Volunteer for Del Ray's 'Art on the Avenue'

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Del Ray's annual fall festival, "Art on the Avenue," is gearing up for the big event on Saturday, Oct. 1 and they're looking for volunteers to help out.

It will be the 21st year for the arts festival, celebrating Del Ray's diversity and featuring artists, vendors, food and children's activities.

Art on the Avenue is staffed exclusively by volunteers. You can join the team and spend some quality time with friends and neighbors in Del Ray to help support the arts. You can sign up here online to volunteer.

The festival typically attracts between 50,000 to 75,000 visitors who will stroll down Mt. Vernon Avenue, between Bellefonte and Hume avenues, where people are greeted by more than 300 artists (silversmiths, beaders, woodworkers, pottery makers, soap crafters, glass makers, painters, sculptors, fabric artists), musicians (Irish, folk, rock n’ roll, country and more), and food vendors (hot dogs, BBQ, Indian, crab cakes, chocolate bananas dipped on a stick, home-made cider donuts).

Kids activities have also always been a vital part of the festival and include stuffing your own scarecrow, painting a pumpkin, lotus flower designing, weave screen art, to name a few.

PHOTO: Art on the Avenue art courtesy of organizers