Winter Park Autumn Art Festival

The Winter Park Autumn Art Festival is a community-oriented sidewalk show featuring work from over 180 outstanding Florida artists. The festival is held at Central Park located along Park Avenue in downtown Winter Park and attracts 150,000 visitors. In addition to presenting quality visual art, the festival provides free entertainment and participatory events for visitors and artists.

The festival takes place Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Artists must maintain their principal residence in Florida and prove residency upon request. Each booth is 10' by 10' and may not be shared. Artists may apply in up to two categories (one application per category). Jury Fee is $50 (non-refundable) and Exhibitor Fee is $425, with corner booths available at $600. A limited number of corner booths will be available at a premium of $600. All applications must be submitted by Thursday, August 6, 2026, with notification of acceptance in late August.

Artists must submit three digital images of their artwork and one digital image of their Festival display or booth for each category entered. All work must be original art created by the artist since 2024. Categories include Painting, Ceramics, Fine Crafts, Drawing & Graphics, Fibers, Sculpture, Jewelry, Photography, Digital Art, and Mixed Media (2D and 3D). Judging will be held Saturday, November 14 from 9 a.m. to completion, with all awards presented at the Saturday Night Artists' Party beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Winter Park Farmers' Market. Total awards exceed $20,000, including Best of Show ($5,000), The Gerry Marino Award of Excellence ($2,500), Morse Museum Award ($1,000), Award of Distinction ($700 each), Award of Merit ($500 each), Award of Honor ($350 each), and Judges Selection Award ($300 each), plus Patrons Arts Dollars of more than $6,500. Accepted artists must be in attendance during both days of the Festival. No refunds will be made for cancellations or inclement weather.