Elk Grove Festival of the Arts

Elk Grove’s Festival of the Arts returns on Saturday, April 25, with a free day of artist booths, live performances and hands-on demonstrations in Old Town Plaza. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Town Plaza, 9615 Railroad St., in Historic Elk Grove, and the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is presenting the festival for the fifth year. (elkgrove.gov) Organizers say the lineup includes fine art booths, live music, food and wine, a kids zone and a youth arts show, with admission open to the public at no charge. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) The festival is one of the Fine Arts Center’s larger public events and extends the group’s year-round work beyond its gallery, classes and artist programs in Elk Grove. The center says it has operated as a nonprofit arts organization since November 29, 2007. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) The event also fits into a broader push to make Old Town a regular site for arts programming. The City of Elk Grove lists the festival on its community calendar, and Explore Elk Grove promotes it as one of the city’s annual arts events. (elkgrove.gov) (exploreelkgrove.com) Last year’s festival drew the largest number of vendors in its first four years, according to Elk Grove Citizen’s coverage, which described the event as an annual showcase for local artists working in painting, ceramics, music and writing. (egcitizen.com) This year’s event is sponsored by the City of Elk Grove, the Arts and Creative Economy Commission and Motif Green, according to the Fine Arts Center. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org) For residents, the setup is simple: show up at Old Town Plaza on April 25 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the festival is free to enter. (elkgrovefineartscenter.org)