Photos above created by CenterFest artists, staff, and Day Meets Night Photography, A Captured Image Photography.
Durham Arts Council proudly presents the 38th annual CenterFest Arts Festival:
Back in the Heart of Downtown Durham!
Thank you so much for coming to the festival, we hope you had a great time, and we’ll see you next year!
CenterFest 2012 Dates and Times Were:
September 15th and 16th
Saturday 10 am – 6pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Click here to view the CenterFest 2012 Press Release! CenterFest_Press_Release.htm
Click here to view this year’s Merit Award and Citizen’s Choice Award winning artists! CenterFest Award Winners.htm
CenterFest 2012 included many great features such as:
– 130 juried visual artists representing 18 states (including 82 North Carolina artists; 18 Durham artists) will showcase and sell their original, handcrafted work in Clay, Drawing, Fibers, Glass, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Wood, Jewelry, Mixed Media, and Sculpture. It is truly one-stop shopping for art lovers!
– 63 performing acts on 5 stages featuring over 300 performers Continuous music, dance, entertainment.
– 2 Creative Kids Zones provide hands-on arts activities and entertainment.
-Locally-sourced foods and international cuisine
– 40+ Durham area non-profit, government, and civic organizations.
-Beer Garden and Stage
-New Creative Community Exposition
-CenterFest’s first-ever Mobile App, courtesy of Wanderful , now available on iPhone and Android devices!
-A Bull City BUCK$ CenterFest “scan“venger hunt! Scan codes at popular CenterFest locations such as the stages, food areas, information booths and artist booths to earn BUCK$
– A bike valet and special Sunday routes from the Bull City Connector to make getting to CenterFest even easier!
Click Here for Sponsor Information
CenterFest is presented by:
Durham Arts Council
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
Contact us at (919) 560-2722
or via email