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Broad Ripple Art Fair
Indianapolis, IN · Arts & Culture
- When
- May 15–16, 2027
- Where
- Indianapolis Art Center · Indianapolis · IN
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The Indianapolis Art Center has run this juried outdoor art fair on its Broad Ripple campus since the early 1970s, drawing more than 180 exhibiting artists each May. Live music, food trucks, and hands-on art activities fill the riverside grounds alongside the vendor booths. Proceeds support the Art Center's studio classes and scholarships.
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- Broad Ripple Art Fairsame spot
The Indianapolis Art Center has run this juried outdoor art fair on its Broad Ripple campus since the early 1970s, drawing more than 180 exhibiting artists each May.
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