29th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival: What You Need To Know

MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA – The 29th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival is set to bring hundreds of artists to Main Street Manayunk this weekend.

The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 23 and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 24 along Main Street.

Main Street will play host to about 300 different local and nationally known artists and crafters, as well as about 200,000 collectors, buyers, and designers for the event.

The festival is free to the public and will feature artists from seven different disciplines: fiber, glass & ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, painting & drawing, photography, and wood & sculpture.

For the sixth year, local and up-and-coming talent will be featured in the Emerging Artist Tent at the intersection of Main and Grape Streets. More than 30 artists will display their work in the tent throughout the weekend.

Attendees will be able enjoy food and beverages from Manayunk’s restaurants and do some shopping at Manayunk businesses.

"I love the Manayunk Arts Festival. It’s Manayunk at its best," said Manayunk Development Corporation Executive Director, Jane Lipton. "The fact that the festival is going stronger than ever after 29 years is a testament to the artists, the business community that hosts this event every year, and to the folks who visit and support the artists by purchasing their work. As Philadelphia’s largest outdoor juried arts festival, it’s always one of our region’s best weekends of the year."

Leading up to the big event, the Manayunk Development Corporation is hosting a night of art en plein air as part of their Stroll the Street event series on Thursday, June 21. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Main Street will be lined with artists painting and live music, and Cotton Street (between Main and Cresson Streets) will be filled with food trucks and other activities.

The festival will be held rain or shine.

The Manayunk Development Corporation encourages taking public transportation to the event.

Attendees can take the Manayunk-Norristown Line to the Manayunk station all weekend.

SEPTA Bus Routes 61 and 35 will be rerouted to Ridge Avenue for the weekend.

Limited Parking is available at 4000 Main Street lot and Green Lane lot (located between Main Street and Cresson Street).

Round-trip shuttle service is also available for $4 per person ($2 for children). Proceeds benefit the North Light Community Center.

Free shuttle parking is available at the following locations:

• 555 City Avenue on Presidential Blvd. in Bala Cynwyd
• Ivy Ridge Train Station on Umbria Street

Photo by JPG Photography, courtesy of Manayunk Development Corporation