The 2025 Festival, held during Maine Craft Weekend, has more than 75 Maine artists and artist crafters, live musicians, and food trucks filling Central Street in Downtown Bangor. Artists are selected by a jury and include a broad array of artistic disciplines, styles, media, and price points.
In addition to visiting artists, the Central Street corridor is home to some of the most artistically-inclined retailers in the area, and attendees are encouraged to visit them as well!
Attending Festival Artists
ArtesCamp Creations
ArtesCamp Creations presents whimsical, folklore-inspired illustrations in gouache and wax pastel, along with block prints, embroidery, and hand-sculpted mixed media art.
https://www.instagram.com/artescamp_creations
Beads by Aimee
Beads by Aimee features handmade beaded jewelry and decor, including leather wrap bracelets, necklace sets, earrings, and peyote stitch designs.
www.facebook.com/beadsbyaimee
Boyett Family Farms
Boyett Family Farms creates handmade, quilted bags in a range of sizes—from coin purses and tiny totes to crossbody bags and larger purses—some crafted from repurposed denim. They also make their own jams, jellies, relishes, and pickles in a variety of flavors.
https://www.facebook.com/BoyettFamilyFarms/
BrookeTrout Designs
BrookeTrout Designs creates colorful and playful earrings and bracelets made from acrylic, wood, and beads in a variety of styles.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrookeTroutDesigns
Knot Me Knot You Jewelry
Knot Me Knot You designs handwoven macrame and silver jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets in timeless styles.
https://www.instagram.com/knotmeknotyou/
Cathy Fogler – Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
Textile artist Cathy Fogler will be selling her whimsical hand-knit and sewn creations and donating 100% of the proceeds to the shelter. Stock up on holiday gifts while supporting an organization that is vital to our community. Items include knit stuffed animals, elegant velvet gnomes, appliqué bags, and balsam pillows.
CWHuntPhotography
CWHuntPhotography offers fine art and wildlife photography by Kathleen Hunt, capturing moments of natural beauty and expressive detail across a range of subjects and styles.
cwhunt.photography
Doanestead Farm LLC
Doanestead Farm LLC offers handmade tallow soaps, creams, jams, sourdough boules, knit hats, and other natural products made on their farm.
www.doanesteadfarm.com
Downeast 3D
Downeast 3D offers an imaginative array of 3D printed creations, including fidgets, flex critters, dragons, busts, props, and tabletop gaming accessories like dice towers.
www.facebook.com/downeast3d
Downeast Resin Art by CHB
Downeast Resin Art by CHB creates one-of-a-kind wood and handmade, unmolded resin arts inspired by Maine’s ocean and wildlife, from jewelry and keychains to decorative items, ornaments, magnets, and home goods in more than 200 unique shapes.
www.facebook.com/downeastresinartbychb
Dream Weaver
Dream Weaver offers handmade knitted goods in a range of sizes and colors, including socks, ponchos, hedgehogs, and silk scarves.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057522306813
Eclectic Crafts By Aubs
Eclectic Crafts By Aubs makes crochet amigurumi from keychains to large dragons, plus whimsical earrings, keychains, stickers, and mystery bags.
https://linktr.ee/eclecticcrafts
ExpiredHalo Art
ExpiredHalo Art creates psychedelic pop art featuring snails, shells, and nature elements on acrylic canvas, prints, and stickers.
https://www.instagram.com/expiredhaloart
Heather Roselle Barter Fine Arts
Heather Roselle Barter Fine Arts showcases original oil paintings of Maine, along with prints, cards, bookmarks, magnets, and ornaments.
https://heatherrosellebart.wixsite.com/barterfinearts
Hope Is An Artist
Hope Is An Artist paints expressive works of sad cats and other creatures, offering original pieces that evoke strong emotional connections.
https://www.facebook.com/p/Hope-is-an-artist-100083163946935
In What Realm
In What Realm creates wearable art from upcycled materials, blending sustainability with cyanotype, block printing, photography, and handmade accessories.
