Applications Open
1/19/2026
Application Deadline
4/20/2026
Approval Notification
6/4/2026
Event Starts
9/5/2026
Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts
Fourth Street is celebrating its 50th year and remains totally on 4th street! The festival is in the vibrant setting of Downtown Bloomington and has an attendance of 35,000-45,000 people over the two-day period. The Fourth Street Festival was created in 1976 by a group of Bloomington area artists and craftspeople to provide a high quality outdoor art event. The Festival is planned and administered by a cooperative committee of dedicated community artists and art lovers, many of whom have been involved with the event for years.