This award-winning fine art festival features more than 165 juried fine artisans from throughout the United States and abroad. Artists will be exhibiting paintings in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, and ink; impressive small, medium and life-sized sculptures in bronze, clay, metal, stone and wood, sparkling hand blown glass, one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry, beautiful photography, batiks, intricate gourds and much more! 

The festival will take place in downtown Carefree, at the intersection of Easy and Ho Hum streets. Hours are 10am to 5pm each day. Admission is $5.00 for adults and free for Carefree residents. Parking is free all weekend. Altogether, this event promises to be a weekend to forever remember!

Thunderbird Artists, producer of award-winning fine art and wine festivals, lines the banks of the Scottsdale Waterfront with the greatest selection of juried fine arts, delectable chocolates and musicians in the Southwest for the Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival.

Patrons love strolling throughout spectacular paintings, bronzes, glass, stone, copper, clay sculptures, photography and jewelry, while listening to live musical entertainment and enjoying the gorgeous Arizona weather. The Scottsdale Waterfront is a superb backdrop, which adds romance to the event with reflections across the waters.

Thunderbird Artists was approached and has now joined forces with the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership to produce an annual fine art and wine festival.

Located in the heart of the Downtown Chandler historic district, Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West is centrally located to some of the finest dining, retail shops and hotels. We will close Commonwealth Avenue to accommodate juried fine artists.

Patrons love strolling throughout spectacular paintings, bronzes, glass, stone, copper, clay sculptures, photography and jewelry, while listening to live musical entertainment and enjoying the gorgeous Arizona weather. The architecture of the DC makes it a unique area to visit, with original buildings from the early 1900s to the award-winning, modern City Hall. The walkability of the DC makes it a unique area to visit.

This wonderful three-day festival is widely known as ‘…a collector’s paradise™’, due to its rigorous jury, thus producing a festival unequaled in quality. The streets of downtown Carefree make room for more than 165 artists and an excess of original masterpieces. Artists’ work include small, medium and life-sized bronze sculptures, metal, clay, wood, stone, glass and mixed media sculptures. There is an array of pottery, photography, one-of-a-kind jewelry, batiks, stained glass, scratchboard, gourd sculptures and much more. There are also spectacular oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, watercolors, pastel, charcoal, etchings and mixed media paintings. This festival offers a wide variety of mediums, subject matters, styles, sizes and price ranges, ensuring that there is something for everyone.

The Carefree Fine Art Festivals are enhanced by the beautiful Sonoran Desert backdrop of Carefree. These festivals touch each of the senses, with mouthwatering chocolates, the visual feast of art and the subtle sound of ambient music. After taking in all the sights and sounds of the festival, make sure and leave yourself time to discover Carefree’s assortment of unique shops, boutiques, galleries, restaurants and outdoor cafes.

Thunderbird Artists has taken enhanced health and wellness measures this season to ensure the safety of all attendees, participants, staff and communities.