2025 Arts & Apples Festival
The 2025 Art & Apples Festival sponsored by Genisys Credit Union and Meijer will be held Friday, September 5 – Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the Rochester Municipal Park, located in downtown Rochester, Michigan.
There is something for everyone at the Art & Apples Festival! The outdoor event will feature over 200 Fine Artists, Make & Take art activities for all ages, over 20 food vendors and memorable stage entertainment all weekend long. This is a family-friendly, community festival you won’t want to miss!
The Paint Creek Center for the Art’s Art & Apples Festival consistently ranks in the Top 50 for Fine Art & Design Festivals year after year. It was ranked one of the Top 10 Fine Art & Design Festivals of the Decade for 2010-2020, placed #11 in the country for 2024 and is a 2025 Best of Detroit finalist by HOUR Detroit in the category of “Best Art Fair.”
Schedule
- Friday, September 5: 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, September 6: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, September 7: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Parking
Guests can park curbside downtown Rochester where available. Structure parking is available in the West Parking Structure located at 406 Walnut Blvd.
Gate Partners
Each year, the Art & Apples Festival collaborates with local nonprofit organizations who inspire and create change in our community. Each one of the organizations welcomes you at their dedicated entrance of the festival and encourages you to donate the suggested $5 donation upon entry. Arts & Apples gives a percentage of their total gate revenue to these incredible organizations. No matter which gate guests enter and how much you donate, you’re supporting six local nonprofit organizations that help take care of our community members. So be sure to be kind, thank them for what they do and please donate $5 for the efforts, if you can, upon entering the festival.
Here are the event’s 2025 Gate Group Partners:
- Gate 1 (ADA parking lot near the pond): Pawsitive Changes Therapy Dogs, Inc
- Gate 2 (Located at 7th and Madison Ave): Rochester Community Concert Band
- Gate 3 (Located at the Kids Art Zone and shuttle drop off): Sparkle Network TM
- Gate 4 (Located at Griggs & Albertson): Rochester Area Youth Assistance
- Gate 5 (Located at the playground off Paint Creek Creek Trail): DRAW (Disaster Relief At Work)
Shuttle
During the festival, a FREE ADA-friendly shuttle service sponsored by Nancy Salvia & Salvia-Clancy Group of Merrill Lynch Wealth Advisors, will be available on Saturday and Sunday from Rochester High School. Guests are welcome to park at the high school, hop on, and take the short 5 minute ride over to the Arts & Apples Festival.
Event Map
Photos – Paint Creek Center for the Arts
