Come celebrate 50 years of fine arts excellence at the 2021 Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Arts Festival! With over 50 exhibiting artists, live music, and some of the best food from across Central Florida, the Lake Wales Arts Festival is aiming to provide our VIP guests with the best fine arts experience in Florida. We hope you'll join us for this once in a year experience on the Shores of Lake Wailes!

The Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Arts Festival is happening in 2021! The Lake Wales Arts Council has been hard at work developing a strategy to hold our beloved festival while following all CDC, local, state, and federal health guidelines. This year's festival will celebrate 50 years of Lake Wales Arts Festival events, and you don't want to miss out on becoming a VIP!

This year will feature a variety of precautions to ensure the safety of our artists, staff, volunteers, and guests. New safety protocols include all vendors, volunteers, and staff wearing masks at all times, more space in between our hospitality and artist booths, and hand sanitization stations throughout the entire festival. We’ve also relocated the event to a large green space in front of Lake Wailes Lake, allowing guests to follow social distancing practices during their visit.

With VIP access, you'll receive a variety of perks throughout the festival, including:

• Admission into our VIP lunch on Saturday, 2/20/21 at the Shores of Lake Wailes from 12 to 2 PM. Includes food, beverage, and access to the lounge.
• One admission per wristband to the 50th celebration/Art-B-Que event on 2/20/21 on the Shores of Lake Wailes from 6 to 9 PM. VIP access includes early admission, food (Blue Dog BBQ), drinks (Grove Roots Brewing / Wine), and socially-distanced luxury lounge seating. Get in before the mad-dash for food and relax while we celebrate 50 years of the Lake Wales Arts Festival!
• Admission to our ice cream social on Sunday, 2/21/21 on the Shores of Lake Wailes from 12 to 2 PM. VIP admission includes access to the lounge and unlimited ice cream & beverages.
• Free sodas, water, and popcorn at the Lake Wales Arts Council information booth all weekend long.
• Special VIP parking near the entrance to the festival

We hope that you will join us for what's to be our biggest Lake Wales Arts Festival of the past 50 years! The Lake Wales Arts Council is excited to provide you with a luxury VIP experience to the longest-running arts festival of its kind in Florida. We look forward to seeing you there!