Alley Art Festival

Alley Art Festival Alley Art Festival fosters community around local art through events, workshops, art-making, and conversation in the Fox Valley area. It rocked!

Alley Art Festival started as a grassroots art fair on Sat. Aug. 28, 2010 on Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora between Downer and Galena.

📣 Just announced! 🎶 Tank and the Beez will perform at Alley Art Festival on Saturday, August 29 in downtown Aurora. 3 p....
06/16/2026

📣 Just announced! 🎶 Tank and the Beez will perform at Alley Art Festival on Saturday, August 29 in downtown Aurora. 3 p.m.
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🎤 Tank and the Beez is an old-fashioned Americana and American roots band based in the Chicagoland area. 🎶🎻

Tank and the Beez will be on the Mundy Park stage at 3 p.m. Live music stage sponsor ➡️ Fox Valley Credit Union 🎉

Alley Art Fest celebrates its 16th and final year on 8/29/26 from noon to 5 pm. Thanks to our presenting Hub sponsor Superjumbo Records now located at 55 S. Lake St. 🎧

"Alley Art Fest has meant to me the biggest art celebration day of the year! So great that so many people from the commu...
06/11/2026

"Alley Art Fest has meant to me the biggest art celebration day of the year! So great that so many people from the community come out to look and shop, they are excited to be there! It’s wonderful to have one event with so many artists participating, it’s just the best!" ~ Lisa Manning
🌙 Lisa Lentz Manning
🎉 Join us on Saturday, August 29 for the 16th and final Alley Art Fest in downtown Aurora. Noon to 5 on Water Street Mall.
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☀️ See Lisa's work at Yellow Bird Books, prop design at Paramount Theatre and the big flowers on the side of The DLP. Lisa also sewed our Alley Art Fest banner!

📣 Just announced! 🎶 Lisa P. Medina will perform at Alley Art Festival on Saturday, August 29 in downtown Aurora. 🙌 📍🎤 Li...
06/08/2026

📣 Just announced! 🎶 Lisa P. Medina will perform at Alley Art Festival on Saturday, August 29 in downtown Aurora.
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🎤 Lisa is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter with a flavorful hint of Latin rhythm and spice. 🎶💃

Lisa will be on the Mundy Park stage at noon. Live music stage sponsor ➡️ Fox Valley Credit Union 🎉

Alley Art Fest celebrates its 16th and final year on 8/29/26 from noon to 5 pm. Thanks to our presenting Hub sponsor now located at 55 S. Lake St. 🎧

"I have been vending at the Alley Art Festival for many years, and it truly gets better every year. It is a wonderful sp...
06/01/2026

"I have been vending at the Alley Art Festival for many years, and it truly gets better every year. It is a wonderful space for artists to express themselves and share their work. Over the years, I have met so many incredible people and have seen such a wide array of beautiful, creative things." ~ Candace Rakow of Candi Coated Designs

💖 Alley Art Fest is Saturday, August 29

"I'm pretty sure that my first Alley Art Festival was in 2012; I was one of the artists, and I remember wishing I had kn...
05/21/2026

"I'm pretty sure that my first Alley Art Festival was in 2012; I was one of the artists, and I remember wishing I had known about this event sooner! The community all poured into Water Street Mall; artists, musicians, dancers, and art lovers. I remember feeling like it was a magical day, and I even saw a dance performance that sparked my interest in going back to dance (and it has been so exciting to dance at future Alley Art Festivals!!!)! It's such a great event for artists to not only share their art with others but for the artists to meet like-minded, super cool new artist friends! My sister and I have been coming back to share our art year after year, whenever we're able to, and we always agree it's our favorite day of the summer. 🥰" ~ Susi Daniel
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🎂 Alley Art Fest celebrates it's 16th and final outdoor event on Saturday August 29 from noon to 5 in downtown Aurora. 😍 What does Alley Art Fest mean to you?!

⏰ Applications are now closed. The artist list will be available on the website the first week in July.

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"Whenever I sell my art at the Alley Art Festival, I feel welcomed in the atmosphere and safe. I am grateful to have fou...
05/14/2026

"Whenever I sell my art at the Alley Art Festival, I feel welcomed in the atmosphere and safe. I am grateful to have found homes for my art throughout the years as my art and I have progressed and healed. I will miss showing up every year but I am grateful to say I was part of this beautiful gathering that is welcome to all and allows us to see art in so many different forms. And for me personally, it was a great achievement, a way to show my culture, and healing every time!" ~ Sonia Rivera
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We asked our longtime artists to help describe what is for them. Come visit Sonia and other local artists on Saturday, August 29 from noon to 5 in downtown Aurora.

Applications are now closed. Artists will be notified by the first week of July.

🎂 Alley Art Fest celebrates its last and 16th year this summer. Thanks to everyone who made it what it is!

"Alley Art Fest has been a great way to meet artists and other people in the community. It's also been the catalyst in m...
05/06/2026

"Alley Art Fest has been a great way to meet artists and other people in the community. It's also been the catalyst in my own creative journey and inspired my growth as an artist. From making hula hoops, to needle felting ghosts, to expanding into digital art with stickers, and prints. It's been my favorite event of the year!" 💕 ~ Meg Schmid (of Meg Schmeg Art) 

🎉 Join us for the last Alley Art Fest on Saturday, August 29 from noon to 5 and celebrate 16 years of fun and inspiration.

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Artist applications are now closed. See you at the fest!

Pt 2! Geneva's first Art Explosion 💥 was a blast! The downtown-wide event matched local artists with over 40 merchants o...
05/03/2026

Pt 2! Geneva's first Art Explosion 💥 was a blast! The downtown-wide event matched local artists with over 40 merchants on Saturday, May 2. The event was hosted by Geneva Chamber and Experience Geneva with art coordination assistance from ✨ It included about 50 artists showcasing their work mostly inside participating businesses. So much fun! This event will definitely become a must-attend art event in the Fox Valley.
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Geneva's first Art Explosion 💥 was a blast! The downtown-wide event matched local artists with over 40 merchants on Satu...
05/03/2026

Geneva's first Art Explosion 💥 was a blast! The downtown-wide event matched local artists with over 40 merchants on Saturday, May 2. The event was hosted by Geneva Chamber and Experience Geneva with art coordination assistance from ✨ It included about 50 artists showcasing their work mostly inside participating businesses. So much fun! This event will definitely become a must-attend art event in the Fox Valley.
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A great First Fridays in downtown Aurora! Don't miss checking out the shows up this month at The DLP Art & History Cente...
05/02/2026

A great First Fridays in downtown Aurora! Don't miss checking out the shows up this month at The DLP Art & History Center ✨
Some fun stops as always and more. View art all month in .downtown and make sure to celebrate artist Louise Miller on the 3rd floor of The DLP. 🎉
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Water Street Mall
Aurora, IL
60505

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12pm - 5pm

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