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Enter the Festival Literary Competition today!
Each year, Festival and On The Town magazine host the Festival Literary Awards, with prizes awarded for the best Fiction and Non-fiction (1,000 words or less), and Poetry in the following age brackets: Adult (19+) Young…Read more»
Performance applications now online!
Applications to perform at Festival 2012 are now online. For complete info, just click the "Applications" link at the top of this page. Festival has six performance stages, with continuous acts throughout the three-day event. To perform…Read more»
Special thanks to all Festival 2011 Volunteers and Donors
Shout-out to the people who make Festival happen! Special thanks to the hard-working volunteers who helped put Festival together! From setting up stages to painting kids' faces, to helping with Paint-In and Glue-In, to the nonprofit…Read more»
Festival volunteer Joann Reeves is 2011 Diane Casey “Spirit of Festival” award winner
2011 Diane Casey "Spirit of Festival" award given to Joann Reeves Longtime Festival volunteer Joann Reeves was rewarded on Friday night of Festival weekend with the 2011 Diane I. Casey "Spirit of Festival" award. The award…Read more»
Thank you, West Michigan, for a spectacular Festival 2011!
The weather was perfect ... The crowds were great, the art was beautiful, the performers were spectacular, the volunteers were amazing. All in all, Festival of the Arts 2011 was SPECTACULAR!! See you next year ...…Read more»
See the Festival 2011 poster
2011 Poster is a Festival First The exciting Festival 2011 poster is the first block print poster ever! Grand Rapids artist Alynn Guerra designed the Festival 2011 poster in black and white, with a striking, red…Read more»
Volunteer for Festival 2012 by clicking “Contact” above! THANK YOU!
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