Delaware Arts Festival May 16-17, 2026
The 51st Delaware Arts Festival welcomes you back to Downtown Delaware for two days of art, fun, food and entertainment the whole family can enjoy.
We do this each year to offer three scholarships in the visual arts to graduating Delaware County high school seniors who plan to study art in an institution of higher education. The Festival is open Saturday 11 am to 7:30 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Volunteers will be needed as early as 6 am on Saturday and 8 am on Sunday. We can schedule you for as little as two (2) hours up to the entire day. These are the areas that we need volunteers on the days of the Arts Festival:
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-all positions filled
7) Unloading Assistance
8) Loading Assistance
9) Runners
10) Tear Down Assistance
11) Watchperson
12) Row Supervisor
13) Barricade Tender
14) General Clean-up- includes clearing tables/chairs in Entertainment Section
15) End of Festival Tasks
16) Hauling to Storage
Thank you again for expressing an interest in volunteering during this year's Delaware Art's Festival for Scholarships.
Feel free to reach out by text or email if you have any further questions. Put in subject line: Volunteer at 2026 Delaware Arts Festival. Email: mrsjoekidd@aol.com. We look forward to volunteering with you.
