Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival 2026

Join us at the annual Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival in the 310-acre Bond Park in Cary, North Carolina. With winding trails, a lush, forested canopy, and a pristine lake, Bond Park provides an outstanding setting for this annual festival. Spring Daze features the best of North Carolina's diverse arts community and invites you to come and showcase your best work. This year's event expects to draw 15,000 art patrons. The festival takes place April 25, 2026 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., with April 26, 2026 as a rain date.

Spring Daze is only open to artists that live in North Carolina. Artists may apply in more than one category (up to 3) from one profile. Each application requires a separate non-refundable application fee of $15 for both Cary residents and non-Cary residents and five images. Artists may exhibit and sell work only in the medium or category in which work was accepted. Applications are due Sunday, November 23, 2025 at midnight EST, with late applications accepted until November 30 at midnight EST for an additional $30 fee.

Artists are required to submit five images, including one booth image showing overall continuity and presentation of current work. Four images must be of individual pieces of work, and one must be an outdoor booth display. Applicants will be judged by a panel of jurors using a 7-point scale, with artists scoring highest within each media category being admitted. Admissions are based on residency, jury score, and media category balance, with Cary residents given first priority, followed by Wake County residents, then all North Carolina residents.