The Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair is a festival held annually during the third weekend of May on the grounds of the

Old State Capitol State Historic Site The Old State Capitol State Historic Site, in Springfield, Illinois, is the fifth capitol building built for the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in the Greek Revival style in 1837–1840, and served as the state house from 1840 to 1876.

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...

. The festival features both tangible and performing art.

Description

The Old Capitol Art Fair was first celebrated in 1962. It has been held continuously on the lawn of and in the streets surrounding Springfield's Old State Capitol, except when the historic 1837 building was being reconstructed in 1966-70. The fair is known for the Children's Tent, a Springfield innovation. It forms a cordoned-off wing of the Art Fair from which most adults (except approved supervisors) are barred. Items of craft art are offered for sale for a fixed price, affordable for most juveniles through high school age. Many young visitors to the Children's Tent learn for the first time what kinds of art they themselves like and want to buy. In addition to two-and-three-dimensional artworks, the Art Fair offers a lineup of concert music and Illinois festival food. In 2019, the Fair was held on May 18-19.

External links

Map of booth setup for 2014 fair

References

{{reflist Art fairs Springfield, Illinois