Vendor applications are open in January for Art in the Park 2026
Deadline to apply: March 6th, 2026
Art in the Park is a fine arts and fine crafts festival that heralds the start of summer in Columbia, MO - an arts-focused college town, home to the University of Missouri and the recipient of the Missouri Arts Council's first ever Creative Community Award. The festival will be held June 6+7, from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Around 20,000 people visited the festival last year.
In addition to our exhibiting artists, we welcome applications from:
Performing entertainer who is not an exhibiting artist and wishes to provide services to our visitors, such as face painting, henna tattooing, or caricature drawing.
Non-profit organizations with 501(c)3 status interested in promoting your events, programs, and services.
Food vendors providing a variety of food options to our visitors.
Booths are 12 feet by 12 feet.
We will let you know about your acceptance on or by March 11th, 2026. Your booth fee is due ASAP after your acceptance and you are not confirmed until you’ve paid your booth fee.
APPLICATIONS FOR NON-ARTISTS & NON-PROFITS & FOOD VENDORS due March 6.
Please note: If you are a business who has purchased a booth space in the past, we ask that you become a sponsor at a level you feel comfortable and purchase a booth in addition to your sponsorshp. For more details visit our Sponsor page.
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Non-artist means, a performing entertainer who is not an exhibiting artist in our artist village and wishes to provide services to our visitors, such as face painting, henna tattooing, or caricature drawing.
Non-artist booths will be placed in Community Corner - between the artist booths and the food court / playground on the main path. You will need to provide your own equipment including a tent and tables, chairs, or display units. Booth set-up will be entirely your responsibility - including loading and unloading - please plan accordingly).
BOOTH COST: $300 - Booth cost will be paid directly to the Art League AFTER notification of invitation. Application open through March 6th.
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Non-profits booths will be placed in Community Corner between the artist village and the playground / food court along the main path. Your organization will need to provide its own tent and tables, chairs, or display units, and booth set-up will be your responsibility. We ask that non-profits not sell anything from their booth, except tickets for upcoming events.
BOOTH COST: $95 - Booth cost will be paid directly to the Art League AFTER notification of invitation. Application open through March 6th.
We tend to invite non-profits who fit with the arts theme of the festival.
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Food vendor applications are due March 6th. Notification will be sent by March 11th. Booth fees must be paid after acceptance notification to the Columbia Art League.
Booth spaces for food vendors are limited due to the limited access to power in the park.
To keep the food offering varied and fresh at Art in the Park, priority will be given to the following vendors at the 2026 festival:
Local (Columbia-based) food retailers
Diversity of food
Healthy food options
Vendors that can vend from a tent set-up in compliance with Columbia public health department guidelines.
Food vendors MUST use sustainable / recyclable containers or be charged an additional $150.
We have space available at the festival for both food truck and food tent set ups. Food tents are given a 12x12 booth space to accommodate a 10x10 foot tent set up.
VENDOR FEES: $700 for the weekend plus the temporary license fee payable to the City of Columbia upon inspection prior to the festival. Vendors will pay the fee to the Columbia Art League if they are accepted.
THANK YOU, ART IN THE PARK SPONSORS, FOR KEEPING THE FESTIVAL FREE FOR ALL!
