Leeper Park Art Fair 2026

Leeper Park Art Fair is known as one of the premier fine art fairs in the country, ranked #34 in Sunshine Artist Magazine's 2025 100 Fine Art and Design Festivals in the US. Situated in a picturesque park along the banks of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, IN, the fair attracts top-ranked artists and enthusiastic patrons year after year. The show is run by volunteers of the St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society, with entry and booth fees spent on show operations, awards, and promotion. The community has welcomed the variety, excellence, and quality presented by exhibiting artists since 1967.

The fair takes place June 20-21, 2026, with registration and set-up on Friday, June 19. The show is limited to 100 artists across media categories including Clay, Digital Art, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Drawing, Sculpture, and Wood. Applications require 4 images including a booth shot, with a $25 application fee and $350 booth fee ($700 for double booth). Applications are due March 1, 2026, with notification on March 15, 2026.

Amenities include a Friday evening welcome reception, catered full breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, booth sitting, overnight security, convenient load-in/load-out with assistance, free parking, and extensive marketing with each artist featured on the website and social media. The fair presents $4,000 in awards for Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, and eight Judge's Awards, with winners being jury-exempt the following year.