Fairs/Festivals
Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival 2026
Cleveland, Ohio
Application Fee: $25
Contact Information
Tremont West Development Corporation
Contact Email: scottrosenstein@tremontwest.org
Contact Phone: 216-575-0920
Requirement Overview
- Eligible Applicant Types: Artist
- Submission Limit: 1
Media Requirements
- Images | Min: 5, Max: 5
- Total | Max: 5
Opportunity Summary
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival - September 19 - Lincoln Park – 1200 Starkweather Avenue, in Cleveland’s historic Tremont neighborhood, (216) 575-0920 x106. Multiracial and multicultural Festival features fine art, sculpture, and original jewelry, children’s activities and programs, food booths, musicians, and performers. Saturday 12 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
The application deadline for the 27th Annual Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival has been extended to Friday, June 26, 2026.
Artist notifications, originally scheduled for July 8, will now be sent no later than July 15, 2026.
Thank you for your interest in participating in this year's festival.
New for 2026: The festival will take place as a concentrated one-day event on Saturday, September 19, offering artists reduced lodging and travel expenses while maintaining the festival's tradition of showcasing high-quality visual art in Cleveland's historic Tremont neighborhood.Jump to
General Information
The Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival celebrates its 27th season on Saturday, September 19th (12:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.) in Cleveland's Lincoln Park. This regionally acclaimed festival is presented by Tremont West Development Corporation and Cleveland City Council members: Austin Davis (Cleveland, Ward 7) and Jasmin Santana (Cleveland Ward 14). The festival celebrates the cultural and artistic diversity of Tremont and the greater Cleveland area, and supports the endeavors of its visual and performing artists.
Now in its 27th year, the 2026 Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival is comprised of five Festival Villages:
Children’s Village: hand-on arts, historical, and educational projects:
Community Village: area non-profit organizations presenting material about their mission and services, along with local, independent merchants and vendors;
Cultural Village: food sales by Tremont and Greater Cleveland restaurants , and fair trade merchants and non-profits reflecting the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood and region;
Artists’ Village: Applications for exhibiting visual artists are accepted online in 15 categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Fine Jewelry, Leather, Metal (non-sculptural), Painting (Oil, Acrylic, & Watercolor), Photography & Digital Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture (Paper, Bronze, Clay, Metal, Stone) and Wood.
Food Court: A dynamic area featuring a variety of food sales by Tremont and Greater Cleveland restaurants, food trucks and booths offering an eclectic mix of delicious eats from local vendors.
The Festival has free music and dance performances on the TACF Main Stage.
Northeast Ohio artists are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements
Accepted visual artists must attend in person and remain throughout the full festival day.
Those applying in more than one art category must fill out a separate application and pay another set of application fees.
Inadmissible work
Those applying in more than one art category must fill out a separate application and pay another set of application fees.
Inadmissible work
- Buy-sell art, workshop art or mass-produced items
- Work produced from dies, casts or molds
- Decorations on commercially produced products
Jury Details
Average number of applications submitted each year
70
Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event
50
Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event
5
Booth Information
TYPES OF BOOTHS (10' x 10' Space)
SPECIAL 2026 ONE-DAY FESTIVAL RATE. To reflect this year's one-day, extended-hour festival format, a special one-year registration rate is being offered for 2026 participants.
Visual Artists - Apply Through Zapplication:
Visual artists
Fees: $25 jurying fee - $140 booth fee
All vendor spaces are approximately 10 ft. X 10 ft. and are located on a grassy surface. TENTS ARE REQUIRED; white is preferred. All tents must be anchored with weights; stakes are not allowed. Entire display, including ropes, supports, etc. must be within these boundaries. All vendors must bring their own supplies, including tables, chairs and table cloths. All tables must have a table covering and must be floor length to cover storage area under table. All vendors should display their name and/or business name at their booth. Electricity will not be provided. Please note that the market is held in a grassy area which may be uneven in places.
SPECIAL 2026 ONE-DAY FESTIVAL RATE. To reflect this year's one-day, extended-hour festival format, a special one-year registration rate is being offered for 2026 participants.
Visual Artists - Apply Through Zapplication:
Visual artists
Fees: $25 jurying fee - $140 booth fee
All vendor spaces are approximately 10 ft. X 10 ft. and are located on a grassy surface. TENTS ARE REQUIRED; white is preferred. All tents must be anchored with weights; stakes are not allowed. Entire display, including ropes, supports, etc. must be within these boundaries. All vendors must bring their own supplies, including tables, chairs and table cloths. All tables must have a table covering and must be floor length to cover storage area under table. All vendors should display their name and/or business name at their booth. Electricity will not be provided. Please note that the market is held in a grassy area which may be uneven in places.
Refund Policy
Following a review of the applications and submitted photos, artists will be notified of acceptance by July 9, 2026.
Artist-friendly refund policy:
Visual Artists who’ve been accepted to the Arts Festival and have paid their booth fee, and then decide not to participate, need to send a written withdrawal request no later than August 19, 2026, either via Zapplication, snail mail (to Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival, c/o Tremont West, 2406 Professor Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113) or by emailing scottrosenstein@tremontwest.org.
There are no refunds granted after August 19th for any reason.
Additional Fees
Visual Artist Booth: $140
Terms to Apply
Application Fee: $25