2025 Event Schedule

8am – 10 am –Set up Time
10 am – 6 pm – Art Vendors selling inside & outside
10 am – 6 pm – Art demonstrations in middle gallery & garden
10 am – 6 pm – Food Trucks serving
10 am – 6 pm – Music in the Garden
10 am to 10 pm – Heritage Days on and around the square! 

Red River Arts Fest

Saturday, May 3, 2025

10 am to 6 pm

200 West Fifth Street

Shop, Sip & Savor: We are excited to welcome a variety of local artisans as well as food and beverage vendors.  The Center will also have special commemorative cups available for sale, which will include three complimentary beverages.

Special Commemorative Bois D’Arc pens hand crafted by David Keene will be available for purchase in our gift shop.  These pens celebrate the Vive le Bois D’Arc celebration happening on the same day.

Special T-Shirts – special t-shirts for sale featuring our new mural, that was designed by local artist Caroline Blackwell. Shirts will be on sale in the gift shop starting May 1. 

Music – we have a full day of live music and other entertainment planned from 10 am to 6 pm in the garden behind our center.  See below for the schedule, which includes lots of local talent!

Art Demonstrations – there will be art demonstrations in our middle gallery and garden all throughout the day.  See below for the times and locations of a great line-up of local artists. Demos will include watercolors, acrylic painting, drawing, macrame, embroidery, bead work and more!

Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible!

Heritage Days – we are excited to partner with Heritage Days activities which will be happening on and around the downtown square on the same day!

Make plans to join us for a wonderful day full of art, wine, music and family fun!

Music & Entertainment in the Garden

  • 10:00 am – Fannin County Pageant Winners
  • 11:00 am –Drum circle by Rainbow Family of Living, Light & Love
  • 11:45 am – Sapphire Lotus Belly Dancers
  • 12:00 pm– Gary Pond
  • 1:00 pm – Aunt Pearls Biscuits
  • 2:00 pm – Casandra Hashert
  • 3:15 pm – Fiddes Family
  • 4:00 pm – Roger Branch
  • 5:00 pm – Studio 94 dancers

Art Demonstrations in the Garden & Middle Gallery

  • 10:00 am – Sherry Hockett (gallery)
  • 11:00 am – Patty Kreider & Frances Kelly (gallery) & JayeBella (garden)
  • 12:00 pm – Jessie Bryant (garden)
  • 1:00 pm – Carrol Reese (gallery) & Michelle Haynes (garden)
  • 2:00 pm – Chris Cravens (garden) & Kristi Dunbar (garden)
  • 3:00 pm – Caroline Blackwell (garden)
  • 4:00 pm – Tatiana Murray and Wanda Oliver with Windom School of Art (garden)
  • 5:00 pm – Sandy Barber (garden) & Janet Vines (gallery)

Vendors

Belle Rae’s Cafe

Cypress Lake Ranch

Dean Todd

Dos Locos Food Truck

Holy Smokes Laser Designs

Kona Ice

Loco Lemon

Nancy Shuler

Pickle That

Tatiana Baeva

Tisted Limb

Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Silver Sponsors

Cole Title Company

Fannin Bank

First United Bank

Bronze Sponsors

Belle Rae’s Cafe
Clayton Homes
Legend Bank
McCraw Oil and Propane
Pierson & Fendley Insurance

Friends

3 Little Birds Paintings
Iron Sharpens Iron