Fall Festival of Art Returns to Hastings Main Street
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (October 30, 2024) – Hastings Fall Festival of Art is returning for its second year, bringing art, culture, and history to life on the streets of St. Johns County’s agricultural epicenter, Hastings. From November 30th through December 1st, guests can enjoy a full weekend of immersive art, a cottage artisan market, meet-and-greets with renowned artists, kids’ activities, live music, food trucks, and more. Held in collaboration with the St. Augustine Art Association, the 2nd Annual Hastings Fall Festival of Art kicks off on Saturday, November 30th at 10am on North Main Street in downtown Hastings, Florida.
“There’s something about the energy of Main Street during the Fall Art Festival,” says Jena Dennis, Chair of the Hastings Main Street Board of Directors. “We’ve come a long way revitalizing the Downtown District while maintaining its quaint feel. This is the perfect time to enjoy the intersection of history and art.”
This is the second year the Fall Festival of Art has called Hastings home, after being previously held in St. Augustine for many years. Through a dynamic relationship with the St. Augustine Art Association, Hastings Main Street was able to resurrect the event. The Fall Festival of Art will feature meet and greets with two renowned members of Florida’s Highwaymen–R.L. Lewis will do a live painting demonstration, while Curtis Arnett will sell his artwork. Painters Obie Hunter and Rosamond Parrish will offer plein art demonstrations, capturing the beauty of Main Street in real-time. Muralist Brook Page is collaborating with R.L. Lewis and bringing one of his commissioned works to life on a large scale. The Cottage Artisan Market features the area’s best makers and wares, including jewelry, ceramics, glasswork, pottery, art, and textiles. Art enters a new dimension as the Tale Tellers of St. Augustine delight festival-goers with live storytelling and street performances.
Saturday’s Kids Zone is packed with fun and an extra special kids workshop, “Celebrating Sunflowers: Nature’s Food Source.” Offered in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute, the workshop allows youngsters to create their own sunflower paintings while discovering how sunflowers help the environment and provide tasty seeds and oil. The Kids Zone also offers face painting, crafts, and games to entertain them. Live music sets the mood, beginning at 11am, and no one goes hungry with a selection of food trucks and Hasting’s Coffee Co. serving up delicious food and drinks.
Please visit here to learn more about the 2nd Annual Hastings Fall Festival of Art. Interested vendors may register here. This event is presented with support from the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council.
ABOUT HASTINGS MAIN STREET: Hastings Main Street is a community-driven non-profit dedicated to improving historic downtown Hastings and the surrounding communities by engaging residents, activating vacant spaces to support small business growth, maintaining its historic rural character, and creating a welcoming environment for all residents and visitors. Photos to accompany the press release can be found here. To learn more, visit www.HastingsFL.org and follow along on social media @HastingsMainStreetInc
