2027 dates are not out yet. The 54th Spring Arts Festival ran April 11-12, 2026, at Santa Fe College's Northwest Campus: free, 150-plus booths.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. This page is updated each year. Santa Fe College has not yet announced the 2027 festival, so the details below are from the 2026 festival as the college published them on its Spring Arts Festival page. We will update this page when the 2027 dates are out.

The Spring Arts Festival is Santa Fe College’s free weekend of art under the trees on its Northwest Campus. In 2026, the 54th festival ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12, with more than 150 booths, live music, food trucks and activities for children. The college calls it one of the region’s largest art festivals.

Know before you go

  • 2027 dates: not announced yet
  • 2026 dates: April 11-12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days
  • Where: Santa Fe College Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83rd St.
  • Cost: free admission
  • Organizer: Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival

The festival at a glance

Detail 2026
Edition 54th
Dates Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12
Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83rd St.
Booths More than 150
Admission Free
Also Live music, food trucks, children’s activities

The festival brings professional artists from around the world together with Santa Fe College student artists, according to the college. The 2026 lineup included painters, jewelers, photographers, ceramic artists and woodworkers, plus a featured artist in residence and a poster artist.

Parking and getting there

The Northwest Campus sits just off Interstate 75 with plenty of parking, the college says. The 2026 festival page carried a downloadable festival map. The college has not published road closures for the festival.

Things for children

In 2026 the college set up games, crafts, a scavenger hunt with prizes, ribbon wand dances, hula hoops and bubbles near its science spaces. Two campus attractions ran alongside the festival:

  • SF Teaching Zoo: free admission and extended hours until 4 p.m. on festival weekend (last entry 3:30 p.m.), with free train rides around the zoo. See the Teaching Zoo’s page.
  • Museum of Earth Science: free. The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium is ticketed.

Showing your art

Artists who want to exhibit at a future festival can submit their name, portfolio link and medium through the form on the festival page. Selected artists are considered for awards and prize money, the college says.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival 2027? Santa Fe College has not announced the 2027 dates. The 2026 festival ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12.

Where is the Spring Arts Festival in Gainesville? On Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83rd St., just off Interstate 75. The college says there is plenty of parking.

Is the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival free? Yes. Admission was free in 2026, and the SF Teaching Zoo was free that weekend too, with free train rides.

How many artists are at the Spring Arts Festival? The 2026 festival had more than 150 booths, mixing professional artists with Santa Fe College student artists, plus live music and food trucks.

What this means for you

  • A free spring weekend for families: art, music, food trucks and the Teaching Zoo in one stop.
  • Watch the festival page in early 2027 for dates; we will post them here when the college does.
  • Prefer art downtown? The Downtown Festival and Art Show is in November.

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