Elk Grove Festival of the Arts Returns

Elk Grove’s Festival of the Arts returned Saturday, April 25, with the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center bringing its fifth annual event back to Old Town Plaza. (exploreelkgrove.com) (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) The free festival ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 9615 Railroad Street in Historic Elk Grove, according to the city’s event calendar and the tourism site Explore Elk Grove. (elkgrove.gov) (exploreelkgrove.com) Organizers said the event featured live musical performances, artist booths, art demonstrations, a food and wine area, and a Kids Zone. Explore Elk Grove also listed student and youth art exhibitions as part of the lineup. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) (exploreelkgrove.com) The Elk Grove Citizen reported that more than 30 local artisan vendors were scheduled to sell handmade work, including crafts, pottery, paintings and drawings. The paper said the festival was presented as a full-day public arts showcase in Old Town. (egcitizen.com) The event sits inside a broader city effort to make Historic Elk Grove a recurring destination for arts and community programming. Explore Elk Grove lists the festival among the city’s annual signature events each spring. (exploreelkgrove.com 1) (exploreelkgrove.com 2) City records from earlier planning discussions described the festival as an economic generator tied to tourism in Elk Grove’s old town district. That gives the one-day arts fair a role beyond entertainment, linking it to local foot traffic and small-business spending. (elkgrovecity.org) This year’s return kept the formula intact: one Saturday, free admission, local artists, family activities, and food and drink in the plaza. In Elk Grove, that has become the spring marker for the city’s public arts season. (exploreelkgrove.com) (elkgrove.gov)