Arts festivals 2021
April
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(Apr. 23 – 25)Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Northeast IA/Southeast, MNTake a spring drive through southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa and visit artists in and around Winona, Lanesboro, Spring Grove and Harmony in Minnesota and Decorah in Iowa.
May
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(May 7 – 9)Earth Arts Spring Art Tour
Upper St. Croix Valley, WIVisit artists at 28 studios and sites in and around St. Croix Falls, Osceola and Amery.
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(May 13 – 20)Wisconsin Film Festival
Madison, WISee 150 independent films from Wisconsin and around the world.
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(May 14 – 16)Art-A-Whirl Studio Tour
Minneapolis, MNUp to 800 artists are taking part in this tour of studios in the northeast Minneapolis arts district.
Some studios are opening for in-person visits and others online only. Check for updates.
June
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(Jun 4 – 6)Spring Art Tour
Mount Horeb, WIArtists open their studios in Mount Horeb and other towns in the Wisconsin River valley: Mazomanie, Black Earth, Cross Plains, Blue Mounds and Verona.
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(Jun 12 – 13)Old Town Art Fair
Chicago, ILIn the Old Town neighborhood, there will be more than 200 juried fine artists, a garden walk, live music and children's activities.
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(Jun 19 – 20)Stone Arch Bridge Festival
Minneapolis, MNOn the banks of the Mississippi, 200 artists show their wares. There will also be music, art for kids and a car show.
This year, the fair is not on the Stone Arch Bridge but on the west side of the river between Portland and North Fourth Avenue.
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(Jun 25 – 27)Des Moines Arts Festival
Des Moines, IAThis big, juried arts fair at Western Gateway Park downtown includes street theater, live music and a film festival.
July
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(Jul 10 – 11)Phelps Mill Festival
Phelps, MNThere's a juried arts and crafts fair, children's activities and music in this bucolic, tucked-away park along the Otter Tail River, next to an 1889 brick and clapboard mill that's open for tours.
The hamlet of Phelps is just west of Otter Tail Lake and north of Underwood.
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(Jul 10 – 11)Grand Marais Arts Festival
Grand Marais, MNThis juried art show along the Lake Superior harbor includes children's activities, art demonstrations, a pie social and live music.
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(Jul 17)Stockholm Art Fair
Stockholm, WIThis hamlet on Lake Pepin, a favorite day trip destination for Twin Citians, becomes a shopping mecca during this big fair.
August
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(Aug. 7 – 8)DubuqueFest
Dubuque, IAThis downtown arts festival includes dance, music on two stages, storytelling, food and children's activities.
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(Aug. 13 – 14)Street Faire at the Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
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(Aug. 13 – 15)Iowa Arts Festival
Iowa City, IAThis free downtown festival features an art show, a Global Village, a Culinary Row and music and dance. Sunday is Children's Day, with 10 booths of hands-on activities.
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(Aug. 20 – 22)Oronoco Gold Rush
Oronoco, MNThe antiques show and flea market in this friendly little village just north of Rochester off U.S. 52 includes more than 400 vendors and 1,200 booths. There's also pancakes for breakfast, homemade pie and music.
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(Aug. 27 – 29)Artstreet
Green Bay, WIArtists, performers and craft and food stands fill streets downtown near the Fox River.
September
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(Sep. 25 – 26)Art Fair On the Square
Madison, WI
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(Sep. 25 – 26)Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival
Hudson, WIMusic, food and a juried art show along the St. Croix River, in Lakefront Park.
October
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(Oct. 2 – 3)Rivertown Fall Art Festival
Stillwater, MNThis juried arts festival along the banks of the St. Croix River includes music and food vendors.
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(Oct. 8 – 10)Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour
Decorah area, IADrive through bluff country to see 56 artists at 43 sites around Decorah, Burr Oak, St. Lucas, Waukon, West Union, Cresco, New Albin, Lansing, Elgin and Clermont.
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(Oct. 15 – 17)Southwest Wisconsin Fall Art Tour
Southwest, WIThis popular studio tour includes artists at studios between Mineral Point, Spring Green, Dodgeville and Baraboo.
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(Oct. 23 – 24)Earth Wood & Fire Artist Tour
Lake Mills, WI