Fall Arts Fair

About the Fall Arts Fair

The annual Fall Arts Fair features crafts from dozens of local artists, including jewelers, potters, painters, printmakers, bookmakers, glass artists, and fiber artists from Pullen and Sertoma Arts Center programs and the community. It’s an excellent outing for the whole family to get creative with hands-on art activities and live demonstrations by Arts Center teaching artists. The Fall Arts Fair also features local musicians and performers and food trucks.

The Fall Arts Fair is a rain-or-shine event taking place on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

Outdoor art festival on a sunny day with grassy paths connecting brightly colored tents. — Fall Arts Fair 2023 | Photograph by Tatyana Kiahra

2026 Event Details & Schedule

Location: Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St., Raleigh, NC 27605
Cost: Free and open to the public
Check out our Pre-Visit Guide for information on parking, accessibility, vendors, and more.

Activities & Entertainment Schedule

10 a.m.-4 p.m.- Kid's Art Activities and Live Art Demos
1:30-4 p.m. Poetry Fox
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Live Music
- Wayne Schindler 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Drum it up 12-1 p.m.
- Little Red Birds 1-4 p.m.

Food Trucks

Volunteer at the Fall Arts Fair

We are looking for members of the community to support the Fall Arts Fair. Volunteer responsibilities may include assisting with the kids activity table, booth-sitting for vendors while they need to take a restroom or food break, and directing patrons to where the food trucks, activities, demos, entertainment and restrooms are located are throughout the park. By volunteering for this event, you are helping to provide a fun, interactive day for the local community.

Raleigh Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources - Volunteer Console

Deadline: November 6, 2026

Vendor Applications

Vendor applications are now open for the 2026 Fall arts Fair!

Applicants to the Fall Arts Fair will be judged by a panel of jurors and scored by media category. The jury consists of Raleigh Arts staff with a wide array of professional art experiences. Artists with the highest scores within each media category will be selected. Raleigh Arts staff reserves the right to deny entrance into the arts fair to any artist whose work is deemed to be inappropriate or AI generated.