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25 Years of Arts on the Avenue!

Application for Arts on the Avenue Festival 2023 are Open

Feb 15- 2023 to April 19, 2023 at Noon. 

Vendor Registration Click Here! 

Saturday August 26

 Light Up  The Night

6pm -9:30pm

Sunday August 27th 

Arts On The Avenue  10AM-4PM

Arts on the Avenue Festival

Welcome to our 25th Annual Arts on the Avenue!  We are celebrating art, all kinds of art, on August 26th, 2022 with Light Up the Night and August 27th, 2022 with Arts on the Avenue . See what artists will be participating this year by clicking "THE LINE-UP" on the website menu above. 

 

It all takes place on First Avenue Ladysmith. Light Up the Night takes place from 6pm-9:30pm and is designed as a fun family event on a Saturday evening in August.  We encourage people to stay up late, bring the family and enjoy downtown Ladysmith, and art. Light Up the Night will include a paint competition, live music, kids area and more. From 7:30pm-9:30pm there will be a street dance.

 

Early on Sunday morning, artists gather with coffee in one hand and original art in the other, ready for you.  This festival is an art collector's dream.  Wander the street and see what artists have brought this year. From original paintings, jewelry, fabric art, carving, Indigenous-made art and more, you will not be disappointed.  The air is filled with music, the streets are lined with art and there is a kids' art space where young artists create their own one-of-a-kind work to take home! The market on Sunday is from 10am-4pm. 

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Road Closure Notice

1st Avenue will be closed from

Warren Street to Buller Street starting on Saturday, the 26th of August at 3:00pm until Sunday August 27th at 5:30pm.

 

Thank you for your understanding!

Bylaw 1155 No Pets

 Arts on the Avenue does not permit dogs.

We love to spend time with our dogs and we  know you like to take them everywhere too.

However, for the safety of all involved

please leave your dogs at home.

 

Thank you!

~Proudly Sponsored By~

BC Arts Council & The Province of BC

BC Arts Council  & The Province of BC

Ladysmith & District Credit Union

Ladysmith & District Credit Union

Ladysmith Fraternal Order of Eagles

Ladysmith Fraternal Order of Eagles

Pharmasave Ladysmith

Pharmasave Ladysmith

Bayview Framing

Bayview Framing

Benjamin Moore Paints Ladysmith

Benjamin Moore Paints Ladysmith

BC Gaming

BC Gaming

Layman Group

Layman Group

Roberts Street Pizza

Roberts Street Pizza

Save on Foods Ladysmith

Save on Foods Ladysmith

Nanaimo Airport

Nanaimo Airport

Town of Ladysmith

Town of Ladysmith

Lions Club

Lions Club

Palmer Leslie Chartered Professional Accountants

Palmer Leslie Chartered Professional Accountants

Ladysmith Downtown Business Association

Ladysmith Downtown Business Association

49th Parallel Grocery

49th Parallel Grocery
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