Opportunities tagged #festival
DEADLINE: March 15th, 2026
Ohio Mart ↗
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
The Auxiliary Board of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens invites you to apply for its 59th annual Ohio Mart, northeast Ohio’s premier invitational show of Arts and Fine Crafts, October 1 to 4, 2026. Ohio Mart is a four-day outdoor event, held under large tents, with an average of 16,000 attendees each year. Cash prizes. Early Bird Deadline: February 15, 2026
DEADLINE: March 31st, 2026
Summer Festival of the Arts ↗
Youngstown State University
The Summer Festival of the Arts is designed to promote the diversity of art in the Mahoning Valley. The event’s centerpiece is a juried arts festival that equally welcomes regional and national fine art and fine craft artists and showcases a range of performing artists. Cash awards. Festival dates: July 11-12, 2026. Early bird deadline: January 31.
DEADLINE: March 31st, 2026
Akron Art Expo ↗
Akron Recreation & Parks
Akron Art Expo is seeking artists for their 2026 show Saturday, July 25th & Sunday, July 26th at Hardesty Park (1615 W. Market St).
DEADLINE: March 31st, 2026
Lakewood Arts Festival ↗
Lakewood Arts Festival
The Lakewood Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2026 in Lakewood, Ohio, a community located along the shores of Lake Erie. The festival is a juried exhibition of all media in fine arts & crafts featuring 165 artists curated from across the country.
Strawberry Arts Fest ↗
Access the Arts
Join as a vendor for the Strawberry Arts Fest on Sunday, June 28 in the Medina Square. Performances all day in the gazebo, food trucks, children's activities, over 80 artist vendors and local businesses. Interested artists should email photos and description of work to janeback@accessthearts.org
DEADLINE: April 1st, 2026
Magic City Arts and Music Festival ↗
Main Street Barberton
Call for artists, musicians, and bands. Main Street Barberton offers a free full day of music and live artists at work at the 3rd Annual Magic City Arts and Music Festival on Saturday, June 13th. A place where more than 4,000 people gather to listen, observe and support.
DEADLINE: April 3rd, 2026
Art on the Green ↗
Hudson Society of Artists
Artist Registration is now open for the 44th annual Art on the Green in Hudson , Ohio. Art On The Green is a juried show that will take place in historic downtown Hudson on Aug 29-30.
The Hooley Vendors ↗
West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development
Applications are now open for vendors wanting to be a part of the 17th annual Hooley on Kamm's Corners! The Hooley will be Saturday, June 13th from 12pm-7pm on Lorain Ave. from Rocky River Dr. to W 165th.
DEADLINE: April 15th, 2026
Lake Side Mystic Vendors ↗
Lake Side Flea
Lake Side Mystic will be held July 11, 2026, from noon to 4pm at Headlands Beach in Mentor, Ohio. Apply to vend. Dozens of vendors, food trucks + sweet treats, live music, more all happening alongside the Lake Erie Sand Sculpture Festival.
DEADLINE: May 1st, 2026
Be Happy Block Party Festival ↗
INDI Media
You are invited to be a community vendor at the 6th annual Be Happy Block Party Festival on Saturday, July 18th. Early bird vendor slots are $35 and available until May 1st.
DEADLINE: June 1st, 2026
Rocky River Fall Arts Festival 2026 ↗
Rocky River Parks and Recreation Foundation
The City of Rocky River wants to celebrate the talents of the Rocky River residents and highlight the merchants in the Old Detroit Shopping Area. The Rocky River Fall Arts festival takes place on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in the Old Detroit Shopping Area of Rocky River, Ohio.
DEADLINE: June 15th, 2026
SHORT CUTS ↗
SHED Projects
SHORT CUTS is SHED Projects’ international short film festival October 1–4, 2026 centering experimental, artist-made films. They're accepting submissions of films 5 minutes or less from artists in any stage their practice.
DEADLINE: June 29th, 2026
Waterloo Arts Fest ↗
Waterloo Arts
Waterloo Arts is seeking unique and original art vendors for the Waterloo Arts Fest on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Art vendor applicants must be selling their own original and personally handmade art and goods. Space permitting, applicants will be considered on a rolling basis through June 29.
DEADLINE: July 15th, 2026
Art Fair in the Square 2026 ↗
FAVA
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA), in partnership with the City of Oberlin, Ohio, invites artists and craftspeople of all mediums to register for the 4th annual FAVA's Art Fair in the Square in Oberlin, Ohio’s historic downtown Tappan Square on September 12, 2026.