About the Manayunk Arts Festival
The Manayunk Development Corporation is pleased to announce the 38th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival, the tri-state's largest outdoor, juried arts and crafts festival. Nearly 150,000 collectors, buyers, and designers will fill historic Main Street Manayunk over two days for this event, taking place Saturday, June 26th, 2027 (11am-7pm) and Sunday, June 27th, 2027 (11am-5pm).
Applying to the Manayunk Arts Festival
The Manayunk Arts Festival is open to all artists who design and produce their own work in a range of mediums including fiber, glass, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, painting & drawing, printmaking, photography, and wood & sculpture.
Application guidelines
All artists may apply through Zapplication.org and all applicants must supply:
- 4 high resolution images of the work you will be exhibiting
- 1 high resolution image of your booth display
All artwork must be the sole work of the artist that is applying. Buy-sell artwork is prohibited. All artists must also be present both days of the festival to sell their work. No assistants, family members, dealers or agents may take the place of the artist.
Jurying & getting accepted
Notable jurors will examine one category at a time. They will have a round table discussion for each piece of art work submitted, assess the work, and individually score it. Scoring is on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest. Artists are reviewed on criteria including: medium, quality, creation process, uniqueness, price point, booth display & signage, and overall presentation of work.
Festival fees
- Jury fee: a $30 jury fee to be submitted with your application
- Booth fee: a $495 booth fee to be submitted to secure your booth once invited
Refunds & cancellations
- Jury fee: non-refundable. A $10.00 fee will be charged for all checks returned with insufficient funds.
- Booth fee: refunded if you notify the festival by June 1, 2027, minus a $25.00 cancellation fee.
Important dates
- March 7th: Early decision application deadline
- March 8th: Review of applications begins by the jury
- March 19th: Early decision applicants notified of show status
- Extended April 12th: Final application deadline
- March 19th - April 16th: Invited artists must accept or deny their invitation
- Extended April 23rd: Invited artists who accepted must make their booth payment
- June 7th: Artist packets sent out including booth number, set-up information and festival details
- June 26th - June 27th: Day 1 & 2 of the Manayunk Arts Festival
The artist experience
- Badges and tent signs for artists at check-in
- Parking for at least 1 vehicle per artist
- Breakfast and coffee for artists at the Artist Experience Tent
- All artists listed on Manayunk.com
- Dedicated email blasts to more than 10,000 people
- Special hotel rate with hotel partners
Awards
Best in Show: Show ribbon, $250 check, waived jury fee, automatic entry to next year's festival, 50% off booth fee at next year's festival.
Best in Category: Show ribbon, $100 check, waived jury fee, automatic entry to next year's festival.
Honorable Mention: Show ribbon, waived jury fee.