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2026 Fall Festival

Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

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Overview

Save the date!

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts’ annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

More information on coming this summer.

If you are interested in participating as a community partner or vendor, please contact Tiiwon Siaway at tsiaway@mmfa.org

Fall Festival is a free event that celebrates Montgomery, Alabama’s vibrant creative culture, featuring both local and regional artists from all backgrounds. This free public event features an art market with more than 30 vendors, live music, art demos, food trucks, and tastings with local brewers. The Artist Market is an integral part of Fall Festival; booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale made locally in the River Region.

This year, Fall Festival’s theme will revolve around how art connects us. All artists will live in and make in Alabama. 

This event is rain or shine; in the case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors.

Saturday Information Coming This Summer

Partners + Vendors

Abrakadoodle
Alabama Public Radio
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Alabama State University
Auburn University at Montgomery
Kulture City
Map360
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
Montgomery Whitewater
Old Alabama Town
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Rolling to the Polls
Village Green Records

Artist Demonstrations

Color Terra with Maria Auad | Ceramics
Craigger Browne | Marble
Janke Glass Studios
Green Pea Press
Tiiwon Siaway | Painting
Windham Graves | 3D Printing

Food + Drink Vendors

Verde
Funky Forte Food Truck
Woody’s Italian Ice
Chill Out LLC

Artist Market

Support local artists at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts’ annual Artist Market! Artist Market offers a beautiful array of works in various price ranges, from striking fine art to charming gifts. Work for sale may include visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital art), fabric, clothing and accessories, jewelry, and handcrafted items (sculpture, ceramics, glass, and more). 

Proceeds from Artist Market benefit the local artist community and educational programming at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. 

Artist Market 2026 Artists Coming Late Summer

Steve Barrington | Oils and acrylics
Valla Bryson | Quilts
Patricia Caldwell | Oils and acrylics
Tenesha Carter | Natural products
Hannah Caster | Fiber 
Warren Christopher | Oils and acrylics
Shawna Covington | Acrylics and textiles
Sara Crocker | Ceramics
Laura Cutchen | Mixed media
Alyssa Daniels | Oils and acrylics
Lina de Lorenci Johnson | Jewelry
Janice Dennis | Fiber
Adrienne Gaines | Photography
Trish Gober | Oils

Christopher Greenman | Ceramics
Markell Houser | Acrylics
Carley Jamieson | Watercolors
Linda Lee | Oils and acrylics
Alli McAfee | Mixed media
Sujoung Paek | Mixed media
Shawanda C. (STAR PEACES) | Acrylics and oils
Antje Shiffer | Jewelry
Ciera Simone | Multimedia
Joanne Staley | Jewelry
Sarah Tanner | Mixed media
George Taylor | Oils and acrylics
Beth Wicker | Metals

Abrakadoodle Workshops For Kids

At this year’s Fall Festival, the MMFA is offering FREE classes for ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Each studio will be an opportunity for students to embark on a creative adventure with MMFA in partnership with Abrakadoodle! Celebrate fall as we explore a timeless tradition inspired by nature and create a whimsical mushroom cloche vignette! Classes will be led by Abrakadoodle instructors and students will each have a project to take home and share with their families. 

Pre-registration is required.

To register your child(ren), please contact Ashley Redic at aredic@mmfa.org or 334-625-4359. Please do not sign up your child for more than one class session.   

Saturday Schedule

Class 1A (Ages 5-8) 

Drop off – 10:00am 

Pick Up – 10:45am 

Class 1B (Ages 9-12) 

Drop off – 10:00am 

Pick Up – 10:45am 

Class 2A (Ages 5-8) 

Drop Off – 11:15 AM 

Pick Up – 11:45 AM 

Class 2B (Ages 9-12) 

Drop Off – 11:15 AM 

Pick Up – 11:45 AM 

Class 3A (Ages 5-8) 

Drop Off – 1:15 PM 

Pick Up – 1:45 PM 

Class 3B (Ages 9-12) 

Drop Off – 1:15 PM 

Pick Up – 1:45 PM 

 
 

 

Sunday Schedule

Class 1A (Ages 5-8) 

Drop off – 10:00am 

Pick Up – 10:45am 

Class 1B (Ages 9-12) 

Drop off – 10:00am 

Pick Up – 10:45am 

Class 2A (Ages 5-8) 

Drop Off – 11:15 AM 

Pick Up – 11:45 AM 

Class 2B (Ages 9-12) 

Drop Off – 11:15 AM 

Pick Up – 11:45 AM 

Class Cost

Fee: Free; this is an Access for All Program 
Age: Children 5 to 12
How to Register: 
To register your child(ren), please contact Ashley Redic at aredic@mmfa.org or 334-625-4359. 

Classes are limited to 15 people per class for personalized instruction. To ensure that everyone has access to this class, please do not sign up your child for more than one class session.   

Access for All

This class falls under the MMFA’s Access for All grant, providing free studio classes to all. Note: a registration fee may be required to hold your spot, but it will be refunded once you attend the class.

Click here to learn more about Access for All and the MMFA’s registration policy. 

For questions, please contact education@mmfa.org.