Festival News

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

Applications for the 2026 Marblehead Festival of Arts Artisans' Marketplace open on March 1 and end on March 31. Sally Marcy and Susan j Schrader are once again joining forces as co-chairs to put together an amazing three-day event in honor of the 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts!