Allen Arts Festival 2025

The Allen Arts Festival, organized by the Allen Arts Alliance, returns to Watters Creek Village in Allen, Texas. Allen is a thriving community north of Dallas with a population of 105k+ people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $121,259. The festival features an outstanding group of juried artists, local and regional, showcasing original art in different media categories. Live entertainment, children's art activities, and much more is offered throughout the weekend. Watters Creek is a beautiful 52 acres resort-style mixed use development with office and mid-rise apartment spaces incorporated into a master planned community of walkable spaces, lush landscaping, public art, upscale shopping and top notch dining.

The 2025 festival takes place Friday, May 9th (2:00 pm - 8 pm), Saturday, May 10th (10:00 am - 8 pm), and Sunday, May 11th (Noon - 6:00 pm). Applications require 3 photos of your work plus 1 photo of your outdoor display. All work must be original, handcrafted, created and exhibited by the approved artist themselves. Media categories include Clay, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting (oil/acrylic and watercolor), Metal, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood. Artists must be present during the entire run of the festival and provide their own white professional quality tent.

Booth fees are $325 for a 10'x10' standard single booth and $600 for a 20'x10' large double booth (pricing increases on 04/20/2025). Electricity is available for $50 (limited number). Allen Arts Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing arts and culture to the community, with proceeds distributed back to various ArtsReach programs and other non-profit cultural arts organizations within Allen.