{"id":415330,"date":"2026-10-14T11:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=415330"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T23:48:36","slug":"river-clay-fine-arts-festival","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/event\/river-clay-fine-arts-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"River Clay Fine Arts Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience the Arts in North Alabama\u2019s beautiful River City!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join us in historic Downtown Decatur for the River Clay Fine Arts Festival! Scheduled for October 24-25, 2026, the festival features artists from North Alabama, the Southeast region and across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River Clay Fine Arts Festival (River Clay) brings together people from across the region to celebrate the visual arts in all its forms. The juried fine arts festival includes an artist market featuring local and national artists, children\u2019s art activities, student art exhibits and much, much more. Situated on the beautiful, park-like setting of Decatur, Alabama\u2019s City Hall Campus, the festival offers a destination for visiting art enthusiasts and area residents to spend time sharing ideas, purchasing art and immersing themselves in the artistic experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415332\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6275324234974993;width:494px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32.png 900w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32-767x471.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children\u2019s Art Activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children are welcome at River Clay! Young and Young-at-Heart will enjoy the many children\u2019s art activities available during the festival. Coordinated by a group of fun, creative artists and art teachers, participants of all ages will love the opportunity to create with friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415333\" style=\"width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-33.png 900w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-33-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-33-767x520.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Art Exhibit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the experienced artists, River Clay celebrates our up-and-coming student artists! Festival goers will enjoy seeing the display of artwork representing students from public and private schools across Decatur, Hartselle, and Morgan County.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415334\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4706257819082391;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-34.png 900w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-34-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-34-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Trucks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food trucks will be on site offering festival patrons a chance to refuel before going back through the artist market to pick up the perfect piece of art! Beer and wine will also be available. Grab a bite and picnic in \u201cthe grove\u201d or get a beverage and keep shopping!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415331\" style=\"width:364px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31.png 900w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-31-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But First\u2026 Let\u2019s Party!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River Clay Fine Arts Festival kicks off on Friday, October 23, 2026 with River Clay Rendezvous \u2013 An Arts Patron Preview Party! River Clay\u2019s opening night event offers patrons a festive night of food, drink and exclusive first dibs at the artist market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tickets are $60 each!<\/strong><br>A limited number of tickets are available. Tickets include weekend admission to the festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/9UUMYKQLMVFWL\">Rendezvous Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":415335,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"event_listing_category":[186],"event_listing_type":[172],"class_list":["post-415330","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-community-culture","event_listing_type-festival-or-fair"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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