09/03/2019
A Fair in the Park 2019
Celebrate 50 Years of A Fair in the Park
September 6th - 8th 2019, at Mellon Park
A Fair in the Park is an artist-led, artist-run fine arts festival presented by the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh.
Friday, Sept 6th, 1 - 7 pm
Saturday, Sept 7th, 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday, Sept 8th, 10 am - 5 pm
We are excited to announce that A Fair in the Park was voted as #25 in the top 100 Best Classic and Contemporary Craft Shows in Sunshine Artists Magazine.
We are excited to announce that A Fair in the Park was voted as #25 in the top 100 Best Classic and Contemporary Craft Shows in Sunshine Artists Magazine.
Mellon Park is located in Shadyside on the edge of Squirrel Hill and
Point Breeze along Fifth Avenue and Beechwood Blvd at 6300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
The Pittsburgh center for the Arts and Media (yellow building -fifth and shady) is adjacent to the park. The entrance to the park is available from shady ave. Or beechwood ave.
About A Fair in the Park
This annual contemporary fine art and fine craft festival will take place September 6-8, 2019.
The show hours are
FRI: 1pm-7pm,
SAT: 10am-7pm, and
SUN: 10am-5pm.
A Fair in the Park is held in the lush surroundings of Pittsburgh’s Mellon Park. An estimated 20,000 dedicated visitors enjoy the opportunity to interact with over 100 regional and national artists working in a variety of mediums including clay, fiber, wood, jewelry, glass, metal, mixed media, and two-dimensional art.
All Members of the Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh are offered a booth space at A Fair in the Park. Each year approximately 60% of the artists at the Fair are Members of the Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh, who have become Members by passing a rigorous jury process. The remainder of the artists at A Fair in the Park are selected by a jury from a large pool of national and international applicants.
This is a free and open to the public event, held rain or shine.
Thank you to all of our wonderful artists, loyal sponsors, hard working board members and volunteers who supported us in 2018.