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title: RiverArtsFest Fills Riverside Drive With 160+ Artists This Weekend | WOW Memphis
description: RiverArtsFest returns Oct. 17-18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Riverside Drive between Jefferson Avenue and Beale Street, with more than 160 juried artists.
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# [RiverArtsFest Fills Riverside Drive With 160+ Artists This Weekend | WOW Memphis](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/memphis-riverartsfest-2026)

 Written by [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/jarvis) | Oct 12, 2026, 9:07:59 PM

Downtown's riverfront turns into a mile-long gallery this weekend, and you can take the art home with you.

RiverArtsFest runs Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Riverside Drive, stretching from Jefferson Avenue to Beale Street, according to the festival.

More than 160 juried artists will be selling original work, from painting and photography to ceramics, glass, jewelry, mixed media and wearable art.

The full artist directory is on the festival website, so you can plan your route by booth. Or just wander. That is half the fun.

**Source:** RiverArtsFest. [Read the original article](https://riverartsmemphis.org/plan-your-visit).

**Looking for something fun to do?** [See what's on in Memphis this weekend on EVVNT](https://evvnt.com/events/?towns=Memphis).

*Photo: ["Beale Street in Memphis, TN"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beale_Street_in_Memphis,_TN.jpg) by WillyBearden, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized from the original.*

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