quick facts about the festival WHAT: 69th Annual Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival
WHEN: April 30, May 1 & 2 Hours are Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note: Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival is always the third weekend in March but was rescheduled in 2021 due to COVID-19
WHERE: The picturesque streets of Downtown Fairhope on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay.
WHY: The Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival is a 100% volunteer run festival. The Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival Foundation uses proceeds to support the arts in the community thru donations and scholarships. Besides being chosen by various tourism departments and magazines as one of the top events in the South, it is also recognized throughout the US as one of the top festivals. For three days Alabama’s Downtown Fairhope will transform from the quaint and charming old-fashioned streets to an outdoor art gallery featuring paintings, jewelry, pottery, and other handcrafted treasures.
COST: Admission is free for this art and cultural event!
DIRECTIONS: If you are traveling along Interstate 10, take Exit 35 and head south on US Highway 98. Continue following US Highway 98 for approximately 10 miles. Upon entering Fairhope on US Highway 98, also known as Greeno Road, you may turn right onto Fairhope Avenue and head west into Downtown Fairhope. The festival is located on the streets of Downtown Fairhope. The City of Fairhope is providing handicapped parking 12
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spaces in the parking lot behind Julwin’s restaurant. Additional handicapped parking will be located in the Municipal Parking Lot on Bancroft. Once those parking spaces are filled, we recommend you park and ride the shuttle services. Special Request: Please do not block parking lots and driveways of the area businesses. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
PARKING: SHUTTLE SERVICES: Hot Wheels of Daphne will be providing shuttle service from the Fairhope Recreation Center located on Hwy 98/Greeno Road on Saturday and Sunday, from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 a.m. both days. The cost is $5 for a roundtrip ride. Each person will receive a wristband. The Shuttle will drop off and pick up from the intersection of Bancroft and Johnson streets downtown. HANDICAP PARKING: Handicap parking will be located in downtown Fairhope on Bancroft behind the Fairhope Museum of History and behind the Fairhope Public Library. It will be available on a first come, first serve basis. There is also limited on street handicap parking and in the parking deck on North Church Street. DOWNTOWN PARKING/TOWING: Parking will be available on a first come, first serve basis in the public parking garage off of North Church Street. Please pay attention to no parking signs during the Festival and do not block driveways. In the event your car is towed during the Festival, please call Tony’s Towing Service at 251-928-7334. The City and Festival Committee make every effort not to tow vehicles but it may be necessary if a driveway or residence is blocked or if your vehicle interferes with the Festival activities. • First Baptist Church of Fairhope and the St Lawrence Catholic Church – free parking at the church • Fairhope United Methodist Church will have parking BICYCLE VALET: Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee along with the Baldwin County Trailblazers will have a Bike Valet set up in front of the Fairhope Public Library on Fairhope Avenue at Bancroft Street during event hours.For more information, please email the committee at: fairhopepedbikeada@gmail.com.
