Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival
Thursday, April 19 - Sunday, April 22, 2012
FREE
Downtown Fort Worth
Main Street between Tarrant County Courthouse and Fort Worth Convention Center.
“Known as the crown jewel of Texas’ events, MAIN ST. is ranked as the #1 arts festival in Texas and the 3rd largest arts festival in the U.S. by The Harris List and the Art Fair SourceBook, two authoritative reference works on the American art-show circuit. This year’s event is expected to be filled with enchanting sights and sounds as tens of thousands of fine artists, dancers, performance artists, musicians, exhibitors, food vendors and art lovers take part in the annual four-day celebration. Lining the historic bricks of Main Street will be 225-juried artists exhibiting and selling one-of-a-kind and limited-edition works of art, all covering a broad spectrum of creativity. Also included in this year’s MAIN ST. is a performance program on three separate stages – the Sundance Square Stage, the Green Mountain Energy Company Stage, and the UT Arlington Performing Arts Stage – each of which will host local and national entertainers such as Grammy Award-winning country singerSteve Wariner, Railroad Earth, ALO and Cirque Zuma Zuma. Also taking place again this year is the family favorite “MAIN ST. Creates!” program, presented by CHASE, a hands-on, arts-and-crafts outdoor art studio with multiple children’s and family activities such as ceramic painting, art demonstrations, clay sculpting, rock climbing and much more.” MSAF
Juried Art Fair
More than $2 million worth of visual art ranging from sculpture, painting and photography to woodcarvings, glasswork, jewelry, fashion, mixed media and more at prices ranging from $50 for signed, limited edition prints to thousands for original works.
Taste of Fort Worth
Culinary fare from a wide range of local establishments (Riscky’s BBQ, Reata, Embargo, and Cantina Laredo), festival favorites (Schmidt’s German Village, McKinney’s Corn Dogs and Funnel Cakes, Lone Star Cinnamon Roasted Nuts and Baja Smoothies), menu items (tamales, gyros, turkey legs soft drinks, smoothies, margaritas, and Texas wines). Skip the lines by purchasing food and beverage coupons in advance through April 18 (10 coupons cost $10.00 (free shipping) at http://store.Mainstreetartsfest.org).
Entertainment
Also the city’s largest free music festival, more than 300 national, regional and local musicians will perform on three different stages.
Volunteer
As a “Team MAIN ST.” member, volunteers receive a “Team MAIN ST.” T-shirt; free beverages; 10% discount on official MAIN ST. merchandise, and more. Contact Diana Hahn at 817-336-2787, volunteerinfo 'at' dfwi.org, http://bit.ly/MAINVolunteer.
More Information
http://www.mainstreetartsfest.org
