Allen's Crafts & Drafts 2025

The 2025 Allen's Crafts and Drafts Festival, organized by the Allen Arts Alliance, returns to Watter's Creek at Montgomery Farm in Allen, Texas. The festival features an outstanding group of juried artists, local and regional, showcasing original art in different media categories including clay, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, metal, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood. Live entertainment, children's art activities, and much more is offered throughout the weekend.

Watters Creek is a beautiful 52-acre 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 festival runs Friday, September 26 (2:00 pm - 7:00 pm), Saturday, September 27 (10:00 am - 7:00 pm), and Sunday, September 28 (10:00 am - 6:00 pm). Jury results notification is by September 8, 2025, with artist acceptance and booth fee deadline of September 15, 2025.

Booth fees are $325 for a standard 10'x10' space, with electricity available for an additional $50. Artists must provide their own white professional-quality tent and be present during the entire festival. All work must be original, handcrafted, created and exhibited by the approved artist themselves. Applications require 3 photos of work plus 1 photo of outdoor display. Allen Arts Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing arts and culture to the community, with proceeds distributed back to their ArtsReach program and other non-profit arts organizations.