Arts & Entertainment
Stillwater Kicks Off Summer Events This Weekend With The Rivertown Art Festival
The Rivertown Art Festival features all sorts of art, food and entertainment. The festival runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where do you go to find beautiful art, scrumptious food and fabulous scenery?
The Rivertown Art Festival of course, located in on the St. Croix River in historic downtown Stillwater.
The juried art festival has been going strong for over thirty years now, making it a yearly destination for art lovers. The Rivertown Art Festival showcases more than 175 five artists from across the nation and features all types of art genre, leather, oils and ceramic.
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“There’s everything from soup to nuts,” says the coordinator of St. Croix Events, Inc., Dave Eckberg.
It’s a wonderful opportunity see a wide variety of artwork in one location and to talk with the artists about their creative process. There’s something for everyone whether you’re a discerning art collector looking for that perfect piece for your home or a first-time art buyer.
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This is the place to discover something different for a special wedding or graduation gift. There’s also a children’s area and plenty of free parking as well as pay lots in downtown Stillwater and lots of tasty food, especially if you’re craving cheese curds, foot-long hot dogs and miniature donuts.
“It’s one of the first celebrations in the Twin Cities area to kick-off the season, and a chance to expand your waist line with a full array of fair food,” Eckberg says.
If fair food isn’t your thing, Stillwater’s bustling restaurant scene includes numerous outdoor cafes, bistros, pubs and formal dining to choose from. After a long winter, downtown merchants and businesses are geared up and are looking forward to welcoming visitors all weekend long.
The Rivertown Art Festival isn’t the only thing to do in Stillwater, there are narrated trolley tours of the beautiful neighborhoods and their grand old Victorian houses, horse-drawn buggy rides and for something utterly romantic, you can sip wine and float along the St. Croix River in a authentic gondola shipped all the way from Venice, Italy guided by a costumed gondolier.
The festival runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“It’s going to be a spectacular weekend," Eckberg says. "Come on down.”
