The St. George Art Festival began back in 1980 and was a planned event to showcase local artists who lived in St. George. The festival has continually grown over the years, thanks to its popularity. In recent years there have been over 100 artists and hundreds of entries from a wide variety of states.
The Festival is always held on Easter weekend and brings a lot of visitors to town. Easter weekend is one of the busiest weekends as people come to enjoy gorgeous spring weather and nature in full bloom.
This year’s festival will be held Friday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd 2021 at the popular Town Square Park.
This lovely park features a carousel, fountains, splash pad and waterfall & river to play in, flower gardens, and historic sites. The festival is a favorite of the community, for both artists and the 30,000 plus annual visitors on this busy Easter weekend.
- What: St. George Art Festival
- When: Friday & Saturday, April 2 & 3, 2021
- Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Where: St. George Town Square, 50 South Main St., St. George
The St. George Art Festival is recognized for exceptional artwork and will be showcasing the many categories, to include watercolor, oils, pottery, sculpture, photography, and woodwork. Attendees will enjoy thousands of original works of art and have the opportunity to purchase items they like.
The festival also celebrates the performing arts and will have continuous, live entertainment on two stages.
Along with the unique artwork and live music there will also be lots of flavorful foods offered.The park is filled with the aroma of many cultures and food to try. Native American, Greek, Italian, Polynesian and BBQ are a few of the offerings.
Families will take pleasure in the creative activities and fun children’s area which is always a big hit! Puppetry, face painting, a “musical instrument” petting zoo and many more activities will be available during the St George Art Festival.
If you live in St. George you know that Town Square is more than just a fabulous park. On scheduled evenings during the summer, Sunset on the Square is held at nigh fall. Residents and visitor bring their blankets and chairs to the park’s amphitheater to view classic movies on the big screen.
I hope you get a chance to visit the Art Festival this year! I know I’ll be there, enjoying the weather, food and great art.
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