Fine Arts Fiesta announces details for2025 Student Poster Contest, vendor applications

The Board of Directors of the 69th Annual Fine Arts Fiesta reminds regional student artists, professional artists and craftspeople, and food vendors of the upcoming deadlines to submit entries or applications for this year’s student poster contest, and to be a food vendor for the 2025 Fine Arts Fiesta.

The 2025 Fiesta, themed “Listen to Your Art,” runs May 15-18 on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The deadline for the juried Yellow Zinnia Artists’ Market was Monday.

Student Poster Contest: Students currently enrolled in any elementary, junior or senior high school (third through 12th grade) within Luzerne County are eligible.

The student entry must be the original work of the student. Entry must be submitted on 12” x 18”. firm white paper or poster board. Color presentations are preferred but not required; 3 color maximum. Only marker, paint and ink are acceptable. Computer-generated images and artwork are permitted, but may not include any mass-produced, mass-published, pre-designed or clip art images. Words should not be included in the work.

Deadline for submission is March 10, 2025.

Food Vendors: All bids must include a full food and beverage menu and prices, linear foot bid (all bids begin at $25 per linear foot, minimum of 10’ frontal), description of the food vendor stand and a photograph of approximately how it will appear.

The Fine Arts Fiesta reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. No distinction will be made between profit or nonprofit vendors.

Deadline for bids is April 10, 2025. For information and applications.

The Fine Arts Fiesta is one of the longest-running arts festivals in Pennsylvania. More than 50,000 people attend the four-day free event in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

For information on Fine Arts Fiesta 2025, the student poster contest and food vendor applications, visit fineartsfiesta.org.