Festival Festivities

New entertainment and old traditions mix this year at the Labor Day Arts Festival

This year’s Labor Day Art Festival in Upper Arlington is going to be filled with old favorites, exciting entertainment, new features and art – lots and lots of art.

The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday, Sept. 5 at Northam Park in Upper Arlington.

More than 180 juried artists practicing all manner of artistic media will come from across the country for the festival. All the art is for sale, and the proceeds go directly to the artists to help them further their crafts.

This year, the festival will be sponsored by Farmers Citizens Bank and will feature an Arts Activities Area as well as several quality performances that “echo the diversity and the talent shown throughout the festival,” says Lauren Emond, community arts coordinator for Upper Arlington. Entertainment this year includes BalletMet, juggler Matt Jergens, the Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam and Angela Perley & the Howlin’ Moons, among many others.

This year, food carts and trucks will be displaying Columbus’ and Upper Arlington’s favorite local food and residentowned restaurants. The list includes Leslie’s Crêperie, Mojo TaGo, the Short North Bagel Deli and the Lunch Munchbox.

“As (Upper Arlington is) a community very much connected to Columbus and the surrounding suburban neighborhoods, the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the extension of creativity in our local community and welcome artists and patrons locally and out of state to engage with the dynamic artists, businesses and citizens in our community,” says Emond. To find more information or to volunteer, visit www.uaoh.net/ artsfestival.