St. James Court Art Show (3rd Street Section) 2025

Ranked the #1 Fine Art and Design Show in Sunshine Artist Magazine's "200 Best List" in 2023, 2019, 2012 & 2011, this autumn tradition is consistently ranked one of the top Fine Art and Contemporary Craft Shows in the country. The 3rd Street Section of the St. James Court Art Show has approximately 90 artists within a show of 600 artists. Always held the first full weekend of October, this is a juried fine arts and fine crafts show which is produced in a residential area in the Old Louisville Historic District located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The 3rd Street Section awards over $3,250 in cash and prizes to their artists.

The 69th annual show is October 3rd through 5th, 2025. The 3rd Street Section official hours are from 9am to 6pm on Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. More than 250,000 people visit the Art Show every year which is held in the heart of historic Old Louisville. Old Louisville is an elegant backdrop for this display of fine arts as it boasts one of the largest collections of Victorian homes in the country. The result is a tasteful selection of high-quality original works that include paintings, sculpture, pottery, leather, woodcrafts, photography, textiles, glass art and other fine arts.

Artist amenities include parking behind the booth for artists located on 3rd Street, artist breakfast and lunch all three days, booth sitters and friendly volunteer staff. Artists keep all their sales proceeds. Application fee is $35 nonrefundable, with booth fees of $575 for a single 10x10 space. Premium spaces are available including corner spaces for an additional $25 and double spaces for $1,150. All work must be original and of the artist's own crafting, with no buy/resell, commercial or imported items accepted. Artists must be present and have their booth open for business during all hours of the 3-day event.