Arts Festival of Carrollton 2025

The Arts Festival of Carrollton takes place October 11th and 12th, 2025 at the Carrollton Center for the Arts in Carrollton, Georgia. This is the 22nd year of the festival sponsored by the Carrollton Center for the Arts and the Carrollton Artists' Guild, and has been selected for Sunshine Artist's Best 100 list for the last two years. The festival is created by artists for artists and will feature approximately 55 juried exhibitors with a balanced range of media due to a smaller footprint this year from adjacent downtown development.

The show site is located in and around the beautiful Center for the Arts within the vibrant downtown district that offers dining establishments, unique shops, and free parking. The modern Courtyard by Marriott hotel is directly adjacent to the Arts Center and offers discounts for visiting artists. Festival hours are Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, with setup on Friday, October 10th beginning at 9 am with around-the-clock security.

Amenities include host families for artists, Friday night artist reception and party, Saturday artists' dinner, booth sitters, $5,000 in cash awards ($2,000 Best in Show), patron purchase awards, hotel discounts, and extensive multi-media advertising. Application fee is $30, single booth fee is $150, and double booth fee is $300. The festival is open to artists 18 years and older who exhibit original work of their own concept, design and execution. Artists must be present with their work for the duration of the show and handle their own sales including Georgia sales tax collection.