Event History
Artsfest hosts 170 visual artist booths, and has more than 25 bands and entertainment acts that perform on three stages, as well as family activities and programs under the Discovery Tent and in the Zany Zone. There are a variety of food vendors, wine and beer, provide plenty of treats. This is a multi-faceted arts festival with plenty to do for all ages! The beauty of Annmarie Garden is the perfect backdrop for this annual celebration of the arts! Artsfest enjoys dedicated crowds and excellent management - with terrific volunteer support. We hope you will join us for our 26th Annual Artsfest Fine Arts Festival!
What Makes this event different?
Annmarie Sculpture Garden is a beautiful back drop for a weekend celebration of the arts. This is a well-run and well-attended event with great staff and volunteers. We hope you will join us!
Copyright Policy
Please visit our website "Artist Information" page for detailed info regarding this and other related rules. Thank you!
Image Usage Rights
We tend to use booth shots and visitor shots in our marketing, rather than full art shots. Each year, we do feature an event logo which is an original work of art that we use to market the event. We compensate the artist for this work and retain rights to use the image. Any other submitted works are only used for marketing and no other purpose. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Artsfest ‘19 Fine Arts Festival
September 21 & 22, 2019; 10am-5pm
26th Anniversary Celebration!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
13470 Dowell Road, Solomons, Maryland
Join our 26th Anniversary! Artsfest is an annual juried art festival that is held at the beautiful Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, in Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The art fest is about an hour drive from the Baltimore-Washington metro area. This event is recognized as one of the top outdoor arts festivals in the Mid-Atlantic region. Artsfest brings together 170 of the country’s most accomplished artists for a weekend of terrific shopping, great music, and delicious food and drink.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Event Website.