https://www.instagram.com/in.what.realm
Itarf Designs – Handmade Books and Cartonnage
Itarf Designs offers handbound books and decorative cartonnage boxes for art, journaling, and keepsakes in a range of sizes and styles.
https://itarfdesigns.com
Jenna Sue Arts
Jenna Sue Arts offers vibrant original paintings, tiny painted magnets, prints, keychains, stickers, and buttons inspired by her playful style.
https://jenna-sue-arts.square.site/
Jennifer Billotti Art
Jennifer Billotti Art explores wildlife in abstract realism, focusing on our connection to nature through original paintings and prints.
https://JenniferBillottiArt.com
Judy Holder Fine Art
Judy Holder Fine Art offers oil and acrylic paintings, studies, and reproductions, as well as open edition prints and cards.
https://jholderart.com
Facebook: Judy Holder’s Studio
Jules Mogul Photography
Jules Mogul Photography offers unconventional fine art prints and zines featuring nature and portrait photography with a unique perspective.
Instagram: @julesmogul
Kate Stein Quilt Designs
Kate Stein Quilt Designs features fabric collage artwork of botanicals and landscapes, presented on cards, canvases, and matted prints.
Facebook: Kate Stein Quilt Designs
Katie’s Curios
Katie’s Curios transforms bones, teeth, and found objects into evocative art and decor, including domes, magnets, wreaths, and offerings that explore the macabre and forgotten.
Instagram: @katies_curios
Krash Down Design / Genesis Valley Farms
Krash Down Design / Genesis Valley Farms blends pop art and botanical inspiration through mixed media. Offerings include watercolor prints, acrylic originals, woodwork, stickers, handmade salves, saved seeds, and dried floral decor.
https://jessploszaj.wixsite.com/jessploszaj/copy-of-now
Loon Arts
Loon Arts combines herbal apothecary and fine block printing, offering healing balms, tinctures, and sustainable prints on handmade paper and thrifted clothing.
https://loonarts.bigcartel.com
M’s GEMS
M’s GEMS restores and sells vintage Southwestern 925 silver and gemstone jewelry, and creates new pieces using repurposed Mid Century gems like pearls, amber, and moonstone.
https://www.msgemsandfinejewelry.com
Maidenhair & Moss Soap Co.
Maidenhair & Moss Soap Co. makes small-batch artisanal soaps, shampoo bars, and personal care accessories using natural ingredients.
http://www.maidenhairandmoss.com
Meadow Violet Studio
Meadow Violet Studio crafts stained glass art using sea glass, rocks, vintage silverware, and china, along with small-scale oil and watercolor paintings in natural, delicate designs.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeadowVioletStudio
Mitten from Maine
Mitten from Maine offers handcrafted sewn items including sweater mittens, patchwork denim quilts, and catnip toys.
No website provided
Moondrop Gulley
Moondrop Gulley offers hand-crocheted amigurumi creatures and vibrant art prints featuring characters from fan-favorite media.
https://moondropgulley.carrd.co/
Mortem Made
Mortem Made creates framed insects and preserved animal displays inspired by the Victorian era, alongside bone art, mystery boxes, and accessories.
https://instagram.com/mortemmadeofmaine
Naomi Moynihan Art
Naomi Moynihan Art creates surreal and humorous works through etchings, woodblock prints, and paintings that explore nature and animal themes with a playful twist.
https://www.instagram.com/gnaomi.art
Nook & Thread
Nook & Thread specializes in hand-stitched needlecraft kits and accessories inspired by nature, old homes, and animals—offering cross stitch patterns, keychains, and more.
https://www.instagram.com/nookandthread
Nuisance Fingerboards
Nuisance Fingerboards crafts hand-dyed maple fingerboards and accessories, and offers mobile mini skate parks for all ages to try out fingerboarding—no purchase required.
https://www.instagram.com/nuisance_fingerboards/
Oxzee Art
Oxzee Art offers expressive acrylic, watercolor, and oil pastel pieces, sharing a journey of healing through original art, prints, and stickers.
