Black Swamp Arts Festival · 33rd annual

Eat · Make
Wander

Eighteen vendors

Food

Food trucks sit next to the Main Stage, behind the east side of the street. Two smaller clusters run north by Youth Arts and south at Washington Street.

Main Stage food court

  • J&K Sirloin Tips
  • Big Meals on Wheels
  • Cindy's Concessions
  • Kabob It!
  • Thai Thai
  • Eric's Ice Cream
  • Rusty's Road Trip
  • Tom's BBQ
  • Manny's Munchies
  • Moore Vending
  • Pisanello's Pizza
  • The Tamale Guy

North, by Youth Arts

  • Works-a-Poppin
  • Susie Lynn's Lemonade
  • Snowie Summers
  • The Chubby Batch

South, at Washington St.

  • Detroit Mini Donut
  • Beeez Nuts
On tap

Beer garden

Open to all ages. Alcohol is bought with drink tickets after an ID check and a wristband, and cannot leave the fenced area. Last call is 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Labatt Blue Light4 tickets
Great Lakes Oktoberfest5 tickets
Bell's Two Hearted IPA5 tickets
Bell's Oberon Wheat Ale5 tickets
White Claw — black cherry, peach5 tickets
Sun Cruiser — iced tea, lemonade5 tickets
Sutter Home — cabernet, pinot grigio5 tickets
Heineken 0.0 · non-alcoholic4 tickets
Sierra Nevada Trail Pass IPA · non-alcoholic4 tickets
Water1 ticket
Make and wander

Art all weekend

Juried Art Show, Main StreetFri. 5–8 p.m. · Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Wood County Invitational, Clough at MainSat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Kiwanis Youth Arts Village — paper hats, tie-dye, wood sculpture, mixed mediaSat. and Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. · tie-dye $6, everything else free

Teen Arts and the BG Rotary Chalk Walk, North Main near the Family StageSat. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. · student murals 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Beats on the Street — vocal ensembles competing for their school music departmentsSat. from 10:30 a.m. · Family Stage

Full artist directoryblackswampfest.org, under Art

2026 Chalk Walk theme

The Blended Two: Blending Two Genres into One.

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