For Arts Sake

08/20/2026

It wouldn’t be Market for the Arts weekend without the incredible group of humans sharing their time and talents with us to make it happen!!

Making Volunteer Info. Lanyards at 7p the night before the market , cause that’s how we roll 🍓 ❤️ 🦖
Market for the Arts - Downtown Mt Pleasant, MI
Friday 6p-10p
Saturday 10a-8p
Sunday 10a-3p

08/19/2026

FOOD at 9th Annual Market for the Arts this weekend!! Far out Food Truck will be hangin’ with us ALL DAY Saturday! Come early, stay late. ART. EAT. SHOP. Support Local Art & Small business 🍓 🎨 🦖

08/19/2026

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08/17/2026

OMG this weekend!!

We've been planning for 8 months. We've been creating our whole lives. Once a year, we get together in downtown Mt. Pleasant to share it all with YOU!

Market for the Arts
EVENT SPONSOR
Mt. Pleasant CVB: Destination Development Fund

Market for the Arts
ACTIVITY SPONSOR
Mt. Pleasant Jaycees

Market for the Arts: Battle of the Brushes
EVENT SPONSOR
Mid Michigan College

Here's Your Weekend Agenda:

FRIDAY: August 21st
*After Dark Art Vendor Market 6p-10p (includes smores pits!)
*Central Michigan Belly Dance 6:30p
*Future of Comedy:Comedy Show *Tickets available on our website* (https://www.eventbrite.com/checkout-external?eid=1992513544649) Doors 7p Show 8p

SATURDAY: August 22nd
*Art Vendor Market 10a-8p
*Kid Entrepreneur Market 10a-3p
*Joel Tacey Entertainment 10a-1p
**FREE CRAFT TABLES & Community Murals
*Splatter Paint Dome ALL DAY: yes, outdoor splatter paint!!
*Tie DYE: Dye on our limited edition, custom designed White on White "I Arted" T's
*City of Mt. Pleasant 250th Celebration **10a-6p will include live music, rock wall, face painting, and more!
*Farmers Market 4p-8p

SUNDAY: August 23rd
*Art Vendor Market 10a-3p
*Donation Based YOGA with Three Oaks Therapeutics 10a **Donations will support FAS Summer Camp Scholarship Fund
*Battle of the Brushes (Live Art Battle) 11a-1p, winners announced at 1:30p
*Crow Party 12-3p
..I think that's everything. PLEASE SHARE!! This is our very favorite weekend of the year and we want to share it with you!!!

***Event Flyer Created by our beautifully talented Artist Friend Kate Brown
***NEW T's Designed by the ONE AND ONLY Summer Berry of Ethereal Ink (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61590319354200)

NEW T Design Below!!
We have Black T's w/white print available in store. Don't see what you need? Want a different color? Our Friends at Life Unplugged (just around the corner from FAS) will print on demand! Any color T/Tank/hoodie, any adult size!! You're Welcome!

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08/15/2026

SPREAD THE WORD!
We are in need of large coffee cans! If you have any you could donate please stop in tomorrow between 11-2:30pm or next week Wednesday 11-2:30pm / Thursday 11-6pm!

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08/13/2026

Calling ALL able bodies!
We need some extra hands to pull off the biggest baddest Market for the arts Art festival!!
Please consider sharing a few hours of your weekend!
Volunteer registration and info on what you’ll be up to here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yRsE3P0AvD_bJyJOD8bSrrbL9n8budvilbGn87gdSI4/viewform

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

We need your help!

We need YOU to help pull off the biggest, baddest Market for the Arts outdoor Art Festival yet! We've got just 2 week to nail down final details and VOLUNTEERS to help make it all happen!

We need hands on FREE CRAFT TABLES, on SMORE STATIONS, on EVENT SET UP & TEAR DOWN, on SPLATTER PAINT DOME and even TIE DYE TENT.

Below is the link to check out volunteer shifts. You'll even get a cool neon volunteer vest ;)

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