What To Expect At Lawton's Annual Arts For All Festival

A tradition in Lawton on Mother's Day weekend is the annual Arts for All Festival. This year's festival will take place May 8-10 at Shepler Park in downtown Lawton.

Like every year, the annual Arts for All Festival will feature artist booths, live music and food vendors all weekend long in Shepler Park and near the Lawton Farmers Market. This year's festival will see a return of the festival's iconic Wine Garden.

The Arts for All Festival has been a Lawton tradition since 1974.

Most Lawton residents have been attending the annual Arts for All Festival for as long as they can remember! The festival is longstanding tradition for many Lawton families, and has been since the festival's inception in 1974.

As always, the Arts for All Festival is free to attend. Visitors can browse various artist booths, enjoy delicious food from multiple food vendors, and enjoy free, live entertainment. And this year, those of wine-drinking age will once again get to enjoy the festival's iconic Wine Bar as it makes a return at this year's festival.

Below is the schedule of this year's Arts for All Festival.

4-8 p.m. Friday, May 8
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 10

More details about this year's festival can be found on the Arts for All official website.

Lawton's annual Arts for All Festival is a fundraiser for local arts organizations.

The annual Arts for All Festival is hosted by Arts for All, Inc., which is a Lawton nonprofit dedicated to fostering the arts in southwest Oklahoma. Arts for All is dedicated to raising funds for its member groups, which include the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawton Community Theatre, Wichita Wildlight Photographic Society, Lawton Fort Sill Art Council and Lawton Pro Musica.

The Arts for All Festival is one of three fundraisers Arts for All hosts throughout the year. The nonprofits other fundraisers include its annual Fund Drive and Arts for All Gala. More information about Arts for All is available on the nonprofit's website.

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