WELCOME to the 2027 Fort Armstrong Folk Festival!

For over 50 years, the Festival has filled Armstrong County with history, arts & crafts, food, fun and excitement 4 days a year.

This year's Festival takes place August 5-8, 2027.

Hours are:

Thursday 5-10 pm

Friday 12-10 pm

Saturday 12-10 pm

Sunday 12-6 pm

Vendor applications will be available October 2026.

You may apply either online or mail in a paper form.

Click here for information about accommodations, where to park, and area churches.

This application serves as a contract for exhibiting at the Fort Armstrong Folk Festival. Upon acceptance, exhibitors in the Artist Market will be held to the rules & guidelines listed in this contract. Please read carefully and retain a copy of the application/contract and the conditions of the show for your records.

How to Apply

1. Complete, sign and date the Application/Contract.
2. Submit the application by June 1, 2027.
   15. If you are a returning exhibitor and would like to reserve a specific space, you must apply by May 15. Spaces may be assigned to new exhibitors after this date.
3. Make checks/money orders payable to FAFF
   1. A separate non-refundable $25 check/money order for the application fee. Your application fee must accompany your application.
   2. Your booth fee is due at acceptance:

A check/money order for the Booth Fee(s):

1. $350 (12’ frontage x 10’ depth) = 1 Booth Space
2. $700 (24’ frontage x 10’ depth) = 2 Booth Spaces

1. Request a stripe link to pay online if preferred
2. Add $50 if additional electric is needed (one 60 amp outlet per booth space is included).

4. Send photos clearly marked with name, medium & prices (see photos section below).
5. Mail above materials to:

FAFF Artist Market

PO Box 991

Kittanning, PA 16201

6. Or apply online at www.armstrongfestival.com

7. Non-Refundable Application fee of $25 must accompany application to be juried.

2027 will bring a new layout and changes. Some booths will be on the street, some booths will have another booth behind them.  We are looking forward to making the 2027 Festival amazing!

Fan Favorite Award, selected by Festival Attendees, are presented on the Saturday of the Festival.

Fort Armstrong Folk Festival Rules & Conditions

• ALL ITEMS MUST BE HANDMADE. The main criteria for acceptance are the quality and uniqueness of your work, along with the category/medium needs of the Festival. Reproductions of artworks are permitted if processed by the artist or under the artist’s supervision. Reproductions must be clearly labeled with a description of the process.
  • When it is necessary to use commercially produced materials to complete the work of art, the pre-manufactured components must be subordinate [secondary] to the original artistic interpretation of the finished product and cannot be sold separately.
• This festival is juried. A selection committee reviews all information submitted with your application to determine acceptance to the festival. Acceptance is indicated by a letter via email. All artwork exhibited must be originally created and hand-produced by the artist. The selection committee will circulate through the festival every day to review work within the booths.
• Dress code: no tank tops, graphic t-shirts, or short shorts. Clothing should be tasteful, modest, and appropriate.
• Acceptance notifications for new exhibitors will be sent out beginning June 1.
• Rejected applicants will receive a 100% refund of booth fee, with notice of rejection.
• A $35 fee will be charged each time a check is returned by the Exhibitor’s bank. After July 20, only online stripe payments will be accepted.
• Cancellation: An application is a commitment to show. Booth fees are refundable if the FAFF is notified of cancellation by June 1, 2027.
• If work shown at the Festival is inconsistent with the photos submitted or includes inappropriate work or displays, you will be asked to remove the work, booth space may be terminated without refund, and you may not be accepted at future shows.
• Vendor Check In is Wednesday, August 4 9:00am-8:00pm and Thursday, August 5 9:00am-4:00pm. Please stop by the information booth before you set up.
• Exhibitors are responsible for delivery, handling, assembly & removal of his/her own displays & materials. All displays must be contained within the assigned booth space.
• All Artist Market exhibitors will be issued a Vehicle Parking Pass which must be displayed on the windshield of the vehicle. Designated parking areas will be posted. All trailers must be parked in designated parking lots, not on the street.
• The Exhibitor must be the person who designs the work or is a principal of the business, and must be present to show their work. The Exhibitor also agrees not to sublet or apportion to anyone else, said space. Exhibitor is permitted to have assistants in selling work, but may not employ sales agents in lieu of him/herself at the festival.
• No vendor is given exclusivity. If accepted, the Festival is under no obligation to rent booth space to the Exhibitor in future festivals. Booth locations will be assigned in accordance with the best interests of the Festival, which the Festival, at its sole discretion, shall have the right to decide.
• Exhibitor agrees to occupy booth space as assigned, to be open & staffed during all regular Festival hours. If the Exhibitor does not occupy or staff said space, then the Festival is authorized to occupy said space without any refunds or allowances to the Exhibitor and without releasing the Exhibitor from any liability there under. Exhibitors not occupying their assigned spaces by the noon of the Festival start day may be replaced with stand-by Exhibitors with no refund or allowance whatsoever. Anyone arriving late, breaking down or leaving before closing any day of the Festival may be refused entrance to future festivals. It is permissible to break down/pack up on Monday morning after the Festival. Vendor vehicles on Water Street during Festival hours is strictly prohibited, may result in rejection from future festivals, and is subject to police citation.
• The Festival is outdoor in Riverfront Park. Do not assume the ground will be level; be prepared to deal with uneven surfaces, trees, roots, dirt, grass, plants, pollen, wind, sun, heat, rain, insects, etc.
• General Liability coverage and property insurance is strongly encouraged and must be obtained at the Exhibitor’s own expense. Exhibitors are required to have any and all business licenses and permits that are needed for his/her operation.
• 24 hour security is provided from Wednesday, August 4-Monday, August 9.
• All pertinent fire codes, laws, ordinance and regulations pertaining to health, fire prevention and public safety shall be strictly obeyed. Nothing shall be nailed, stapled, taped or otherwise fixed to any community or private property.
• This contract constitutes the entire contract between parties and no waivers, modifications or amendments shall be valid unless written upon or attached hereto and shall be approved in writing by the Fort Armstrong Folk Festival.
• Please share your photos of the Festival on social media.

Photos

• FAFF is not responsible for loss or damage to images. Images will be held for verification of work until the end of the Festival and may be retrieved from the Information Booth during the final day of the Festival. Photos should be of good quality. Please print all information on the back of the photos. Emailing photos is encouraged.
  • Photos should include: Appropriate & accurate representation of the quality and nature of all of the work to be exhibited at the Festival; One photo of your booth display for content & appearance; One photo of the artist for publicity purposes.