The Halifax Art Festival is the second oldest continual festival in Florida. The Festival features a unique blend of fine arts, crafts, music, food, and fun. Admission is free to the public with plenty of free parking for artful shoppers and artists.

The Festival features juried local, regional, and national original works of art from over 200+ artists offering affordable art work for the established as well as the beginning collector.

A comprehensive, multi-layered marketing/publicity campaign draws 30,000 shoppers from the “World’s Most Famous Beach,” the I-4 Orlando/Tampa corridor, and local ‘snowbirds’ to the Festival.

The Festival features two sections – Competitive Fine Arts and Crafts which is juried and judged and eligible for prize and patron money.  Non-Competitive Arts are juried but not eligible for awards.  Art works in both sections are all original.

The Student Art Exhibit and Competition features art students from kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Volusia County public school system as well as area private schools. The student art is located at the News-Journal Center at Daytona State College, 221 North Beach Street, Daytona Beach, during Festival hours. After the Sunday Awards Ceremony, the winning art will be displayed at the Daytona’s Museum of Arts & Sciences, 352 South Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida, for one week.

The Festival, also, supports Children, Pre-K to 5 years old. They are invited to pick up a “Little Van Gogh To Go” kit at the information booth. The “Little Van Gogh To Go” kit can be used at home to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. We invite parents to take a photo of their child’s artwork to post on Facebook, tagging @MOASDaytona and using the hashtag #LittleVanGogh so that their artwork can be featured on the Museum’s Facebook page for the community to enjoy.

Live music will be featured both Saturday and Sunday. Plenty of seating will be available on Beach Street music and snacks. Shoppers may choose from festival food or the many fine bistros and restaurants along Beach Street.

Fest Date: November 4 and 5, 2023

Hours:
Saturday: 9-5pm
Sunday: 10-4pm

Location: Beach Street from Orange Avenue to Bay Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

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