District of Lunenburg - Nova Scotia - Canada
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Lunenburg Arts Fest

Date July 22, 2023 | July 23, 2023
TIME 10:00am - 5:00pm

Live Art at its finest; the Lunenburg Arts Fest hosts artists for a weekend of live art work and sales in beautiful Lunenburg, NS! This event takes place on the Fisheries Museum Wharf, Saturday July 22 and Sunday July 23, 2023.

In addition to traditional painting en plein air, non-plein air artists can also register to demonstrate and sell their work in many tented areas on the wharf.

A Studio Tour component has been added this year which invites artists in their studios or galleries within the Lunenburg boundary, to open their doors and join the festival!

The Lunenburg Art Gallery Society proudly invite everyone to join our celebration at this annual event!

The Lunenburg Arts Fest is an exciting annual painting en plein air event formerly known as Paint Sea On Site, which the Lunenburg Art Gallery Society has successfully hosted for many years.

General Public Admission as always is FREE!

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