

Marblehead Festival of Arts
Since 1962, our all-volunteer, community-funded non-profit organization produces a premier arts festival over Independence Day week in historic Old Town Marblehead.
Learn more about why the Festival is
a time-honored tradition of the North Shore.
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The Marblehead Festival of Arts is entirely funded by our community.
Please consider making a donation to keep the Festival going for years to come.
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It takes a lot of hands to put on Marblehead's biggest party, and we need your help.
Bring your talents to the MFoA and make the Festival a part of your summertime traditions. Friends and family, young and not-so-young—all are welcome.
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The Marblehead Festival of Arts (MFoA) celebrates the creative vitality of Essex County and will only accept submitted entries that are (and can be defended as) conceived and created by the submitter. Therefore, the Marblehead Festival of Arts (MFoA) prohibits the use of AI, in any form, for all submitted work.























