Spring Festival of the Arts

The Spring Festival of the Arts will feature over 130 vendors, exhibitors, food, and interactive art experiences. Stroll through the walkways of artists while enjoying a cold beer and experiencing all the arts have to offer. Shop directly from the makers and learn how they create their unique works of art. Support small, local & sustainable!

MARCH 18 & 19 ORO VALLEY MARKETPLACE
12155 N Oracle Rd
Oro Valley, AZ 85737
FREE ADMISSION

SATURDAY | 10AM – 5PM

SUNDAY | 10AM – 4PMARTISAN, FINE ART & CRAFT EXHIBITORS
ARTS & CRAFTS ACTIVITIES LIVE MUSIC ON THE EVENT MAINSTAGE
FOOD TRUCKS & MORE
BEER GARDEN LIVE PERFORMANCES

The Oro Valley Spring Festival of Arts features live music and cultural dance performances on the main stage, a kids crafting station, inflatable art installations, bagpipers and more! With the festival falling on St. Paddy’s Day weekend, Celtic themed performances will take center stage. Community favorites like the Maguire School of Irish Dance and Saguaro Stompers will perform traditional folk dance. Sunday afternoon will feature some of the regions best Irish session music – Puca and the Wild Ones and Rave Review play fast Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes. There will also be plenty of Rock n Roll with the vintage sounds of Vinyl Grooves and Nico Barberan’s unique blend of Latin-American rhythms, rock, blues, funk, and classical music.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18
10:30 AM | Dave McCleery (bagpiper)
11:00 AM | Culfadda (Trad Irish)
12:30 PM | Vinyl Grooves (Vintage Rock)
2:00 PM | Nico Barberan (Rock/Latin)
3:30 PM | Saguaro Stompers (Irish and American Folk Dance)

SUNDAY, MARCH 19
11:00AM | Maguire Academy of Irish Dance (Irish Folk Dance)
12:00PM | Puca and the Wild Ones (Irish music)
1:30PM | Rave Review (Celtic and American)
   
BEER GARDEN
Thanks to our beer sponsor, Cerveza Modelo Oro, attendees can enjoy a cold beverage while shopping for local art and listening to the music from the main stage. Join us for the perfect Spring weekend of creativity!
   
FOOD VENDORS
Come hungry and enjoy a wide variety of delicious local eats including Sonoran style carne asada, veggie bowls, Italian ice, fruit smoothies and more!

Eatgypt
Egyptian and Vegetarian
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Gus’s Gyros
Classic Mediterranean fare

Herculean chicken
Taiwanese style fried chicken

Fruit Shack Smoothies
Healthy smoothies, yogurt and juice bar

Mr. Ice and Colonel Mustard
Italian ice and classic hot dogs

Sonorita Asadero
Sonoran style carne asada and more!

Springtide Catering
   
ARTS EXPERIENCES AND KIDS CRAFTING ACTIVITIESBring the entire family and let your imagination run wild with inflatable art installations, a face painting station, and the Lucky Cat Kids Crafting Zone. The Comic Bookmoble will offer kids the chance to create their own comic strips with larger than life superhero Frank Powers.
   
ART MARKETThe Spring Festival of the Arts welcomes over 130 artists to the Oro Valley Marketplace with works ranging from metal sculpture, jewelry and photography to handmade beauty products and artisan foods. See some of the most unique and colorful art in the Southwest and meet the artists who made it! Shop local and support independent art.

ARTISTS
3D Wire Art
Added Touch
Alan Magazine Photography
Alan Rios
Andina Music and Hand Crafts
Angela Hitt Designs
Ann Larocca/The Designing Lady
Ann Marie Hoff
Art 4 Your Glasses
Arthur Brubaker
Artistic Metal and Bling
Ashley Chamberlain
Authentic Organics – Handcrafted Body Wellness
Beckman Built Boards
Better Than Provisions
Bleu d’Olive
Brenda Peo Art
Bruce Berry Fine Art
Brummermann’s Art and Science
Busted Bark Woodshop
Canoa Naturals Organic Jewelry
Casonti Studios
Celia Sislow/Nine Hills Studio
Charlie Watkins
Chuck Watkins Art
Concrete Crafter
Copper Hummingbird by Nancy Biggins
Corie Sue’s Creations
Creations By Hand
Crystal D’llusions
CZ Gifts
Dan Kihl Studios
Dave’s Fine Gems
Designs by Cindi
Dickason Artisans
Doug Miller Fine Art
Dyanne Silver Designs
Easy Times
Elsa M. Jackiltch Photography
Evolve Jewelry Studio
Expressions by Leslie
Faith Fired Pottery
Fire Works Stoneware
Flying Crow Metalworks
Gabriel Ayala
Greenstone Collection Pottery and Crafts
Greg Kyle
Hearth Stone Pottery
Home Thrown Pottery
Honest Bars
Ironhorse Salvage Art
It’s Stitchin’ Cute
J Mellon Designs
James Lee
Janie’s Jewelry
Jewelz with Pizzazz
Joan Pevarnik
John Morey Photography | Natural Fine Art Photographics & More
John Vermette
Jose Jimenez Pottery
Kevin K Designs
Kins and Kay
Kokofin Creations
Larry Rupel
Leander D’Ambrosia
Lilly’s Plushies
Lisa Stotska & William Skiles
Little Bag Games
Lotion In A Bar
Loyal Bird
Lupitas Metal Art
LUZ-E Jewelry
Lyanne Goodluck
Marian Robinson
Meyerdirk Art
Mezquite Lumber & Flooring
Michael Krob
Mirage & Bird Botanicals
Molly Willson Perry
Ofelia Gonzalez
P. S. Design
Pako Lazo Pottery
Patricia Silva
Paul Sislow
Prickly Paradise Elderberry
Primo-Vision
Pure Poetry Cosmetics
Quail Lane Studios — Laurie Larwood & Sherry Shamroth
Quirky Decor
R & L Custom Lathe Creations
Randy Lewis
Resin Art by Nataliya
Sandi Bags
Santa Cosecha USA
Saul Yurivilca
Sean and Trang Cusick
Sensations By Sybil
Slossy Jewelry
Splendid Nature
Sunshine Specialty Foods Judy Egge
Sunstroke Metal Art
Sydney Schwartz
The Hemp Soap Company, LLC
The Metal Gardener & Mary M Spencer Design
The Modern Angle
The Recycled Spoon
Thom Tran Handcrafts
Thom’s Wood ‘N’ Things, LLC
Three Butterflies
Untamed Confections
Vintage Honor Flags
Walter Design Studio
Wear a Touch of Spirit
Westerly Gems
Wild Women of AZ
Zinnia Sky Studio

EXHIBITORS
Arizona Winery Tours
Boxing Inc
Cutco Cutlery
Club Nirvana/CN Marketing
First Impression Ironworks
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation
Hotrods for Hunger
Interfaith Community Services
Jacuzzi Bath Remodel
Little Leoni Paints
Renewal by Andersen
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso
Superior Water Treatment