35th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival: What You Need To Know

MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA — The 35th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival is all set for next weekend and will feature about 300 different local and nationally known artists and crafters along Main Street Manayunk.

The fun kicks off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Arts Festival events will go on until 7 p.m that day. The schedule for Sunday, June 23 is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It will feature artists from eight different disciplines: fiber, glass, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, painting & drawing, photography, and wood & sculpture.

A special feature of the show is The Emerging Artist Program, which features local and up-and-coming talent. This initiative allows young artists to begin showing and selling their work.

Each artist is allowed to participate as an emerging artist for up to three years and then are extended an invitation to participate in the show. Many of the Emerging Artists are now regular participants in the show.

This year, 30 Emerging Artists will be featured in the Main Street Emerging Artist Tents sponsored by The Main Street Team at Copper Hill Real Estate and Winnie Clowry in addition to 25 Emerging Artists in the Garden being featured at the PHS Pop Up Garden.

The Emerging Arts Tents will be located on Grape Street and Roxborough Avenue, and PHS Pop Up Garden on Jamestown Avenue.

More than 100,000 collectors, buyers, and designers will visit Main Street for this annual event.

Outside of the art and crafts, visitors can also find food and drink vendors, merchant specials, live art demonstrations and much more.

New this year is the Funk Shop. Lucky’s Last Chance is collaborating with Rose Bear Arts to create a curated collection of artists at the Funk Shop. Stop by the Funk Shop marketplace at 4421 Main St. to see what it’s all about.

Also new is the Ten Thousand Flowers Project, which seeks to bring in an interactive community art experience. Led by artist Tim Gibson, the Ten Thousand Flowers Project aims to bring communities together to create one giant temporary mural, filled with ten thousand colorful flowers. Over the course of the two day festival, visitors, artists, and residents will be able to help in the painting and creation of a beautiful collaborative piece. The mural will be set up temporarily in Canal View Park at 4418 Main St. throughout the duration of the event.

The event is free to attend and family friendly.

Each year one artist’s work is chosen to be featured in all marketing materials. It has always been an honor to the chosen work and see it featured in magazine ads, posters, billboards and TV ads. The 2024 poster artwork, Poppy, is courtesy of Anastasia Alexandrin.

The Manayunk Arts Festival, organized and operated by the Manayunk Development Corporation.