ARTfest
We look forward to seeing you at the 17th ArtFest on Saturday, the 23rd of August, 2025!
ArtFest now takes place
to the south side of Main Street --
lovely and shady, and with more room!
The sixteenth ArtFest took place on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, 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 -- more than ever before! -- with live music by local performers all day and fun activities for people of all ages.
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See below for the full line-up of vendors, non-profit partners, and music.
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If you would like to become a vendor at ArtFest, drop us a line at
Exchange@ExchangeArts.org and we will put you on the mailing list;
applications will go live in January 2025.
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, with thousands of people now enjoying one of Bloomsburg's prettiest streets on the #BestDayOfTheYear.
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.
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 and Seven Mountains Media
2024 art and craft vendors
and non-profit partners:
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Cats In Bloom -- cat café information
Tower Mountain Studio Jewelry -- handmade silver jewelry
The Bloomsburg Singers -- information and Bloomopoly
Columbia County Historical Society -- information
Bill Kassel Fine Art -- gouache, acrylic, and oil paintings
James Grimsley -- pottery
Born Too Late Tie-Dyes -- clothing and accessories
Dave Aquilante Fine Art -- watercolors
Laurabee Studios -- recycled metal jewelry
Christine's Soap Box -- handmade soaps, scrubs, lotions, etc.
Laughing Fox Studio -- mixed media
Angela Eschmann -- oil paintings
Kathryn B. Jewelry -- handcrafted silversmith jewelry
Artwork by Keith Renard -- watercolors
Windy Hill Woodturning -- hand-turned wood items
Gaia Darling -- freshwater pearl and natural gemstone jewelry
Lisa's Gone Shopping -- Furoshiki fabric carryall bags
Luminary Photography Design -- photography
Wild Rose Designs -- resin items and polymer-clay earrings
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
Save The Geese Bloomsburg -- children's book, information
burkhART and Design -- watercolors and acrylics
Misho Fluid Art -- resin art
Grace Gallery -- reproductions of watercolor drawings
TabbyCat Leather -- leather goods
Myriads by Melissa -- jewelry and accessories
Wesley United Methodist Church -- sidewalk chalk
​Designs by Billie Jean -- handmade jewelry
Gail Fox Fine Art -- paintings and jewelry
Sew Crafty & Co. -- everything sewn
DODO Realistic -- acrylic paintings
Bad Kitty Knits -- fiber accessories
Dantonio Designs -- jewelry
Apple Creek Alpacas -- alpaca yarn and fiber
Irish Blue Goat Milk Soap -- goat-milk soap, lotion, etc.
West Wind Jewelry -- gemstone and dried-flower jewelry
Nottingham Bonsai -- bonsai
Juliet's Balcony -- fiber art and mixed media
Mandala Jewelry -- button bracelets
EOS Therapeutic Riding Center -- paintings done by the horses
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble -- all-ages fun
BeSMART For Kids -- gun safety
Columbia-Montour Action Together -- voter registration
The Women's Center -- information and activity
Avery Hills Studio -- jewelry, leather, and fabric
Garman's Woodworks -- scroll-saw-cut items
Robin Vergari Art -- watercolor, acrylic, prints
Cheryl Bower Glassworks -- one-of-a-kind glass
Harris Woodcraft Designs -- handmade hardwood and epoxy items
​LZG Beaded Designs -- beaded jewelry and suncatchers
R. H. Brown Photography/Premier Studios -- photography
​Steve Martz -- paintings, drawing, prints, and stickers
English Hill Books & Art -- children's books and framed artwork
​​Sara Baker Handmade Stoneware -- high-fire functional stoneware
Download event guide here.
2024 food vendors:
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Dida's Incredible Edibles -- ice cream
Heier's Home cooking -- chicken & waffles & more
Srijom's Place Thai -- Where Curry Meets Jazz
Fourth Taco -- American takes on world cuisines
Boppalouies -- comfort food
Big Pappy's Empanadas -- authentic Puerto Rican food
Project Pizza Company -- mobile pizza
The Gingham Table -- scratch-made, small batch, from family recipes
Shpoppy Shawn's Shmoked Cheese -- big smoke flavor
Brandywine Branch Distillers -- craft spirits & ready-to-drink cocktails
Confectionary Imaging -- alcohol-infused cupcakes
2024 music/entertainment schedule:
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Raven Creek Bluegrass, 10 a.m. and noon
Kat Holdren, 11 a.m.
John Sweeney & Scott Douglas, 1-3 p.m.
Stacia Abernatha & Sean Farley, 3-5 p.m.
