Welcome to the third annual ArtsFest Hudson brought to you by the Hudson Downtown Business Improvement District
Saturday, May 2nd from 12-5pm
Get ready to immerse yourself in the local arts scene… 50 arts and craft vendors, hands-on community art projects for all ages, and live performances throughout the day! NEW this year– food trucks, 3 performance areas, and open studios surrounding downtown!
Accepting Vendor Applications from March 1-April 6
Click HERE for our online vendor application
Volunteers Needed for ArtsFest and Run for Arts 5K!
It takes a village to host high-quality events that draw thousands of people to downtown Hudson! Join our team of enthusiastic volunteers to make sure the festival and fun run are a success. If you have a few hours to spare (or half a day) we’d love to place you in one of our many volunteer roles. Fill out our Volunteer Registration Form and help build community!
Sponsors
Initial sponsors for this event include the Hudson Downtown Business Improvement District, River’s Edge Arts Alliance, Main Street Bank, Serendipity, New City Microcreamery, Hudson Town Hall, and the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson. If you’re interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact artsfesthudson@gmail.com. We’d love your pARTnership!
Performers
We will feature rotating music and dance performances at three separate locations along Main Street… African Drumming with Dave Curry, Bellydancing, Tsunami of Sound, REHarmonix, Symphony Pro Musica, New City Music Studio, In Flyte Aerial Show, Dance On Competition Team, and more…
Activities
We’ll have engaging arts and crafts activities for all ages… Face Painting by Scribble Dibble, Community painting and crafts with River’s Edge Arts Alliance, Meet and greets with Princess Anna of Frozen, Hudson Public Library Storywalk, and more…
Run for the Arts 5K
Come join us to support the arts! Run for the Arts 5k is a walk/run that was created by the Hudson Business Improvement District to help support arts in Hudson for all. The run is scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd before ArtsFest begins. Click HERE for more information and to register. Online registration ends on Sunday April 24th at 11:59 PM.
Rail Trail Flatbread Co. will be providing flatbread to all participants at the end of the race and Medusa Brewing Co will be providing one free beer to all participants over 21 years of age.
Vendors
We’re so excited about the vendors who will be joining us for ArtsFest this year. Plan to shop your way up and down Main Street and support these wonderful local artists and artisans! We’ll add to this list of vendors as we receive applications…
| Name of Vendor |
| Crafty Creations |
| CJDow Studio |
| Marilyn Hanlon |
| Prunella’s Workshop |
| Warmth of Wood Designs |
| Tialinas Homemade Greeting Cards |
| 2Di4 Jewelry Creations |
| Heather’s Hearth LLC |
| Hudson Candle Co |
| Paintings by Carolyn |
| Cozy Creations by Beth |
| NAM Cut-Paper Designs |
| Red Barn Cookies |
| I am Root |
| Hudson Soap Kitchen |
| Stephanie Rita Creative |
| Deirdre and Michael Millman |
| Minha Joia |
| Mystic Moon Beads- Sue Underwood |
| DWolf Designs |
| Dirk Underwood Blacksmith |
| Wear the Wonder |
| Eric Draws Art |
| Sugar and Gold Design |
please visit www.artweekma.org for more info and the application