North River Festival of Arts Memorial Day Weekend 2025 in Marshfield MA
The 46th Annual Festival of the Arts will be held on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 & 26 2024 from 10 a.m. to 5 pm with a Preview Party Fundraiser Friday, May 24 from 7 – 10 p.m.
Located on Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills, the Festival offers art and photography exhibits, a fair and street party, and a marketplace for artists and artisans. There are juried awards and prizes for artists and the opportunity for visitors to see (and buy) the best work of the area’s painters, photographers, and artisans. Featured and juried art will include paintings, drawings, photographs, and multi-media sculptures, as well as wood carvings, textiles, and almost any form of the visual arts you can imagine.
Two blocks of Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills will be blocked to traffic, so people will be browsing among several indoor exhibit locations for juried hanging art and outdoor tents where artists and artisans will demonstrate, display, and sell their work. Several of our best artists will be doing painting demonstrations out on the sidewalks, and musical entertainment will be featured across the street from our G.A.R. Hall. Creativity will be everywhere, including kids doing chalk drawings on the pavement.
The Festival of the Arts is a two-day block-party-style celebration of our community’s collective creativity, set in historic Marshfield Hills Village, and also our biggest annual fundraiser. The Festival encompasses fine art, photography, sculpture, live performances by musicians, dancers and thespians, plein air demos, children’s activities, artisans’ creations, delicious fare prepared by local food trucks, and more!
Located on Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills, the Festival offers art and photography exhibits, a fair and street party, and a marketplace for artists and artisans. There are juried awards and prizes for artists and the opportunity for visitors to see (and buy) the best work of the area’s painters, photographers, and artisans. Featured and juried art will include paintings, drawings, photographs, and multi-media sculptures, as well as wood carvings, textiles, and almost any form of the visual arts you can imagine.
Two blocks of Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills will be blocked to traffic, so people will be browsing among several indoor exhibit locations for juried hanging art and outdoor tents where artists and artisans will demonstrate, display, and sell their work. Several of our best artists will be doing painting demonstrations out on the sidewalks, and musical entertainment will be featured across the street from our G.A.R. Hall. Creativity will be everywhere, including kids doing chalk drawings on the pavement.
Schedule coming soon
Saturday
Street Chalking 10AM – 5PM Old Main Street
Face Painting 10AM – 5PM 150 Old Main Street
Marshalairs 11 – 11:45AM Entertainment Tent
Celtic Colin 12 – 12:45PM Old Main Street
PUPPET PARADE 1PM Old Main Street
Music by North River Brass
Gather at the Firehouse at 12:45 PM
to join the parade!
North River Brass 1 – 3PM 142 Old Main Street
Sweet Harmony 3 – 5PM Entertainment Tent
Sunday
National Anthem 11:30AM Entertainment Tent
Performed by Alyssa Budd
Face Painting 10AM – 5PM 150 Old Main Street
Celtic Colin 12 – 12:45PM Old Main Street
PUPPET PARADE 1PM Old Main Street
Gather at the Firehouse at 12:45 PM
to join the parade!
MHS Jazz Combo 1 – 2:30PM Artisan Area
Poetry Under the Trees 1 – 3PM 142 Old Main Street
Hosted by Elizabeth Hanson
Jesse Stiglich Music School 1 – 1:45PM Entertainment Tent
North River Brass 2 – 2:45PM Entertainment Tent
Finale Concert 3 – 5PM Entertainment Tent
Featuring MHS and Furnace Brook
Middle School Jazz Bands