Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts 2026

Showcasing Artists and Their Finest Work…
in the perfect setting of an award-winning
Historic Small Town.

We invite you to apply to the 49th Annual Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts, one of Texas’ largest and most successful small-town festivals. Harvest Moon will take place October 23–25, 2026, in the charming hometown square of the lakeside community of Granbury. Friday, October 23, will serve as artist load-in day, and a special Friday evening activity is being planned to welcome participating artists and guests before the festival weekend begins.

Our artist-friendly festival features corner booths, 10x10 booths, and 10x20 booths. Participating artists enjoy convenient amenities including artist shuttles, a hospitality room, booth relief volunteers, and partner lodging rates offered at select hotels.

The Historic Granbury Merchants Association, Visit Granbury, and our sponsors are committed to the continued success of the Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts. Come experience the charm of Granbury, proudly named USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards Best Historic Small Town in America in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Rich in Texas history and filled with genuine Southern hospitality, Granbury offers visitors a vibrant blend of culture, entertainment, shopping, dining, and lakeside adventure.

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49th Annual Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts 2026

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Check-In: 

Friday, October 23, 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 


Festival Hours:

Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Sunday, October 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM


Artist Amenities include:

- Load in during daylight hours.

- An air conditioned hospitality room providing snacks, beverages, and lunch to Harvest Moon Artists thoughout the weekend.

-Volunteer booth sitters as needed for breaks during the festival

-Security guards for overnight surveillance

-Enthusiastic promotion by Visit Granbury and the Historic Granbury Merchants Association

All artwork must be original or handmade work. The artist or artisan must be present at the event.  No mass-produced or commercial products will be accepted.  Crafts made from commercial kits, ceramics made using molds as a base, woodworking, or sewing from commercial patterns are not appropriate for this show.  We are looking for unique, hand-produced work. Any AI manipulation as part of your original art must be disclosed at the time of entry, and may impact acceptance.

Artist marketing reproduction prints of original work must have prints clearly labeled as such and should not comprise more than 50% of your exhibit.

All works submitted will be considered for the jury process based on merit.  Images submitted must be representative of all work to be shown at the Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts.  The festival directors reserve the right to reject works that do not meet the professional standards listed.

Categories:

Ceramics: All original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry is accepted in this category. No machine-made or mass-produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed.

Digital Art: This category includes any original work for which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using a computer. Work in this category must be in limited editions, signed and numbered on archival quality materials. Traditional photographs taken through digital media should apply to the photography category.  Work that starts with a photograph and is manipulated by digital means must be entered in either the Mixed Media or Photography category.

Drawing/Pastel: Works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayon, etc., or from the fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush are to be entered into this category.

Functional: No forms of mass production are permitted.

Fiber: All work crafted from fibers including basketry, embroidery, weaving, tapestry, and papermaking is included in the category.   No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns, or other forms of mass production are permitted. No factory-produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artist, may be exhibited.

Glass: No forms of mass production are permitted.

Jewelry: All jewelry, whether the work is produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic, or other materials, must be entered in this category. No commercial casts, molds, or production studio work is allowed.

Leather: Includes all works from leather. No production studio work is allowed.

Metalworks: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.

Mixed Media: This category includes works, both 2 and 3-dimensional, that incorporate more than one type of physical material to produce and, include non-sculptural work as determined by the artist. Please note two previous categories, 2D Mixed Media and 3D Mixed Media, have been combined into one Mixed Media category.

Painting: Works created in oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc. are in this category.

Photography: Photographic prints made from the artist's original image, which have been processed by that artist, or under his or her direct supervision, are included in this category. Photographers are required to disclose both their creative and printing processes on prints that have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition.

Printmaking: Printed works for which the artist hand manipulated the plates, stones, or screens and which have been properly signed and numbered as a limited edition may be entered in this category. All giclee, photocopy and offset reproductions will be rejected. Printmakers are encouraged to do their own printing which has been processed by the artist, or under his/her direct supervision.  Printmakers are required to disclose both their creative and printmaking processes.

Sculpture: Three-dimensional original work is done in any medium, including built-up works in wood that are included in this category.

Wood: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned, or carved are accepted in the wood category.

Authors: All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification. 

Please read the Legal Agreement below

A certificate of insurance must be on file before set-up. Granbury Merchants Association will not be responsible for damage to work or set-up.  

An HGMA recommended contact for insurance:
https://www.goosehead.com/agents/tx/granbury/randy-emerson 

Booth Sizes and Pricing: 
Single Booths 10' wide X 10' deep      $350.00 
Corners and premium locations          $450.00  


Electricity:
Limited electricity is available and not guaranteed.  Whisper quiet generators are encouraged.

Tents, Tables, and Chairs:
Tents, tables, and chairs are the artist's responsibility (not provided and rentals unavailable). Tents must be white and in excellent condition.

Tent weights with a minimum of 50 lbs. per leg are required. Tent staking is not permitted.

Set-Up Times: 
Friday, October 23, 2026, beginning at 10:00 AM.  We will update you with your particularly scheduled time no later than one week prior to the festival date.

Vendor parking is located two blocks north of the Square (parking pass provided) with a shuttle service available during festival hours.