https://www.instagram.com/oxzee_
Paul Lilley Art of Mosaics
Paul Lilley Art of Mosaics creates original handmade mosaic artworks, plus coasters and notecards featuring his colorful designs.
https://www.paullilleyart.com
PERSPEX STUDIO
PERSPEX STUDIO creates mixed media works in repurposed shadowboxes and tins, with themes including mythology, animals, and funerary imagery.
https://perspexstudio.etsy.com
Pine Giant
Pine Giant produces handmade, limited-edition silkscreen prints on paper, with bold designs in small, collectible runs.
https://www.pine-giant.com
Psychedelic RRRuff Woodworking
Psychedelic RRRuff Woodworking creates rustic wooden pieces from salvaged wood, including chainsaw-carved bears, gnomes, and pumpkins, along with functional home décor.
No website provided
Rick Lang Art
Rick Lang Art features fine acrylic paintings that capture the beauty of landscapes and seascapes in bold, vivid color.
https://www.ricklangart.com
Sarah Terrell Illustration and Design
Sarah Terrell Illustration and Design offers whimsical art and illustrations inspired by nature and folklore, including prints, cards, and ornaments.
https://www.sarahterrellillustration.com
Scrap Addict Art
Handcrafted metal art from recycled scrap materials.
https://www.facebook.com/TwistedFateForge/
Simply Sherrilee
Simply Sherrilee offers handmade sewn and metalwork items including earrings, reusable bags, scrunchies, stuffed animals, and bowl covers.
Sister Sheep Knits
Sister Sheep Knits offers handmade fiber art accessories including cozy hats, headbands, and neckwear, blending knitting skill with practical, wearable design.
https://www.instagram.com/sistersheepknits
Soulgood Bakehouse
Soulgood Bakehouse offers handmade pastries, including croissants, danishes, and Asian fusion treats like coconut buns, all crafted with care and buttery precision.
https://www.facebook.com/Soulgood-Bakehouse-61559960536239
Stone Donut Design
Stone Donut Design offers snarky, sweet, and smoky digital illustrations as stickers, lighters, cards, bookmarks, and other fun items.
https://www.stonedonutdesign.com
Sunflower N Ewe Farm
Sunflower N Ewe Farm creates handcrafted rug-hooked items, including three-dimensional pillows, fish, and flowers, many of which are filled with fragrant Maine balsam.
https://www.facebook.com/sunflowernewefarm
Sword Circle Pen LLC
Sword Circle Pen LLC presents fiction, poetry, and essays inspired by military and science themes, along with self-illustrated prints.
https://swordcirclepen.com
The Art of J
The Art of J provides live custom caricatures drawn on-site, along with related prints and stickers featuring their fun and bold style.
https://www.facebook.com/JAnthonyFiori
The Gemini Connection: Fine Art by Rebecca Borja
The Gemini Connection features hyper-realistic oil paintings and prints that aim to inspire peace, along with handmade jewelry and dreamcatchers.
https://www.thegeminiconnection.com
The People of the Dawn Apothecary
The People of the Dawn Apothecary features fine art paintings in a variety of mediums, along with hand-painted watercolor cards and vinyl stickers inspired by natural beauty and symbolism.
https://www.podapothecary.com
The Silent Sparrow (formerly Birchview Haven)
The Silent Sparrow offers beaded jewelry and framed preserved butterflies, including earrings, necklaces, and nature-inspired art.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSilentSparrow
THIS IS CAMP
THIS IS CAMP designs Maine and camp-themed apparel and accessories, offering cozy sweatshirts, hats, handmade signs, stickers, and totes with seasonal and positive messaging.
https://www.thegoodisnow.com
Vixen Hollow Arts
Vixen Hollow Arts creates colorful resin art on wall pieces, coasters, and charcuterie boards with eye-catching designs.
https://www.vixenhollowarts.com
Waterbear Arts
Waterbear Arts specializes in hand-illustrated maps of natural places, along with mixed media artwork, prints, and printed bags.
