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

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

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

Your business could be a strategic partner at the Concerts @ Crocker Park level. Limited opportunities available! The Marblehead Festival of Arts is proud to offer local businesses, individuals, and organizations of all types across Essex County and beyond the opportunity to partner with us for the 2026 Festival. This year, we have two tracks (business and individual) and multiple tiers to choose from, each with unique benefits. Tiers have been designed to offer benefits for