The 2025 Festival will be Friday through Sunday, March 14, 15 and 16.
Festival hours are
Friday-Sunday 10am to 5pm
For over 70 years, our flower-lined streets have proudly hosted the
Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival which takes place every third weekend in March. While it has grown and evolved
throughout the years, it remains a familiar family tradition for so
many.
During this three-day event, our population of 25,000 swells to nearly 300,000 as our downtown streets come alive with creativity, showcasing the best in art, food, and entertainment in our blossoming community, full of southern charm.
The Fairhope Arts and Crafts has made a consistent appearance in the top 20 of the Sunshine Artist 200 Best and was ranked number 15 in the latest 200 Best in the Fine Arts and Design.
The 73rd festival theme is "Paint the Town" and we mean that literally. The festival is unveiling something truly unique — a mural that will be created downtown, celebrating the festival and honoring its 70+ year tradition.
The mural will be located adjacent to the Fairhope Welcome Center on Section Street. Our featured artist Hannah Legg will begin work on the mural in early March, with plans to do some live painting during the festival, allowing visitors to experience the creation process firsthand.
2025 Award Winners
The top 3 winners are: Best of Show - Monica Iversen (Painting, booth 5531), Foundation Award - Naomi Hart (Mixed Media, booth 1137), Chairman Award - Tim Peters (Pottery, booth 5529))
"We are always excited to support our community, so when the city reached out about the Arts Alley project, we knew we wanted to be involved. As the project progressed, we were given the opportunity to contribute, and we were ecstatic to be a part of it. Giving back to the community and supporting the arts is incredibly important to our organization."
Laura English, Fairhope Arts and Crafts Foundation President
Proud to give back to our community!
Since its inception in 2016, the Festival Foundation has gifted more than $300,000 to organizations and students within Fairhope and the surrounding communities.
Are you working for or know off a local non-profit or civic organization that is dedicated to enhancing the local arts? That is focused on art-based activities which primarily serve the youth and residents of Fairhope? Are they looking for funds? We might be able to help. You can put in a donation request using our Donation Request Form.
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!
The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival is made possible with the support of our sponsors.
The proceeds from the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival support the Festival Foundation, a 501c3 corporation.
The Festival Foundation gives the money raised by the Festival to
organizations and students within the Fairhope community.