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Park Ave Fest Call For Entries

Friday, January 13

Applications for the 36th annual Park Ave Summer Art Fest are now being accepted. If you are an artist, musician, exhibitor or food vendor and would like to be at the festival, click here.  

2012 Party In The Park Dates Announced!

Friday, January 13

Mark your calendars! The 16th annual Party In The Park kicks off June 7, 2012 for ten weeks through August 9, 2012. Click here to Join the Fan Base and you'll be the first to know when the lineup is announced!

The BBQ & Blues Are Back

Thursday, January 12

Four Big Days of the tastiest, finger lickin', good time BBQ you ever had is BACK at the Highland Park Festival Site from Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15, 2012. Click here to visit  the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest online.

Meet the artist and hear their story: necklace and bracelet by jewelers Geri Lynn and Rick Angrick

Shop from hundreds of artists and craftspeople: metalworks by jeweler Chip Arnold

 Wire work mini-vases by Deborah Florian

Meet the artist and hear their story: pendants by Robin Yates, sculpture by Aya Arts, pendant by Penny Despos

Nature photography by Donald Lo

Shop from hundreds of artists and craftspeople: jewelry by Fatima Sharieff, ceramic art by CC Lee

Sculpture by Aya Art, photography by David Reade, painting by Smadar Livne

Park Ave Summer Art Fest, August 6th and August 7th, 2011, Park Ave | Rochester, New York

Fast Facts

Shop, Eat & Play

Saturday, August 4, 2012, 10am-6pm
Sunday, August 5, 2012, 10am-5pm

The first full weekend of August marks the transformation of Park Avenue, from Alexander Street to Culver Road near downtown Rochester, into one of the largest and most fun community gatherings in Western New York. Get directions, parking and accessibility details.

Applying Artists | Exhibitors | Food Vendors | Entertainers | Sponsors

Applying Artists

The Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest is a juried show. Only artists who are the hand-on makers of their work may participate. Apply as an artist.

Applying Exhibitors

Exhibitor categories are Business Exhibitors, Media Exhibitors, Not-for-Profit Exhibitors, Kids’ Exhibitors, Product Exhibitors and Other Exhibitors. Apply to be an exhibitor.

Applying Food Vendors

Park Ave is host to a multitude of fine food vendors. Apply to be a food vendor.

Applying Entertainment

The unique and versatile music of the Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest truly adds to the ambience of the festival. Apply to be an entertainer.

Interested Sponsors

Sponsors are essential to RochesterEvents and beneficial to YOU! Find out more about becoming a sponsor.

This weekend is made for summer fun!

Rochester's vibrant Park Avenue neighborhood boasts an eclectic mix of artistic boutiques, cozy cafes and charming stores. Each year the Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest brings more than 300 artists from across the U.S. and Canada while over 200,000 visitors shop, eat and play along the picturesque, tree-lined avenue. A multitude of specialty food vendors add to the delicious flavor already found in the many bistros, cafes and restaurants on Park Avenue. The live music begins as the festival opens with more than 32 acts performing on three stages.

This is a family-friendly and environmentally friendly event!

No dogs, bicycles, skateboards or roller blades are allowed on Park Ave during the festival. No alcohol is allowed.

Now, thanks to the partnership with Chrysler, the festival is expanding its Green initiatives by offering two exciting enhancements that benefit festival attendees and the community as a whole. Shoppers will receive a handsome, roomy, reusable tote bag featuring an original 35th Anniversary design free of charge when making their first purchase, while supplies last. Also, this year festival goers are encouraged to take advantage of free water by bringing their own containers to refill at one of the two Hydration Stations.

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