Bloomin Arts Festival

From Bloomin Arts Festival Website:

The Frost Van den Boom, PA Bloomin' Arts Festival is a juried Fine Arts festival and is Bartow's premier event of the year. It is held on the first full weekend each March. Originally called the Spring Art Festival, it has evolved into one of the top festivals in Central Florida and features artists from all across the country.

The festival is a collaboration of the Bartow Art Guild, Bartow Chamber of Commerce, and Main Street Bartow. Event Co-Chairs, Michel Githens and Lara Fredericksen, coordinate an all volunteer staff and workers consisting of members from all areas of the community. These are dedicated, hard working volunteers and truly the backbone of the event.

The festival events include:

Over 100 artists
Car Show (Saturday Only)
RV Show (Sunday)
Quilt show
Flower Show
Student Art Show
Bicycle Race
Huge Kids Activities Tent
Entertainment On the Green
Sunday afternoon Free Concert
Original Artwork Raffle (Bartow Art Guild tent)
Food Trucks
Caricature Artists

The festival takes place along several blocks of beautiful, historic downtown Bartow and local businesses and restaurants are open to welcome festival goers.