60th Annual
Red Wing Arts Fall Festival
Artists • Food • Music
Join us for our 60th annual Red Wing Arts Fall Festival!
Saturday, Oct 10 / 10-5 pm
Sunday, Oct 11 / 10-4 pm
Downtown Red Wing, MN
Our juried 2-day fine arts festival is one of Red Wing Arts’ core programming events, designed to feature and celebrate our 125+ regional artists in the heart of Red Wing.
Festival visitors can expect a variety of high-caliber original works of art for purchase, as well as other opportunities to be inspired, whether it’s listening to concerts in the Central Park bandshell, watching live painting, creating something beautiful, or eating delicious food.
Visit, shop, play, dine, and enjoy a day of fine art and take in fall color at its peak in beautiful downtown Red Wing.
Red Wing Arts Fall Festival happens the second weekend in October each year.
Each year we invite approximately 125 artists working in ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, wood and more to participate.
The July 1 application deadline has passed. Our waitlist is created from artists who applied by the July 1 deadline; we do not add to this waitlist. To be notified regarding 2027 applications, please email festival@redwingarts.org.
Highlights from past
Fall Festivals!
Photo by Chap Achen
Red Wing, Minnesota
If you’re visiting for the first time, Red Wing is located at the gateway to the Driftless Region on the banks of the Mississippi River. Surrounded by water and limestone bluffs, a visit to Red Wing is worth the trip anytime of year. The short drive from the Twin Cities or from Rochester, MN makes Red Wing a nice day or weekend getaway.
Red Wing Arts Fall Festival happens every year on the second weekend in October. Visit, shop, play, dine and enjoy a day of fine art at the Red Wing Arts Fall Festival and see fall color at it’s peak in beautiful downtown Red Wing.
Each year we invite approximately 120 artists working in ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, wood and more to participate. We also invite artisan food and food truck vendors and extend invitations to emerging and underrepresented artists. Please submit inquiries to: festival@redwingarts.org
The July 1 deadline to apply for our 2026 event has passed. Our waitlist is created from artists who applied by the July 1 deadline and went through the jury process; we do not add to this waitlist. Culinary Arts - The Aug 10 application deadline has passed to participate at as a food vendor.
To be notified regarding 2027 applications, please email festival@redwingarts.org.
Introducing our 2026 Fall Festival Judges, Meng Elizabeth Tang & Steven Sorman!
Meng Elizabeth Tang is a media artist, curator, filmmaker, and art professor whose work moves between digital media, the moving image, photography, and philosophy. She holds a BFA in Filmmaking, an MA in Digital Media from New York University, and an MFA in Experimental and Media Arts from the University of Minnesota, where she teaches art and film.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Kobe Biennale, the Shanghai Biennale, and the Pingyao International Photography Festival. Minnesota Monthly named her an "Artist to Watch," and Rain Taxi has run an extended feature on her work. She served as Dean of the Shelton School of Media and Performance in Singapore before returning to Minnesota in 2025. She is Vice President of the International Association of Female Artists.
Steven Sorman was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1948. Internationally known as a painter and printmaker, Sorman earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Minnesota in 1971. Sorman lives and works in Red Wing, Minnesota. He is best known for his multimedia, complex paintings, drawings and prints. Sorman is a master at orchestrating theme, line, layer, media, and color into challenging images that demand a rhythm of eye movement throughout his artwork.
Among museums internationally that include his work in their collections are the Stedkijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Commissions include the Springhill Foundation, Prudential Insurance, IBM, Honeywell and Hyatt Regency. Sorman won the Bush Foundation Artist's Fellowship in 1979, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Merit World Print III Award in 1980, the Rockefeller Foundation American Center Artist in Residence in Paris in 1982 and the 2nd Bhrat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints Merit Award in 1991.
Numerous one-artist exhibitions have featured Sorman's work in galleries in Singapore, Sweden and the United States. His work has been exhibited in numerous invitationals. “I just try to make things I haven't seen before.”
Congratulations to the 2025 Award Winning Artists!
From left to right:
Katie Ferguson, Sidecar Ceramics - Larry Veeder Best of Show
Elizabeth Gulick, Livvy Felix Felt- Second Place
Nate Freberg, Nate Freberg Woodshop - Third Place
Deneena Hughes, Deneena Hughes Fine Art - Kids Choice
Fall Festival is organized & presented by Red Wing Arts
Our mission is to build a vibrant community Alive with Creativity. We enrich lives by connecting, celebrating, inspiring and leading through shared art experiences. We provide engaging arts events and exhibits around the Red Wing area.
Learn more about our classes and workshops at our Clay & Creative Center, 436 W. 3rd Street and experience local & regional artworks at our Depot Gallery + Shop, 418 Levee Street.
Thank you to the City of Red Wing and St. James Hotel for their in-part sponsorship of the Red Wing Arts Fall Festival.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.