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Aspiring and seasoned filmmakers: Submit your short film to the 2026 MFoA Film Festival!

This is your year! If you've ever wanted to see your art proudly displayed at a Festival exhibit, it all starts here! Apply now and submit your artwork for one of our 11 juried exhibitions!

This is your year! Enter your poetry or prose in the Festival's annual writing contest today! For many in Essex County, the Literary Festival’s annual writing contest is a highlight of the several-day event. Those who enter actively support the Festival’s mission to promote and foster the craft of the written word in Marblehead and surrounding communities. For admirers of entrants’ efforts, plan to hear our winners read their essays, poems, and short stories in the Lee Mansio

We are thrilled to announce the lineup for the 60th Festival Concerts @ Crocker Park Series!

The Robinson Collection Auction is now live for online bidding! Dr. Robinson was an avid fan of the Festival and collected 34 logos and other Festival memorabilia from 1983 to 2010, framed by Arnould Gallery. Additionally, the Robinson family has donated seven sculptures by Beverly Benson Seamans , an esteemed New England sculptor and granddaughter of John Prentiss Benson . This is your chance to own a piece of Marblehead history; an auction like this is truly a once-in-a-gen

We are proud to once again offer three $3000 scholarships to deserving high school senior students who reside or attend school in Marblehead.