Musicians can now apply to be part of this year's Festival!

Ready to add your act to the 2017 Festival? Go to this page and follow the directions on how to apply. The deadline is December 8th, 2016 but why wait?

Artists can also apply right now for the 2017 Festival!

Get your applications in for this year's Festival! Go to Zapplications and apply now! The booth fee is still only $175! Can't beat that deal for the greatest little show in the midwest! Here's the link.

Award Winners for 2016!

Every year we are amazed at the quality of art on display at the Festival. Have a look at the award winners from 2016 here. So hard to choose, right? Congratulations to this year's winners.

Sponsers

Thanks once again to all the volunteers who worked so hard at the event. And a BIG thanks to our sponsors for giving us the financial support year after year. Please patronize these local businesses and thank them for supporting the Festival.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Festival Info:

The Lower Town Arts & Music Festival in Paducah, Kentucky is THE regional Festival for Western Kentucky and the surrounding area. The Festival's mission is to celebrate the cultural richness of this part of the country. We know we have a great thing going on here and we want to present it to you every year at the Festival in Lower Town... regional music, art, theater, food! We have a great Children’s Area every year so bring the whole family! Admission is FREE.

This Festival has been selected as one of the Top Ten Spring Festivals in Kentucky by the Kentucky State Tourism Bureau.

To find out more about the Festival click the main links or the oval icons at the top of this page. At the bottom of this page you will also find a list of The Latest Festival News - check back here often to get updated about the Festival. And by all means... come on down to Lower Town to enjoy it all!

Festival Maps:

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Award Winning Artists from the 2016 Festival:

We saw talent at last year's Festival. Our judge did too and had some tough choices to make.

These are her picks for the 2016 awards. (more details here)

Awards of Excellence:

Dwayne Cobb
Kim Caisse
Thomas Harris

Awards of Merit:
Shand Stamper and Mitch Kimball
Karen Terhune
Emily Howard

Pictures from the 2015 Festival

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2016 Volunteers

Thanks to the many people who volunteered at last year's Festival. We couldn't have done it without you:

Paducah Bank
Paducah Ambassadors
Paducah Hospitality Association
Community Options
Broadway Church of Christ
Four Ten Church
Art Guild of Paducah
Friends and Neighbors in Lower Town and Paducah

Shop the Galleries!

Lower Town is a great place for artists to live and work. Find out by stopping by the galleries of Lower Town any time of year, by special appointment or on our regular Second Saturday (of each month) event.

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Contact us!

If you have specific questions, start in the "Contact us" department to see if your contact is right there... we will make sure that your questions are answered!