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Arts on the Avenue Festival

Welcome to our 25th Annual Arts on the Avenue Festival!

 

We are celebrating art, all kinds of art, on August 26th, 2023 with our evening Art Jam and August 27th, 2023 with out Arts on the Avenue Market. 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. Art Jam (formerly know as Light Up the Night) takes place from 6 PM-9:30 PM 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. Art Jam will include a paint competition, live music, kids area and interactive art stations for the whole family to enjoy. From 7:30 PM-9:30 PM 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 art market 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

10 AM-4 PM. 

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Saturday August 26th

6 PM -9:30 PM

Evening Art Jam

 

 

Sunday August 27th 

 10AM-4PM

Arts on the Avenue Market

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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!

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~Proudly Sponsored By~

BC Arts Council & The Province of BC

BC Arts Council  & The Province of BC

Mid Island CO-OP

Mid Island CO-OP

Pharmasave Ladysmith

Pharmasave Ladysmith

Country Grocer Ladysmith

Country Grocer Ladysmith

Town of Ladysmith

Town of Ladysmith

Layman Group

Layman Group

Ladysmith Downtown Business Association

Ladysmith Downtown Business Association

Benjamin Moore Paints Ladysmith

Benjamin Moore Paints Ladysmith

Ladysmith & District Credit Union

Ladysmith & District Credit Union

Palmer Leslie Chartered Professional Accountants

Palmer Leslie Chartered Professional Accountants

Nanaimo Airport

Nanaimo Airport
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