https://www.waterbearartstudio.com
Weavings By Halley
Weavings By Halley creates handwoven wall hangings from wool, cotton, and silk, along with carefully sewn embroidery art pieces.
https://weavingsbyhalley.bigcartel.com
Webster Park Pottery
Webster Park Pottery produces wheel-thrown and handbuilt ceramics, from functional mugs and bowls to decorative trays and sculptural pieces with earthy charm.
https://www.instagram.com/webster_park_pottery
Yorwick Castle
Katherine Blakeney is an animator, author, and graphic novelist whose work explores themes of monstrosity, disability, and transformation through a Gothic, Expressionist, and Art Nouveau lens. Offerings include a WWI historical fiction novel trilogy, self-illustrated graphic novels, art prints, and a medieval-inspired escape game featuring killer rabbits.
https://www.katherineblakeney.com
Also Appearing
Performances by
10:00 am – Chase Mullins
11:00 am – The Pine Sirens
12:00 pm – Bangor Symphony Orchestra instrument petting zoo
1:00 pm – Hank Garfield
2:00 pm – Grannie
3:00 pm – Sunny Marie
Community Organizations
Bangor Public Library
The Bangor Public Library is the public library of Bangor, Maine and offers free library cards to all Maine residents.
https://bangorpubliclibrary.org/
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter is a dry shelter that offers services to adults, including day programs, year-round.
https://www.bangorareashelter.org/
Challenger Learning Center
Offers dynamic, hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities to inspire a lifelong passion for science, technology, engineering, and math.
https://www.astronaut.org/
The Together Place
Together Place empowers people living with mental health challenges and/or substance use disorder to make informed decisions about their recovery.
https://togetherplace.org/
Food Vendors
No Bones Grill
Food truck featuring smashburgers, boneless wings, fried chicken sandwiches, cheese curds, fries, ice cream sandwiches, and more.
https://www.nobonesgrill.com
Beanie’s Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade
Serving up ice cold classic lemonade at farmers markets, fairs, festivals and local events in Maine!
Find Beanie’s on Facebook
Soulgood Bakehouse
Soulgood Bakehouse offers handmade pastries, including croissants, danishes, and Asian fusion treats like coconut buns, all crafted with care and buttery precision.
https://www.facebook.com/Soulgood-Bakehouse-61559960536239
New England Iron Pollo
Food truck with a flavorful menu specializing in cast iron-broiled chicken with Latin flavors.
https://www.instagram.com/newenglandironpollo
Sawyer’s Shave Ice
Serving authentic Hawaiian shave ice, coffee, and more in Bangor, Maine.
https://www.sawyershaveice.com
Baked by Joy
Cookies that are a celebration of culture, connection, and the simple joy of something sweet, made from the heart.
https://www.homemadebyjoy.com/
Shop-ortunities!
Downtown Bangor offers a wide variety of everyday essentials for your kitchen, home and closet.
From Maine-made souvenirs, locally sourced vintage clothing and apparel, boutique fashion items, sporting gear, a funky piece of art to adorn your walls, craft and antique items, jewelry, art, houseplants, antiques, locally made goods, the perfect bottle of wine, or a hard-to-find book on home repair, chances are you’ll find it Downtown.
Central St. Service Providers & Specialists
- Kishintaikan Dojo
- R&N Wellness Lounge
- Blind Faith Tattoo
- Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
- Print Bangor
- RDL Strings
- Slobodkin Violins
- 5 Star Clippers
- WBRC
Stay for a Spell!
Downtown Bangor offers a range of lodging to fit every style.
Make a reservation for a romantic getaway at the beautifully restored historic Tarratine Inn. Or book an affordable, family-friendly hotel near the largest entertainment venues at the Hollywood Casino Hotel, Residence Inn, or Fireside Inn & Suites. Those who prefer a modern, contactless experience might stay the weekend –or the season– in the bright, contemporary rooms of the Phenix Downtown Hotel in the heart of Downtown Bangor.