June 19th, 2017
Arts Festival gears up
Preparations are underway for the 56th Anacortes Arts Festival, August 4 – 6. This community event is one of the largest and oldest arts festivals in the Northwest, consisting of more than 250 juried booths filling downtown Anacortes. The event also features a regional Fine Art Exhibition and three stages with extended evening hours. There is a demonstrating artist area that highlights sand sculpting, chainsaw carving and more. Culinary vendors and new Food Truck Alley offer creative, regional, ethnic foods. Four beer & wine gardens serve Northwest microbrews, craft beer, wine and cocktails. A hands-on youth activity area and certified half marathon 10k & 5k (Art Dash) round out the Festival activities. The festival is a non-profit that will give back more than $65,000 this year to community arts programming and education. Visit AnacortesArtsFestival.com for more information.