50th Annual Roswell Arts Festival Returns in September

ROSWELL, GA -- A long-running tradition in Roswell will soon celebrate a half-century of bringing arts and crafts to the downtown area.

The 50th annual Roswell Arts Festival will return Sept. 17-18 to the city's Town Square.

Held each year during the third weekend in September, the festival features fine arts, original crafts, a fun lineup of entertainment and children’s activities capture the interests of everyone in attendance. You can also expect to see a variety of food trucks on site to satisfy your appetite. For the creatives, you can also express your artistic side by taking a turn at painting on the community canvas.

Access to the festival is easy and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the free shuttle running from Roswell City Hall to town square. The shuttle will be running for the duration of the festival, and will have plenty of room to store anything that you might purchase.

The two-day event is presented by the all-volunteer Roswell Recreation Association and raises funds for recreation and parks programs in Roswell. The association works to promote the arts as an important part of community life and raising funds for recreational needs of Roswell citizens.

The association has donated more than $1 million for those recreational needs, including park land purchase, playground equipment, spraygrounds, meditative gardens and many other projects impacting residents of all ages.

Among its early projects, the association built Roswell’s first tennis courts, a little league field and paid part of the salary for Roswell’s first Recreation & Parks director.

The Roswell Arts Festival began in 1966, the first of its kind north of the Chattahoochee River. It eventually became so successful that it's the only fundraising initiative held each year by the organization.

Admission is free to the festival, whose hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18.

For additional information, visit the Roswell Arts Festival's website or call the Roswell Visitors Center at 770-640-3253.

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