The 2027 Festival will be Friday through Sunday, March 19, 20 and 21.
Festival hours are
Friday-Sunday 10am to 5pm
For over 70 years, our flower-lined streets have proudly hosted the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival which takes place every third weekend in March. While it has grown and evolved throughout the years, it remains a familiar family tradition for so many.
A long time beloved spring tradition, the festival will welcome more than 200 artists from across the country for a weekend filled with fine art, handmade crafts, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.
During this three-day event, our population of 25,000 swells to nearly 300,000 as our downtown streets come alive with creativity, showcasing our blossoming community, full of southern charm.
Artists can now apply for the 2027 Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival!
The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Committee and Festival Foundation, with support from the City of Fairhope, hope you join us for our annual festival where artists are treated to southern hospitality. Application deadline September 21, 2026.
The application for food vendors will be available fall 2026. See our Food Vendor Application on our website for more information.
2026 Award Winners
The top 3 winners are: Best of Show - Joel Scilley (Functional Craft, booth 6620), Foundation Award - Micheal Paul Cole (Photography, booth 1102-P) Chairman Award - Tara Turnbull (Painting, booth 9902-P)
2026 Student Art Competition Winners
Student artists from Baldwin County Middle and High schools participate in the art contest to create an original work of art inspired by the Festival theme of the year "Classic Fairhope: A Study in Black and White". The top 10 were selected by the artists during the Artist Award dinner on March 20, 2026.
First place: Anabelle Steiniger, Fairhope High School, 11th grade
Second place: Elliot Determann, Fairhope High School, 9th grade
Third place: Penny Snell, Bayside Academy, 11th grade
The top 10 submissions are displayed at the Fairhope Chocolate (403 Fairhope Ave).
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Proud to give back to our community!
Since its inception in 2016, the Festival Foundation has gifted more than $350,000 to organizations and students within Fairhope and the surrounding communities.
Are you working for or know off a local non-profit or civic organization that is dedicated to enhancing the local arts? That is focused on art-based activities which primarily serve the youth and residents of Fairhope? Are they looking for funds? We might be able to help. You can put in a donation request using our Donation Request Form.
Read MoreThank you to our 2026 Sponsors!
The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival is made possible with the support of our sponsors.
The Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival is made possible with the support of our sponsors.
The proceeds from the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival support the Festival Foundation, a 501c3 corporation. The Festival Foundation gives the money raised by the Festival to organizations and students within the Fairhope community.
