Rain date. Sunday, Sept. 6th, 2026

In conjunction with efforts around the country to celebrate and reflect on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence...

You are Here! Warwick Arts Fest 2026 celebrates Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in a family-friendly outdoor arts festival that invites people of all ages to create, explore, and celebrate together. Through hands-on art making, interactive installations, and live performances housed in three open-air tents in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, the festival brings these enduring ideals to life in joyful, accessible ways. From collaborative image making and storytelling to playful spaces for reflection and wonder, each experience encourages creativity, self-expression, and connection. No art experience is needed—just curiosity and imagination. Together, we come to celebrate not only our shared values, but the happiness found in making and experiencing art as a community.

You Are Here!

Set beneath a series of open-air tents in the beautiful Stanley Deming Park in the heart of Warwick, the festival transforms art into something you can touch and make together. Each tent becomes a space for discovery, offering hands-on activities, performances, and visual art that celebrate what it means to express ourselves freely and to seek joy in our lives.

Life Tent
In this tent, explore what it means to be alive—through color, movement, growth and collaboration. Add your mark, build something together, and watch the artwork evolve as the day unfolds.

Liberty Tent
Liberty is the freedom to express and be who you are. This tent invites you to share your voice through art, words, and performance and express what freedom means to you.

The Pursuit of Happiness
Happiness looks different for everyone. This tent celebrates joy, play, and reflection. Interactive installations invite you to create something that makes you smile, pause, or dream, and explore how happiness can be found in creativity, connection, and simple moments.

The festival welcomes all ages and abilities to create side by side. No prior art experience is needed. Every contribution matters, and every participant becomes an artist for the day.

Together, these tents form a living, collective expression of our shared ideals. By making art in community, we celebrate not only the freedoms we inherit, but the responsibility we share to imagine a more joyful, open, and connected future with dignity for all.

Festival Call
for Artists

This is the year to let the creative juices flow. We want to hear your voice through art, words, and performance. What do the shared values of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness inspire in you and how can you inspire others? 

We’re accepting applications from February 20 through April 1st, 2026. Artists and projects will be accepted on a rolling basis. As there are a limited number of paid artist spots available, we strongly encourage you to apply early.  

We’re happy to discuss ideas with you before you apply. Just send us an email. Contact@WickhamWorks.Org

We can’t wait to see what cool ideas you’ll bring to the festival.

Wickham Works Festival Partners include: The Village and Town of Warwick, Albert Wisner Public Library, Warwick Valley Community Center, Warwick Area Farmworkers Organization.

If you would like to become a Community Partner, please reach out to us at Contact@wickhamworks.org