Fort Collins Art Festival 2025

The Fort Collins Art Festival is an annual summer celebration that features high quality art, hand crafted goods, local merchants, live music, and a whole lot more! The festival takes place in the heart of Downtown Fort Collins on the newly renovated Linden Street event space in the center of Old Town, putting artists in front of thousands of interested buyers. This is Northern Colorado's premier art & craft show and one of the only art and craft shows of the year that happens in Fort Collins. Old Town Fort Collins is one of the top shopping districts in the country and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Main Street USA.

All participants must make their own merchandise. Reproductions are permitted but no reselling of mass produced items. This event is open to all mediums of art and craft items, and all work sold must be of original design. The participants are chosen by a jury that views four images, a product description and artist statement. The jury is composed of Colorado artists representing various media and strives to maintain a well-rounded show with quality workmanship through its anonymous jurying process. Artists may apply in more than one category, but must submit separate applications and jury fees for each medium. Colorado Events has a rolling jury process, reviewing applications once every two weeks until the event is full.

Applicants must submit four color digital images that represent their work via the ZAPP application, with a booth shot recommended. All images are juried anonymously so names or business names should not appear in the image or image title. The event features extensive marketing both online and in print, great live music and free admission, drawing large crowds with enthusiastic, sophisticated and affluent art buyers. Both local and national artists, as well as professional and emerging artists, are invited to participate.