Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 2009 in Orlando Florida

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 2009

Stay at an Orlando Vacation home - and make sure that you visit the Winter Park sidewalk art show and festival during your stay. Image reproduced with kind permission of the wpsaf.org. Copyrighted image. All Rights Reserved. If you are visiting Orlando, Florida in March for Spring break and you are here during the weekend of the 20, 21 or 22nd March 2009 - make sure to visit our office to get a map and directions to Winter Park for the annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.

This year celebrating it's 50th anniversary, this annual event is must see for any family staying in a vacation home in Orlando from VillaDirect - and has something for everyone. The show is one of Florida's longest established, with hundreds of exhibits of art and crafts for sale and an attendance of over 350,000. There are games, concerts, and things for everyone to enjoy all day long. Set in the Park alongside the main street (which is called Park Street in Winter Park!) - be sure to bring along comfortable footwear, as you will be sure to want to see all of the exhibits and stalls - and it's quite a walk in the Spring-time warmth.

		Over 1,200 artists from around the World applied to exhibit in this year's show, and the board of the WPSAF selected 225 international artists to attend. Artists compete to win one of the 62 awards (valued at over $65,000 this year). The WPSAF purchases the winner of the "Best of Show" award and displays the art in a permanent display in the Winter Park public library, along with past winners from previous years entries. The show is open on Friday 20th March and Saturday 21st March from 9:00am through till 6:00pm, and on Sunday 22nd March 2009 from 9:00am through 5:00pm. As well as the art show and festival, every day sees live entertainment presented on the stage located in north Central Park. The entertainment includes live radio broadcasts, performance artists and many bands.