Art in the Park - Lafayette Parks and Recreation

05/07/2025

Announcing……🥁....Our second Art in the Park of the 2025 season is the DOG DAYS OF SUMMER at McPaw Dog Park on Tuesday, June 17! Join us from 6-8:30pm for an evening of local artisans, free kids’ crafts, a number of food trucks, giveaway opportunities, and more. As an added bonus for our four-legged friends - pups who show proof of current rabies vaccinations will be able to frolic in the dog park for the duration of the event at no cost! 🐶🥳🤩

Art in the Park festivals showcase local and regional fine arts and crafts, music, food vendors, and activities for kids. Art in the Park is a family-friendly event, free to attend, and open to the public.

04/30/2025

We are 34 days away from our first Art in the Park for the 2025 season! Get ready for DANCE NIGHT at Columbian Park on Tuesday, June 3 from 6-8:30pm. The evening will be filled with a number of local fine artisans, food trucks, giveaway opportunities, and free kids' craft. PLUS - enjoy performances by your favorite local dance groups (stay tuned to see who will be dancing on Memorial Island stage 😉)

Art in the Park festivals showcase local and regional recognized fine arts and crafts, interactive art, music from local talent, a variety of foods from local food vendors, and fun activities for the kids. Art in the Park is a family-friendly event, free to attend, and open to the public.

03/20/2025

Join us for another summer of Art in the Park! 🥳🎉🙌 We are SO excited for another incredible summer full of dancing, amazing local artisans, arts & crafts, live music, and fun memories for the whole family!! We hope you’ll join us! 🤩

09/04/2024

We’re so glad we got to be a part of making dreams come true! Loved having you at Art in the Park this year Miss Yellow Shoes! 😍

08/22/2024

…and that’s a wrap on Art in the Park for the 2024 season! Thank you to all of our sponsors, artists, performers, and food vendors for participating in our festival series this summer. And of course, thank you to the Greater Lafayette community for coming out and making Art in the Park a success! We will see you next year!

08/21/2024

Hey Art in the Park Fam, looking for something free and fun to do on this gorgeous evening?☀️ Come on out to Columbian Park and enjoy Sounds of Summer on Memorial Island featuring The Prannies!

Food trucks on site will include Papa Macs (mac & cheese and beyond), Beverly Ann's (cookies and ice cream), and Mr. Ice Cream (ice cream & sweet treats)! Come hungry!😋

See you there!

The Prannies will be at the Memorial Island amphitheater TOMORROW night at 7:00pm for Sounds of Summer! Be sure to come by for free live music and delicious food trucks, featuring Papa Macs , Beverly Ann's of Lafayette and Mr. Ice Cream!

08/08/2024

We had a fur-bulous time at the Dog Days of Summer Tuesday night at McCaw Park! The weather ended up being paw-sitively perfect 😍 Thank you to our paw-some art vendors, food trucks, and the wonderfully talented Sheeza for providing entertainment for our community who came out to enjoy the fun! It was the ulti-mutt summer night 🤩🐶

08/05/2024

Sponsor Shout Out! Thank you to our 2024 Art in the Park sponsor: Spencer Childers Group! We greatly appreciate your support!✨💟

08/01/2024

Congratulations to our 3rd giveaway basket winner of the 2024 season! We had so much fun at Art in the Park: End of Summer Bash, and we hope you did too! Make sure to join us at McCaw Park on August 6th for Art in the Park: Dog Days of Summer to enter to win our last giveaway basket of the season! 🐕🐾🤩

07/31/2024

Yesterday was a wonderful night for Art in the Park: End of Summer Bash! Though it was a hot and sticky one, we still had a BLAST! Thank you to all of you who attended the event, and thank you to the art vendors, food trucks, and our sponsors! Also, thank you to Playback DJ for providing us with great music all event long! Don’t miss our last Art in the Park of the season next week with Dog Days of Summer at McCaw Park!🐶☀🍦