FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Shop (and support!) local creativity at the 64th Annual Holiday Arts Festival
Sunday, December 6, 10am-4pm | Free Admission
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Event webpage: richmondartcenter.org/HAF
Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center invites the community to its 64th Annual Holiday Arts Festival on Sunday, December 6. A beloved Richmond tradition, the festival draws more than 2,000 visitors for a day of local shopping, art-making, and holiday fun. This year’s event features more than 60 artists and makers, a ceramics sale, food vendors, and art activities for all ages.
Central to the event is the Arts and Crafts Marketplace, featuring handmade ceramics, jewelry, textiles, prints, and one-of-a-kind gifts. It’s a chance to shop small and support local artists. An online vendor gallery lets visitors browse participating artists and makers before the festival.
For returning vendors, the festival is about more than selling their work. “This will be my fifth year participating in the Richmond Art Center’s Holiday Arts Festival! The reason I keep coming back is for the customers…’ says Adrianna Gluck. “The customers are always excited and friendly and help create a true holiday market vibe.”
Beyond the marketplace, visitors can explore the Ceramics Studio Sale, featuring one-of-a-kind functional ceramics by Richmond Art Center artists and students; take part in free drop-in art-making; enter a fundraising raffle; and enjoy food from local vendors in the courtyard.
As Richmond Art Center celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, we’re looking back at a long history of bringing the community together through art. The Holiday Arts Festival is billed as the “64th Annual” event, but holiday sales at the Center date back to 1938. As Executive Director Vicky Chen explains, “The first recorded Christmas sale in 1938 featured handmade work by members and raised money for tools and equipment for the studios. The event has changed over the years, but the spirit is still the same: supporting local artists and makers.”
About Richmond Art Center: Founded in 1936, Richmond Art Center is a nonprofit arts organization with a mission to be a catalyst in Richmond for learning and living through art. Our programs include classes, exhibitions, and events at our facility in Richmond’s Civic Center, as well as off-site activities that bring free, high-quality art experiences to WCCUSD schools and community partners. richmondartcenter.org
For more information contact:
Amy Spencer, amy@richmondartcenter.org
Images: Vendor Adrianna Gluck with her jewelry (middle); the Arts and Crafts Marketplace in 2024 (bottom).
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