FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Saturday, May 2, 2026
10am to 4pm
On the Campus of St. Mark's Episcopal Church & Community Arts Center
Proceeds benefit St. Mark's Community Arts Center Programs
ARTS & CRAFTS
Unique handcrafted items and amazing artworks - held outside on the grounds
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Live Music & Entertainment
Coast favorites will entertain you on the City of Gulfport outdoor stage (times subject to change)
10am to 11am
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11am to Noon
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Noon to 2pm
2pm to 4pm
STAGE SPONSORED BY
FINE ART SHOW AND SALE
View some of the finest artwork from across the MS Gulf Coast!
Some art will also be available for sale. Held in the Parish Hall.
Awards and/or ribbons will be presented to Best of Show,1st Place, 2nd Place,
People's Choice and Honorable Mention
2ND PLACE 2025 - MILTON WILLIAMS
"He Purchased the Treasure"
BEST OF SHOW 2025 - STACY WADSWORTH
1ST PLACE & PEOPLE'S CHOICE 2025 - DANIEL SMITH
"56 Chevy"
SPONSORED BY
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CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBIT
"Best of Show" will be the featured art on our Official Poster for 2026
Children's Poster Contest 2026
Theme "Island Life"
Elementary Schools in the Peacock Island Area
were invited to submit art students' best art
representing "Island Life".
Winning entry will receive:
$250 cash award for their school’s Art Department
A basket of art supplies to keep
A framed print of their winning entry, professionally framed
100 limited edition prints will be made, for the artist to sign.
These prints will be for sale at the ArtsFest.
Ribbons will also be awarded:
1st place, 2nd place, Honorable mention
All entries will receive a Chick-Fil-A Kid's Meal
EXHIBITED INSIDE THE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER​​
APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR 2026
SPONSORED BY
COME HUNGRY!
We'll have 7 different food trucks to tickle your tastebuds...PLUS
FEATURING
Mouth-watering
COOK SHAK BBQ
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
and ice-cold
COCA-COLA
Served with chips and an
ice-cold coke​
$10
SPONSORED BY
NEW! PICNIC & PLAYGROUND!
Relax under our shade trees, while watching your children play on our CAC playground
Enjoy picnic under our tents, while watching your children play on the CAC playground! There will be a variety of activities to keep them busy!
We'll even have snowballs and cotton candy
vendors there!
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(Must be accompanied by adult. St. Mark's Communiity Arts Center does not provide supervision, and will not be held responsible for your children.)
SPONSORED BY
PRIZE RAFFLE
Help fund our outreach programs and possibly win a prize!
We'll be drawing all day long, for super prizes! Need not be present to win. We'll also have many prizes from our vendors!
Here's a sneak peek:
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1 year's tuition for CAC Creative Camps - $2,400 Value​
1 signed poster from our children's contest winner​
1 Arts Fest T-shirt
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FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS FOR SALE - $15 Child $20 Adult
FESTIVAL POSTERS - $10 each
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WHY PEACOCK ISLAND?
Legend has it, that the Island on which St. Mark's and the Community Arts Center sits was once home to hundreds of wild peacocks!
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Whether it's true or not, we thought how wonderful it would be to celebrate the arts with our Island community's "unofficial" mascot!
