MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival 2026

Fort Worth's signature festival features corner booth spaces, diverse artist amenities including a complete hospitality area, Artist's and Sponsor reception on Wednesday evening and the popular Awards breakfast on Friday. The festival offers on-site storage and a scheduled, stress-free load in process. Promotional tools include an industry-best online gallery, full digital directory and a social advertising program appealing to a diverse and wealth-wielding public with a social audience of well over 200,000. Artist awards total $10,000.

The application fee is $40 with a deadline of October 10 and projected jury on November 5 and 6. The deadline for return of the agreement and payment is midnight on Friday, December 5. Five images are required for each application: four images must be of individual pieces of a consistent body of work to be showcased during the Festival, and the fifth image must be of a single display booth of the artist's work in an outdoor, daytime setting, shot full front and not at an oblique angle.

The festival accepts work in multiple categories including Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metalworks, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood. An Emerging Artist category is available for artists with no experience exhibiting and selling their artwork, based in Texas with emphasis on Metroplex artists. Emerging Artists receive a lower booth fee, provided tent, and mentoring from veteran artists.