Bellefonte Arts Festival
Celebrating Local Art since 2009
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​Visual, Performance and Culinary Arts
Always on the third Saturday in May, (unless there is a world wide pandemic... or rain!)
Saturday, May 16th, 2026, 10am - 5pm. Rain date, Sunday, May 17th.
Entrance is free so you can buy more art!​
Join us all day for a fun day filled with art,
friends, and shopping in Bellefonte, Delaware
Bellefonte Arts Festival 2025 Highlights
Bellefonte Arts Festival Beginnings
The Bellefonte Arts Festival was founded by Valerie White and Damon Betz in 2009 as a way to gather and showcase the rich pool of talented local artists and musicians in the Town of Bellefonte, Delaware. The first street festival consisted of 12 art vendors, 4 local bands, two food vendors and indoor dining and drinks at the Bellefonte Cafe. It has grown in the past years to now host 56 art vendors, a beer tent, a kids korner, and a food truck food court. With the popularity of the outdoor festival, an indoor year round shop was created to house over 40 artists who sell their handcrafted works year round. While we still say the Town of Bellefonte is Delaware's best kept secret, more and more people are discovering what makes this tiny town so special. We hope you'll agree.
With much gratitude and appreciation
In 2009 a very special relationship began and an art festival was born. Little did they realize when they sat down to dream up this event that it would grow and unite an already uniquely close-knit and artistic community.
Damon Betz performed with his band Black Cheese at the very first festival. He has scheduled the performance line-up each year since, and provided Barbeque for several years, all while keeping Valerie White sane and calm. He is leaving a giant hole in the arts and music scene, and in the Bellefonte Community.
Thanks for all the love, laughter, and music.
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