.m.
Paul Loomis, noon
AC II & His Band, 1:00 p.m.
The Groove Archive Duo, 3:00 p.m.
