JOIN US for Summer Art Fest 2025

JOIN US for the 2nd Annual

Summer Art Fest

Saturday, July 19

Noon - 5 p.m.

Quackenbush Square (Albany, NY 12207)

Between Common Roots Brewing, Olde English Pub, Discover Albany, Irish Heritage Museum

You won't want to miss this interactive, immersive ALL AGES arts festival in Downtown Albany coming THIS Summer. It is FREE and OPEN to the public, just show up! All ages welcome. Rain or shine.

Check out photos from last year's Summer Art Fest! 

RSVP or "mark interested" for Summer Art Fest in the Facebook Event page to receive notifications for the latest updates as they happen.

Artist opportunities: Learn more about the call for art here!

What's Happening at Summer Art Fest?!

• Live painting by multiple artists

• Non-profit & local organization partners

• Pop-up Outdoor Gallery curated by ACG

• Music by DJ Nate Da Great

• Kids Art Corner presented by John D. Picotte Family Foundation

• Zine vendor market

We will be hosting a Pop-up OUTDOOR Gallery and have Zine Vendors during this event. Submit your artwork for this interactive, immersive ALL AGES arts festival in Downtown Albany. This event is free and open to the public and drew a large crowd last year with 800- 1,000 attendees!

There is parking available at the Quackenbush Parking Garage for the event. 

Shout out Supporters of Summer Art Fest 2025

Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region; Albany Wine & Dine for the Arts; Arts Thrive Grow Regrant Program through The Arts Center of the Capital Region; City of Albany; Common Roots Foundation; Department of Information Sciences and Technology, University at Albany, State University of New York; Ellen Jabbur; Fenimore Asset Management; John D. Picotte Family Foundation; Upside Collective; Upstate Theatre Coalition for a Fair Game Small Arts Grant; ParkAlbany

Arts Thrive & Grow is funded by New York State & the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, and local elected officials, including Senators Jake Ashby and Patricia Fahy and Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.

We are in need of additional sponsors, if you’re interested in getting involved, email Karina at development@albanycentergallery.org