Support the Festival

Thank you. Just by stopping by this page, we sincerely appreciate your support. It truly takes a community to make the Festival shine, year after year. The Marblehead Festival of Arts depends on the generosity of businesses and individuals to operate what has become a beloved, generational tradition for Marblehead and Essex County.

We are a 100% volunteer organization that draws more than 400 volunteers annually to plan, produce, and run the Marblehead Festival of Arts. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes to funding our annual operating budget that encompasses juried visual arts exhibits, live musical performances, children’s festival, street festival, film festival, literary festival, artisans' marketplace and much more. We also award annual needs-based art scholarships that further our mission of supporting our creative community.

Keep the tradition of the Marblehead Festival of Arts alive for generations to come by making a donation below.

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Other Ways to Give

Partnerships

We are currently welcoming individual and business sponsorships for the 2026 Marblehead Festival of Arts. If you'd like to ensure the Festival continues for this year and generations to come, please visit our Partnership page. Partnership giving provides benefits that can't be found anywhere else!

In-Kind Donations

From event and meeting space to equipment and food, the Festival welcomes all kinds of essential in-kind donations. If you would like to make an in-kind donation, please email marketing@marbleheadfestival.org.

Cash Gifts

Checks can be mailed to:

P.O. Box 331

Marblehead, MA 01945

(note: partnership packages must be purchased online)

Memorial Gift

Honor and remember a love one with a special Memorial Gift to the MFoA.

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Tribute Gift

Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation or any other special event with a Tribute Gift.

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Bequests / Planned Giving

Leave a bequest in a personal will to the Festival or include a planned gift to the MFoA in your estate planning to support the arts and make a lasting contribution to the Festival.

Qualified Charitable Distributions

Qualified Charitable Distributions allow donors to make a charitable contribution from a traditional IRA, and may satisfy required minimum distributions without counting towards taxable income. Contact your IRA brokerage firm or your tax advisor to initiate a QCD in favor of the Marblehead Festival of Arts.