Evanston’s lakefront will be transformed into a Global Village for the World Arts & Music Festival, a two-day celebration of global diversity. This event offers free admission to visitors and features art from an abundance of countries, family crafts activities, international cuisine, and live music and dance performances. Attendees will enjoy continuous performances throughout the weekend at two venues.

The World Arts & Music Festival is sponsored by the City of Evanston Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department and partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Artist vendor applications for the 2018 Evanston World Arts & Music Festival (formerly the Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival) are available online. This year’s festival takes place the weekend of July 21-22 at Dawes Park. The application deadline is Friday, April 20, 2018.

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Tompkins at 847-448-8681 or by email at [email protected].