Stone Arch Bridge Festival: Celebrate Father's Day With Art

This is definitely the time for festivals around Minnesota. Almost every weekend there is something like this going on. Lots of music, food, drinks. artsy things and more!

This time you can plan for Father's Day. A great day for families to get out, celebrate Dad and enjoy some of everything that a festival has to offer. We all know that Father's Day doesn't carry the same weigjt as Mother's Day does, but we still get to celebrate Dads. Father's Day is June 21st. The Stone Arch Bridge Festival happens for two days. June 20th and 21st - with that Sunday, as mentioned above, is Father's Day.

WHAT DOES THE STONE ARCH BRIDGE FESTIVAL ENTAIL

This festival is one where you can just walk around and enjoy a bunch of eclectic items.

The festival hosts 200+ top artists from across the US. Categories include photography, painting, jewelry, sculpture, woodworking, ceramics, printmaking, glass, and fine crafts.

This year, the Stone Arch Bridge Festival has partnered with others to bring you more fun and more opportunities.

Stone Arch Bridge Festival and Loring Park Art Festival will partner with the Minnesota Artists Guild (MAG) for the 2026 festival season.

What does that mean exactly? In short, the partnership will help to elevate a couple of programs.

This festival has also been recognized by the Sunshine Artist Magazine last year in 2025 as one of the 200 best fesitvals of this type. Definitely something to check out. You never know what type of treasure you may find. It's almost like a super-sized flea market only better!

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