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'Everyone comes out for this': Allentown Art Festival takes place this weekend

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The 67th Allentown Art Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The festival takes place on Delaware Avenue from North Street to West Tupper. You can find the full festival area on the map below. Organizers say the green areas are not closed to traffic. The barricades show street closures which are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"Everyone comes out for this, you've got people mingling who wouldn't normally," said Nicholas Krafchak, who came to enjoy the festival. "You've got good artists and good people who are pouring themselves into things they really care about."

You will see compositions from 350 artists, in addition:

  • The Corning Glass Museum will have displays and demonstrations
  • The CEPA Gallery will bring its photo lab
  • The Hunt Gallery and Allentown Art Festival will present works by emerging artists
  • There will be metal smithing and pottery demonstrations
  • There will be expanded food and music with the addition of food trucks on Franklin Street
  • New concessionaires
  • Live music in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site

You can find more information here.