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Festival Information

About the East Lansing Art Festival

Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival is held every spring during the weekend prior to the Memorial Holiday weekend. Known for featuring the highest caliber fine art and fine craft, this highly anticipated Festival attracts 70,000-80,000 attendees from across the region. Through the jury process approximately 230 artists from across the United States and Canada are invited to exhibit each year. Jurors also invite emerging artists to participate through a competitive selection process. Emerging artists must be affiliated with an institution of higher education within the last 2-3 years.

• More than 200 artists from across North America
• An Emerging Artist program that highlights the work of current college students or recent art program graduates.
• Free performances on two stages highlighting a wide variety of music.
• Free arts activities for children and families.
• An international-style food court offering flavors from around the world.

East Lansing is a charming University town with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, galleries and the beautiful Michigan State University campus across the street. The East Lansing Art Festival is produced by the Art Festival Board of Directors under the auspices of the East Lansing Arts Commission/City of East Lansing.

The East Lansing Art Festival is held the weekend preceding Memorial Day weekend. The festival operates 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday.

The MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show is held the same weekend on the campus of MSU. The MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show is a non-juried arts and craft show held outdoors on the campus grounds of the MSU Union. Although both fairs are held on the same weekend, the MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show is not part of the East Lansing Art Festival - It is a separate event produced by the Michigan State University Activities Board (UAB). Call 517.355.3354 or e-mail the UAB at artsandcrafts@uabevents.com.