Festival das Luzes – Chamada para artistas e expositores

The Riverside Arts Council’s Festival of Lights is a community holiday celebration that brings together art, food, music, and family activities in Downtown Riverside’s Arts & Culture District. The festival runs from November 21 to December 27, 2026, and includes a Switch‑On ceremony, nightly performances, vendor stalls, and a Candy Land experience featuring a Holiday Art Trail. Artists and vendors are invited to apply for participation in several categories:

• Artisans Collective & Candy Land vendors – apply to vend during the Artisans Collective and Candy Land artisan vendor opportunities. Vendor fee: $50 per day. Artists must provide their own white canopy for the Artisans Collective.

• Merry Artswalk vendors – apply to vend or sign up for Merry Artswalk, taking place on the first and third Thursdays of December. Vendor fee: $35 per event. White canopy required.

• Holiday Art Trail installation artists – apply to create or present a holiday‑themed art installation for the Candy Land experience at White Park.

• Community performers – submit a performance application by October 9, 2026, for the Benjamin Franklin Stage.

• Volunteers and event staff – sign up via online forms to support guest experience, wayfinding, activity areas, and public‑facing event needs.

All applications are free to submit. The festival offers performance space, vendor stalls, volunteer opportunities, and event staff positions, but does not provide housing or travel support. The festival is open to local artists, vendors, performers, volunteers, and staff, with specific eligibility criteria such as providing a white canopy for certain vendor categories. The festival’s deadline for performance applications is October 9, 2026, and the vendor application deadline is October 2, 2026. The festival is a recurring annual event, with the 34th edition scheduled for 2026.

For more details and to apply, visit the Riverside Arts Council’s Festival of Lights page and the linked application forms.

Performance space, vendor stalls, volunteer opportunities, event staff positions, and community engagement.

Open to local artists, vendors, performers, volunteers, and staff. Artists must provide their own white canopy for Artisans Collective. Vendors must pay a $50 per day fee. Performers must submit a performance application by October 9, 2026.