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HILLIARDFEST

HilliardFest will be presented by the Old Hilliard Art Fair Association in cooperation with Old Hilliard Street Fair On Sept 13th and 14th 2008.

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Memberships are available for Individual, Family and Lifetime.

Corporate memberships are available for your business.

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All are invited to attend the monthly HAC board meetings. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Hilliard Community Center at 7:00pm.

*Our Mission*
To enhance the cultural and economic vitality of our city by inspiring, enlivening and educating our citizens through the arts.

Art Fair

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HILLIARDFEST

This September 13th and 14th marks the seventh year of the Hilliard Art Fair and the 22nd consecutive gathering on Old Hilliard Day.

This year the two events return to the Franklin County Fairgrounds and Historic Weaver Park for two days, and are sporting a new combined name, Old Hilliardfest. The Festival has grown from humble beginnings on Main Street in Old Hilliard, to an event second only in size to the Fourth of July in Hilliard. The move to Weaver Park has now allowed the Northwest Franklin County Historical Soc. to open the historic village and museums on Festival Days and showcase this important feature of our community.

The Street Fair, hosted by the Hilliard Civic Association, has a midway of vendors and a great variety of food and fun for all ages. There’s a Custom Car Show, Games for Kids, Inflatable “Jumpies”, and Carnival Rides. There is Live Music all day on the “Main Street” stage from some of the area’s best Jazz, Bluegrass, R&B and Funk Bands. On the Community or “Off Street” stage on Saturday some of Hilliard’s finest dance, gymnastic, and martial arts groups and on Sunday, Church at 10:00 and Ecumenical gathering all day.

Each year The Old Hilliard Art Fair Assoc. with the Hilliard Arts Council holds a juried art show for professional artists. This gathering of talents from Ohio and surrounding states provides the opportunity for residents of Hilliard and neighboring towns exposure to art they normally wouldn’t get. The selection of Art represents all media and is of the highest quality.

Artists Application

For more information click here to download a PDF brochure containing an artists application. The Art Fair is open to all artists who exhibit and sell work of traditional or contemporary design.  No commercial molds or manufactured artwork will be accepted. All work must be for sale and have prices clearly marked. The Art Fair site offers grass with shade as well as blacktop and is adjacent to the Historical Village, with activities sponsored by the Northwest Franklin County Historical Society.

Set-up Assistance

Hilliard Arts Council provides set-up help and booth sitting for the artists. To help out with this contact Ken Brenneman at 614-527-4407 or e-mail him at  

    KBrenneman@HilliardArtsCouncil.org.

Children's Art Activities

One of the highlights of the Old Hilliard Art and Street Fair for many children is the hands-on art activities.  There are several ways you can help out:

  • If you are a business or organization you can provide your own art activity or give a monetary donation to sponsor a new activity.
  • If you are an individual or organization you can provide volunteer help for the activities.

Hilliard Arts Council
5237 Norwich Street
Hilliard, Oh 43026

2006 Art Fair memories...

Art Fare 2006
More Art Fare 2006

Please contact Stacey Peters at 614-771-8649 or e-mail her at

    StaceyPeters@HilliardArtsCouncil.org.


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