Top Art Fairs

Check out the Art Fair Calendar's results of their survey, "American's Best Art Fairs".
http://www.artfaircalendar.com/

The results show that the best city for art fairs is Chicago.

Top 20 Art Fairs
List:

  1. Old Town Art Fair, Chicago – June 10 & 11, 2017- “Located in the midst of a beautiful (old architecture) city neighborhood, good food, good music and lots to see beyond the art, enjoy the energy of a major city and the art at the same time.”

  1. The Ann Arbor Art Fairs (all 4), Ann Arbor – July 20-23, 2017 “Huge city-wide art fair, wonderful artists.”
  1. One of a Kind Show and Sale, Chicago – Dec. 7-10, 2017 “600+ fabulous artists displaying original work. Need I say more?”
  1. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL – March 17-19, 2017 “Over 225 of the top artists in the country are selected, the setting for the art festival is amazing, including the best restaurants and the best musical entertainment anywhere.”
  1. La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA – March 2-5, 2017 “Quality & talent you would be hard pressed to find even in galleries. Spectacular show setting and resort style area with upscale shops, restaurants and Sunshine!”
  2. Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original, Ann Arbor, MI – July 20-23, 2017 “A wonderful fair to find great art — unique pieces to treasure. The Gold standard of quality art.”
  1.  St. Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO – Sept. 8-10, 2017 “Great layout, well run, new things to see every year. Everything about it is perfect.”
  1. St. James Court Art Show, Louisville, KY – Oct. 6-8, 2017 “This really is the perfect one for me with the mix of very high end, high end and moderately priced.”
  1. Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO – July 1-3, 2017 “High quality artists and high quality of art, only the cream of the crop. We plan our holidays to attend this show.”
  1. Old Florida Celebration of the Arts, Cedar Key, FL – April 8 & 9, 2017 “It is authentic old Florida, and has some of the best art I have seen.”
  1. Park Forest Art Fair, Park Forest, IL – Sept. 16 & 17, 2017
  2. Sunriver Art Fair, Sunriver, OR – Aug. 11-13, 2017
  1. Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA – July 13-16, 2017
  1. Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA – June 23-25, 2017
  1. American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD – Feb. 24-26, 2017
  1. Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, FL – Feb. 18-20, 2017
  1. Main Street Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX – April 20-23, 2017
  1. Artisphere, Greenville, SC – May 12-14, 2017
  1. Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – Sept. 22-24, 2017
  1. Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI – June 16-18, 2017

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