The Edina Fall into the Arts Festival returns for its 21st year on September 6–7, 2025, filling Centennial Lakes Park and the 7601 France Avenue corridor with 245 juried artists, food vendors, and sponsors. Proceeds benefit the Edina First Responders Fund, with the Edina Chamber of Commerce organizing the event.
What to Expect
The festival showcases fine art and handmade goods across photography, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, wearable art, glass, wood, and painting. It is a juried exhibition — which means every artist on the floor earned their booth through a selection process, and the quality reflects that.
2024 Award Winners Returning in 2025
- Lauren Drilling — Fine Crafts (booth 172)
- Deb Reutter — Jewelry (booth 144)
- Jim Musil — Two-Dimensional (booth 123)
- Bryan Ruch / Groveland Confections — Gourmet Food (booth 120)
- Samantha Cobos — Wearable (booth 209)
- Kristi Abbott — Mixed Media (booth 214)
- Nathan Trivette — Photography (booth 221)
- Eddie Phillips — Wood (booth 259)
- James & Ryan Pederson — Sculpture (booth 309)
Live Art for a Cause: Jendayi Berry
Local painter Jendayi Berry will create paintings onsite during the festival. His completed works will be available for online bidding, with all proceeds benefiting the Edina First Responders Fund. It's a live demonstration of both craft and community — art made in public, for the public.
Featured Artists
Emerging Artist: Aruna Rangarajan
Making her first art fair appearance, Aruna Rangarajan (booth 211) creates mixed media pieces combining graphite, acrylics, patterned paper, and hand embroidery. Her subjects are women with presence: "My women are strong, intelligent, and stare you in the face with their stories." The work is as much confrontation as decoration — exactly what a first fair appearance should be.
Best in Show 2024: Dante Germain
Dante Germain won Best in Show at his first Fall into the Arts appearance with his River Rock Glass collection — vessels created by blowing molten glass into water-worn river stones. The process produces forms that carry the imprint of the stone's interior, making each piece a collaboration between artist and geology. He returns in 2025 at booth 200.
Award of Merit 2024: Kate Whisler
In her sixth Fall into the Arts appearance, Kate Whisler (booth 203) creates laser-cut works in matboard, wood, and paper — bold, graphic shadow-box compositions with a precision that reads as both mechanical and handmade. Her 2024 Award of Merit recognized a practice now deep enough to have its own visual grammar.
Food Vendors
- Q. Cumbers
- Sugar Butter
- Edina CoZee Roasters
- Westrum
- Brunos Chicago Dogs
- A to Z Creamery
- Tibetan Momo
- Jasmine Deli
- Greek to Me
- Sno-Dryft Shaved Ice
- Otte's Concessions
- Rollin Nolens BBQ
- Hoppers Mini Donuts
- Muddy Tiger
The Fall into the Arts Festival runs September 6–7, 2025, at Centennial Lakes Park and 7601 France Avenue South, Edina. A downloadable festival map is available at edinafallintothearts.com. Admission is free.