Winter Park Autumn Art Festival 2025

The Winter Park Autumn Art Festival is a community-oriented sidewalk show that features work from over 180 outstanding Florida artists. The festival provides free entertainment and participatory events for visitors and artists, held at Central Park along Park Avenue in downtown Winter Park, attracting 150,000 visitors. The festival is limited to 186 Florida artists, including Best of Show and Award of Excellence winners from the previous year.

The festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, October 11-12, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted by Friday, July 18, 2025, with notification in August. The jury fee is $45 (non-refundable) and exhibitor fee is $400, with corner booths available for $575. Artists must maintain principal residence in Florida and may apply in up to two categories: Painting, Ceramics, Fine Crafts, Drawing & Graphics, Fibers, Sculpture, Jewelry, Photography, Digital Art, or Mixed Media.

Awards total more than $20,000, including Best of Show ($5,000), Award of Excellence ($2,500), and various other awards. Each booth is 10' by 10' and cannot be shared. Artists must submit three digital images of artwork and one booth display image, with all work being original art created since 2023. Artists must be present both days of the festival, and acceptance is a commitment to show with no refunds for cancellations or inclement weather.