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ArtsFest 2024

Thursday, October 17 through Sunday, October 20

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New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) ArtsFest tradition continues: Every fall ArtsFest — a weekend filled with visual and performing art — is held in New Rochelle, drawing thousands of people from all over the region to enjoy art exhibits and live performances. All events are FREE unless otherwise noted.

Click the buttons below for ArtsFest Events curated just for you!

Artist Studios
Music
KIDS
Outside
After Dark
Film
Dance

View the full ArtsFest schedule here.


Ticketed Events

  • The Moth StorySLAM – Friday, October 18
    • Trinity St. Paul, 311 Huguenot St, New Rochelle, NY, 10801
      6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
      Go to https://themoth.org/events/hope-new-rochelle for tickets.
  • “The Haunt” at Wildcliff Mansion
    • For dates and tickets go to https://www.hauntatwildcliff.com/

Featured ArtsFest Events

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

ArtsFest Kick off

ArtsFest Kick Off Concert

Featuring Andromeda Turre

Thursday, October 17th at 7 pm

Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library

Moth Storytelling

The Moth StorySLAM

Friday, October 18
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin

Trinity St. Paul, 311 Huguenot St, New Rochelle, NY

Park at Transit Center, Prospect or Library lots.

Tickets

Film Festival

ArtsFest Film Festival

Saturday, October 19 from 12 Noon to 6 pm

The Picture House, 175 Wolf’s Lane, Pelham

View Film Reel
car show

ArtsFest Classic Car Show

Saturday, October 19 from 11 am to 4 pm

At City Hall (Hamilton Avenue Parking Lot), Rain Date: Sunday, Oct. 20


Mural Trolley Tour

ArtsFest Trolley Tour

Saturday, October 19 and Sunday October 20

Two tours at 12 Noon and 1:30 pm, Departing from NoMa Hotel Parking Lot

makers market

ArtsFest Makers Market

Saturday, October 19 from 11 am to 5 pm

At Thomas Paine Cottage, 20 Sicard Ave


Dance Festival

 ArtsFest Dance Festival

Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20  from 3 to 5 pm

Whitney Young Auditorium at New Rochelle High School, 265 Clove Road

Participating Dance Companies

  • Accent Dance NYC
  • AJKUN BALLET THEATRE
  • Ballet Arts
  • Ballet des Amériques / Carole Alexis Ballet Theatre
  • The Coleman School of Dance
  • Dance Ministry Institute
  • Hudson Ballet Theatre
  • MorDance
  • Steffi Nossen Dance Company
  • TORCH Dance Theatre
  • Christy Walsh

ArtsFest Open Studios

Local artists will be opening their studios to the public. Click here for listing.

Open Studios

There are more ArtsFest events. Download the full schedule!

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