(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center hosts the outdoor Spring Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Admission is free. Dozens of vendors will be on hand with unique items including hand-crafted jewelry, paintings, candles, wood carvings, baked goods, charcuterie cups, home decor, original artwork, pet products and more.

Delicious grub will also be available from DoBee’s Backyard BBQ, Sweet Pepper Empanada Express and Goldy’s Ice Cream food trucks.

There will be fun for the whole family throughout the day. Starting at noon, Doodle Dude, Doodle Dawn and Miss Fish will provide free art fun for the kids.

The Middletown Arts Center is located at 36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ (next to the Middletown Train Station). Free parking is available onsite with additional free parking available in the station-metered lot on weekday evenings after 6:00pm and on weekends. The event will be held rain or shine.

VENDOR SPACES: The Deadline is May 2, 2025, to apply for a Vendor Space ($50). Areas are 10’ x 10’ and you must provide your own table and/or tent. As the event is outdoors, no electricity will be available and generators are not permitted. Email tj.middletownartscenter@gmail.com to reserve a Vendor spot. Spaces will be assigned in the days prior to the event.

The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility in Middletown, New Jersey that offers performances, exhibits, classes, demonstrations and camps centering on the arts. Its convenient location across from the Middletown train station on Church Street enables easy access and its expanded MAC Annex Education Building is minutes away next to the Middletown Reformed Church. The MAC is operated by a non-profit 501c3, the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council dedicated to bringing quality arts programming and events to Middletown and surrounding communities.

The mission of the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council is to celebrate and promote the arts while enriching the community through arts programming, education, entertainment and cultural connection for individuals of all ages and abilities.