37th Cape Coral Art Festival & Market Place

About the event

The Cape Coral Arts Festival & Marketplace is Lee County’s largest Special Event according to the Lee County Tourist Development Council and the Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau bringing over 120,000 attendees to enjoy the arts in January 2020. In 2020 we were Voted the best Outdoor Event by the readers of Gulfshore Life Magazine and the 5th best Art Festival in the nation by Sunshine Artists. For 36 years the Rotary Club of Cape Coral has been proud to bring this event to the community. NEW THIS YEAR! Any Artist or Crafter accepted to the Street Festival will be given an online booth at our virtual Festival. The Virtual Festival will give patrons the opportunity to preview the work and to shop until till the end of January.

Dates

Jan 08, 2022 · 9:00 AM - Jan 22, 2022 · 5:00 PM(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Location

Florida, United States

1209 Cape Coral Parkway East, Cape Coral, Florida 33904, United States

Directions

Parking instructions

There are many City owned parking lots throughout the South Cape Area, as well as plenty of on-street parking. Refer to the Map for the parking lots. Exhibitors and volunteers are asked to park in approved vacant lots.

Health & safety

Please follow local public health department or CDC guidelines: Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care. Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects daily.

Event highlights

Partners

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We thank all our partners that help bring this event to Lee County

Covid Alert

The Festival will go open.  We ask that you follow Florida Health Guidelines.

Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care.
Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects daily.

Handshakes and “high-fives” are often exchanged at meetings and sporting events, and these can be ways in which COVID-19 can be transmitted from person to person. As a way of decreasing the social pressure to engage in these common behaviors, consider displaying signs (physical and/or electronic) that discourage these actions during the gathering.

Artway on the Parkway

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This is the 7th annual Artway on the Parkway, a section of the Cape Coral Art Festival & Marketplace, showcasing the work of student artists from around the county. Students from Kindergarten through 12th grade were invited to submit work. This event is an important collaboration between the Cape Coral Rotary and our amazing student artists. To apply see the website link above for the form.

Artists, vendors & exhibitors applications

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Cape Coral Market Place Application

Deadline: Jan 01, 2022 (Deadline passed)

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**2022 Market Place Application** The Cape Coral Art Festival invites you to apply to be one of Market Place exhibitors at the 2022 event, rated 5th best in the nation by Sunshine Artists. The festival enjoys an attendance of over 100,000 visitors to the South Cape area in Cape Coral, Florida. The two-day event gives patrons the opportunity to meet and purchase art from businesses near and far. Our goal is to provide the public and our selected merchants an experience of unparalleled quality. Proceeds from the Festival help the Rotary Club of Cape Coral to fulfill its mission of “Service above Self”. View our programs at www.capecoralrotary.com This January, we will be hosting our 37th annual two-day public outdoor event and a month long virtual or online selling opportunity. Our virtual event will be online January 3rd to January 28th at www.capecoralfestival.com. Our public outdoor event on January 8th and 9th, 2022, will give patrons the opportunity to meet and purchase from artists and businesses. We will feature scheduled live events at our outdoor festival and virtual platform to provide our artists and businesses exposure to the world. The event is free to the public as is parking. Things to know about our Eventeny Virtual event: Inclusion in the virtual event is free to live exhibitors. 1. There are no risks when creating a business shop page. You can add videos, pictures, products, etc. or you can go as simple as your logo and a link to your website. 2. Convenience for buyers. Buyers can purchase from multiple vendors with one transaction which has been shown to increase the likelihood visitors will purchase. 78% of shoppers on Eventeny purchase from multiple vendors and artists. 3. Promotion through the event and ranking shops on Google via SEO meta-tagging. 4. You will have a personal booth page for your work. 5. If you’re connected to multiple virtual events on Eventeny, you only have to do the bulk of the work once and tailor as needed for other shows. You won’t need to create separate booth pages per event. See the helpful links at capecoralfestival.com

Cape Coral Non-Profit Application

Deadline: Jan 01, 2022 (Deadline passed)

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**2022 Non-Profit Application** The Cape Coral Arts & Music Festival invites you to apply to be one of 300 exhibitors at the 2022 event, rated 5th best in the nation by Sunshine Artists. The festival enjoys an attendance of over 100,000 visitors to the South Cape area in Cape Coral, Florida. The two-day event gives patrons the opportunity to meet and purchase art from exhibiting artists and craftspeople. Our goal is to provide the public and our selected exhibitors an experience of unparalleled quality. Proceeds from the Festival help the Rotary Club of Cape Coral to fulfill its mission of “Service above Self”. View our programs at www.capecoralrotary.com This January, we will be hosting our 37th annual two-day public outdoor event and a month long virtual or online selling opportunity. Our virtual event will be online January 3rd to January 28th at www.capecoralfestival.com. Our public outdoor event on January 8th and 9th, 2022, will give patrons the opportunity to meet and purchase from artists and businesses. We will feature scheduled live events at our outdoor festival and virtual platform to provide our artists and businesses exposure to the world. The event is free to the public as is parking. Things to know about our Eventeny Virtual event: Inclusion in the virtual event is free to live exhibitors. 1. There are no risks when creating a business shop page. You can add videos, pictures, products, etc. or you can go as simple as your logo and a link to your website. 2. Convenience for buyers. Buyers can purchase from multiple vendors with one transaction which has been shown to increase the likelihood visitors will purchase. 78% of shoppers on Eventeny purchase from multiple vendors and artists. 3. Promotion through the event and ranking shops on Google via SEO meta-tagging. 4. You will have a personal booth page for your work. 5. If you’re connected to multiple virtual events on Eventeny, you only have to do the bulk of the work once and tailor as needed for other shows. You won’t need to create separate booth pages per event. See the helpful tutorials at www.capecoralfestival.com and at Eventeny. We also have this information listed on our Selling on Eventeny page: https://www.eventeny.com/files/virtual-event-business-profile-faq-20201012.pdf?v=202010121743