The 51st Delaware Arts Festival located Downtown Delaware on Saturday, May 16 thru Sunday, May 17, 2026. Hours of the festival are: Saturday 11 am - 7:30 pm and Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm. This family friendly event is complete with vendors, food, fun, and entertainment.
The Purpose of the Delaware Arts Festival is to provide three scholarships in the visual arts to graduating high school seniors who plan to study art in an institution of higher education.
Volunteers are needed to assist as early as 6 am on Saturday and as early as 8 am on Sunday, with a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout both days. We can schedule you for as little as two (2) hours up to the entire day, should you wish. We look forward to volunteering with you during this wonderful event.
Our Volunteer Needs are as follows:
1)
Booth Sitters- they step into a booth to allow the vendor to go to the
restroom/pick up something to eat.
2) Traffic Control- assists with the incoming vendor traffic and the exiting at
the end of the show.
3) Unload Tables & Chairs
4) Set up Tables & Chairs
5) Trash Can Placement/Bag Removal and Replacement
6) Hospitality House
7) Unloading Assistance
8) Loading Assistance
9) Runners
10) Tear Down Assistance
11) Watchperson
12) Row Supervisor
13) Barricade Tender
14) General Clean-up
15) End of Festival Tasks
16) Hauling to Storage
