The Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Festival events will take place in downtown York in and around the Colonial Complex and along the Rail Trail from Philadelphia Street to Princess Street. All events are free and open to the public. Pets are prohibited.
Yorkfest will feature 100 select fine artists from across the country, free family-friendly entertainment, hands-on arts activities, food, and more.
This year's featured artist is Fiel Patricio. Her mixed media work "World Spins Madly On" is being used in print advertisements, postcards, billboards, and festival merchandise.
The Yorkfest Juried Art Exhibition will be displayed at the Creative York gallery, 10 N. Beaver St. The public is invited to attend a reception for art and literary award winners at the gallery on Friday, Aug. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Yorkfest Youth Art and Literary Exhibits will be displayed at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum, 217 W. Princess St. An awards ceremony will take place on Aug. 25 at 2 p.m.
Creative York will present the Creative York Family Courtyard with a variety of interactive community art projects. This area will be located in the Gates & Plough Tavern Courtyard.
The Festival Marketplace will offer a wide variety of fine art for sale. ChalkWalk will feature colorful chalk murals being created along Market Street between Pershing and Beaver streets on Aug. 24. All attendees will be welcome to participate in the Community Mural Project, which is new this year. The Silken Literary Tent will feature page poetry, dramatic monologues, spoken word, storytelling, and more.
Spin art bicycles will return to Yorkfest. Attendees may create a masterpiece while getting a little exercise by pedaling a stationary bike to activate a spinning platter while a partner squirts paint onto paper.
The York County History Center is planning several activities in and around the Colonial Complex. The gift shop will be open, and tours will be available of the Murals of York and the Colonial Court House. Activities will also include talks, demonstrations, and mini art lessons.
The Historic Codorus Creek Boat Parade by the Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna will launch at 2 p.m. on Aug. 24 from Bantz Park.
A variety of food and beverage options will be available at several locations throughout the festival.
Yorkfest organizers are also partnering with two other organizations that will host events downtown the same weekend. York Fringe Festival will feature live performing arts experiences from Wednesday, Aug. 21, to Aug. 25 in multiple locations. The 10th annual Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival will take place on Aug. 24 at the York Emporium, 343 W. Market St.
For more information, readers may visit http://www.YorkCity.org/Yorkfest or call 717-849-2217. Social media users are invited to like the York City Special Events page on Facebook or follow @YorkCityEvents on Twitter to receive regular updates on Yorkfest happenings.
Yorkfest is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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