Everything You Need to Know About the Manayunk Arts Festival

Planning on going to the Manayunk Arts Festival?  You're not alone.

More than 200,000 people are expected over the two days of the festival.  

Click here to read a general overview of the festival and how it is organized.

Just a heads up though, Main Street will be closed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.  Organizers say that the best way to get to the festival is by SEPTA or taking one of the shuttle buses.  The shuttle buses will run on a continuous loop from two locations.  The two locations are the Ivy Ridge Train Station and a parking lot located at 555 City Ave., Philadelphia.

Click here to read more about parking, shuttles and getting to the festival.

Organizers expect more than 290 artists to be at the festival selling art ranging in price from $10 to $5,000.

Click here to read more about what vendors will be at the festival including a map of where vendors will be set up.

The real stars of the festival are of course the artists.  The festival is a juried art show, and there are seven mediums represented at the show.

Click here to see a small sample of the kind of work that will be at the festival.

The most important thing though is to have fun and enjoy the festival.