Boardwalk Arts Festival returning Sept. 6 | Arts & Entertainment

The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 2025 Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more than 46 years, the annual event has hosted more than 100 juried artists to showcase and sell their work.

The featured artists bring unique creations representing a variety of different mediums, including paintings, photography, woodwork, metalwork, clay, baskets and jewelry.

The festival weekend will begin on Friday, Sept. 5, with the Meet the Artists Reception hosted by Gallery One from 5 to 7 p.m., sponsored by Delaware Division of the Arts. Attendees can enjoy an evening with the 16 partner artists of Gallery One, located at 32 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean View. Wine tastings will be offered by Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery and light fare by Taste Events.

This is an RSVP-only event. All registered attendees will qualify to win a $300 Gallery One gift card and original pottery by artist John Cooley.

During the festival on Sept. 6, artist booths will be on display on Garfield Parkway, the Bethany bandstand, Hollywood Street, Parkwood Street and along the boardwalk. There will also be a silent auction on the bandstand stage, featuring works of art donated by the festival’s artists. The silent auction is sponsored by Custom Mechanical, and all proceeds from the silent auction will support the arts programs of local elementary schools.

Beach Liquors is again sponsoring a ticketed Wine & Cheese Tasting event at the Harvest Tide Steakhouse event space, located in the heart of the festival on the third floor at 98 Garfield Parkway in Bethany Beach. The Wine Tasting event will take place at two separate time slots (1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m.) and feature tastings from a variety of different wines.

Event sponsors include Southern Delaware Tourism; Supporting Sponsor Heather’s Home Works; Transportation Sponsor Renewal by Andersen; Media Sponsors the Coastal Point, Forever Media—The Wave and Today Media Group; Signature Sponsors Beach Liquors, Common Ground Hospitality, Creative Concepts, Delaware Division of the Arts, Hunter Emory State Farm; Silent Auction Sponsor Custom Mechanical; Premium Sponsors Artisans’ Bank, Bethany Golf Cart Rentals, Harvest Tide Steakhouse, Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery; Shopping Bag Sponsors Bethany Beach Books & The Book Drop, Chesapeake Legal Counsel, Miken Builders, Surfin’ Betty’s Burger Bar; and Communication Sponsor Delmarva Two-Way Radio.

Attendees are being encouraged to shop not only the festival but local businesses, as well as to explore the area’s local art galleries. A business directory can be requested or found on thequietresorts.com to plan for the weekend. For more information, visit BethanyBeachArtsFestival.com or call (302) 539-2100.