Palo Alto Festival of the Arts

The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts is a two-day outdoor arts festival held in downtown Palo Alto along University Avenue, showcasing hundreds of fine and contemporary artists in a street-fair setting. The event features roughly 260 exhibiting artists, multiple stages of live entertainment, and family-friendly activities that draw large crowds to the city’s commercial core. It serves as a major cultural highlight for Palo Alto and the broader Bay Area arts community.