Bella Vista Celebrates 50th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

Taking place during the 3rd weekend in October, our juried Festival has grown to nearly 300 artisans at our large, convenient Festival site on Arkansas Highway 279 in Bella Vista, just south of the intersection with Arkansas Hwy 340.

According to news reports, customer and exhibitor comments, the Festival is now the premier art & crafts show in Northwest Arkansas! We’re one of the few remaining juried festivals in the area, requiring that all items on sale be handmade by the artisan.

Exhibitors and food vendors have come to expect the friendly and organized atmosphere that we provide. Our 200+ Festival volunteers go out of their way to make our vendors and thousands of visitors comfortable and happy. Our Club and community volunteers are the key to this very successful fundraising event for the Village Art Club.

The Village Art Club of Bella Vista is a non-profit organization which began in 1966, and has grown and progressed through the years since. The Club exists to further art appreciation and education not only within the Club itself, but also in the community as a whole.

The Club is comprised of members from the area and surrounding region, as well as several neighboring states. Membership is open to those who appreciate the visual arts and wish to support and promote art and artisans in the Northwest Arkansas area, whether they are painters, sculptors, potters, woodworkers, carvers, crafters, or simply admirers of fine art and crafts.

All are welcome!!

The 50th Annual Bella Vista Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 19-21, at 1991 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, AR 72715

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