Art Shows
Spanish Springs Arts & Crafts Festival: An October 3–4 Show Guide
Spanish Springs Arts & Crafts Festival returns October 3–4, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meet the makers and plan your visit to the Town Square in The Villages.
Spanish Springs Town Square becomes an open-air showcase for makers on October 3 and 4. The two-day Arts & Crafts Festival brings handmade work, food trucks and live entertainment together in a setting designed for wandering.
At a glance
- Dates: Saturday and Sunday, October 3–4, 2026
- Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. each day
- Location: Spanish Springs Town Square, 1051 Main Street, The Villages, FL 32159
- What to expect: Arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and live entertainment
See The Villages Entertainment’s event listing for current details before you go.
A square made for discovery
The appeal of a town-square show is its rhythm. Visitors can circle the booths, step back to take in a piece from a distance, and return for a closer look. It is an opportunity to compare photographs, woodwork and other handmade objects in person, where scale, surface and finish are easier to understand than they are on a screen.
The Villages describes a festival combining local artisans with food trucks and entertainment. That mix makes this more than a straight shopping trip. Spend time talking with the makers about materials and process; then take a break and make another pass. A second look can reveal the detail or decision that first drew you to a work.
Artists and vendors to meet
Among the participants expected at Spanish Springs are Artistic Creationz, Elliott Davis Photography and American Woodworker. The mix alone hints at the range of the show: different photographic approaches alongside work shaped in wood. Artistic Creationz, the photography practice of Neal Nachman and Liz Stokes, has the festival on its upcoming-shows calendar. Exhibitor placements and displays can change, so check with a maker directly if you are going to see a particular piece.
Make a day of it
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Arriving with time to browse is worthwhile: the point is to notice what each booth does differently, not to race through a checklist. The event is at Spanish Springs Town Square, rather than another Villages town center, so check your route before setting out. The official listing is the best place to confirm any schedule changes or event-specific visitor information.
This is an advance guide based on the event listing and participating-vendor information available September 24, 2026; it is not a review of the finished show.