Powderhorn Art Fair - Community & Youth Showcase 2026

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) is pleased to present the 35th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd, 2026. The Powderhorn Art Fair is a juried fine art and fine crafts festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota's beautiful 66-acre Powderhorn Park. Every year, 180 artists will circle around the tree-lined Powderhorn Lake along with food vendors and community organizations. The Community & Youth Showcase will feature 30 local artists with varying ties to the Powderhorn Park Community or other neighborhoods across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Young artists aged 13-18 are invited to apply to be a part of the Youth Showcase. These are just two of several artist categories that bring this iconic, eclectic, and well-attended regional art fair to life. Over the past 35 years, the Powderhorn Art Fair has showcased thousands of juried artists across the Midwest, spanning 20 artistic mediums. EVENT DATES & TIMES Setup: Friday, July 31, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Event: Saturday, August 1, 2026 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday, August 2, 2026 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Teardown: 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM ARTIST CATEGORIES Main Exhibitor – maximum of 150 artists can be juried into this category Community Showcase – maximum of 35 artists can be juried into this category Youth Showcase – maximum of 5 artists can be juried into this category MEDIUM CATEGORIES Clay, Digital Art, Drawing, Fiber, Fiber-wearable, Glass, Jewelry, Jewelry-beaded, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media 2D. Mixed Media 3D, Painting - Acrylic/Oil, Painting - Watercolor, Painting - Other, Paper, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wood. The Powderhorn Art Fair does not accept buy-sell, mass-produced items, lotions, soaps, or other country craft items. IMPORTANT DATES Application deadline Saturday, February 28th, 2026 (non-refundable application/jury fee) Notification to exhibit by Monday, April 13th, 2026. Confirmation deadline is Monday, May 4th, 2026 (non-refundable booth fee due). ABOUT PPNA PPNA is a 45-year-old, small-but