Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Location: In the park and inside the centre
Admission is Free of Charge
For All Ages
The Neilson Park Creative Festival features outdoor art and fine craft vendors, live music, a plein-air competition, food and drink with free parking on-site on July 15 at 10: 00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Art and Fine Craft Vendors Outdoors – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm
Art and fine craft vendors selling their handmade items including paintings, drawings, quilts and quilted items, rug crafting, calligraphy, woven and spun textiles, jewellery, stained glass, home accessories, clothing, wood carving, soaps, cards, toys, pottery and more!
The call for vendors is now open!
The deadline for applications is Monday, June 26, 2023.
For more information and application form, please click here.
Art Activities for Youth, 5-14 Years of Age – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Face Painting Inside the Centre – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Juliana and Tawni will create a masterpiece that you can wear all day long! Simply bring the kids to Studio A between 10:00 a.m. – 11: 00 a.m. Free of charge.
Gel Plate Printmaking Inside the Centre – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This workshop is for youth, ages 5-14. Drop off the kids inside the Centre while you shop and enjoy Neilson Park and its surroundings. Kids will learn how to make multiples using the fun technique of gel plate printmaking. Registration is required, the cost is $5.00 (no HST). Register here.
Face Painting Inside the Centre – 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Juliana and Tawni will create a masterpiece that you can wear all day long! Simply bring the kids to Studio A between 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Free of charge.
Wild for Watercolour! Inside the Centre – 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This workshop is for youth, ages 5-14. Drop off the kids inside the Centre while you shop and enjoy Neilson Park and its surroundings. Kids will learn how to paint with watercolours and bring home their masterpiece! Registration is required, the cost is $5.00 (no HST). Register here.
Live Music Performances – 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. / Headliner 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rock out and have a blast with Kidz Rock and adult bands from the Music Studio from 10:00 am to 1:30 p.m. and join us at 2:00 p.m. for headliners “Imposter SINdrome”
Grab a beer, relax, sit back and join The Sindrome live at the Neilson Park Creative Festival in Etobicoke on July 15th. When they hit the stage, prepare yourself for a raucous time of singing and dancing to the sounds of burnin’ guitar licks, drum kicks and a harmonica that’s hotter than a hell-raiser’s fever.
Enjoy performances from the Kidz Rock program at The Music Studio and headliners Imposter SINdrome!
Plein-air Painting Competition – 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This art competition is a take on the French phrase, En Plein Air which describes the process of painting a landscape outdoors. All artists are invited to register for the competition here. Artists may work in a location of their choice: in the woods, with the vendors or musicians – anywhere out-of-doors in Neilson Park.
Competition Categories and Entry Fee
There are two competition categories:
- Youth, 13 – 18 years of age, free of charge to enter
- Adults, 18+, $5.00 entry fee
Awards
Youth category: First, $150; Second, $100; Third, $50
Adult category: First, $250; Second, $200; Third, $100
*Admission and parking are free!