Spectators can enjoy handcrafted art from artists from across the country, live music, workshops for kids and diverse flavors from an international-style food court.

An information booth located on the corner of M.A.C. Avenue and Albert Avenue will feature the 50-year history of the event. Patrons will be able to purchase memorabilia, vintage shirts and posters from vendors at the festival.

“My goals are to continue to make sure we are producing the festival efficiently, using dollars effectively, creating quality programming and continuing to fund everything so we can keep it free,” East Lansing Art Festival Coordinator Corinn VanWyck said.

VanWyck said the biggest difference this year will be the relocation of artists from the Albert Avenue parking lot to the streets. She said the adjustment came at the requests of artists who preferred the patron traffic of the streets compared to the parking lot.

“The parking lot that runs along Albert between Beggar’s (Banquet) and Pinball Pete’s is all festival programming, which is hands-on activities, teen activities and our food court,” VanWyck said.

VanWyck said the Emerging Artist Program will be a highlight of the event, with seven booths with various displays, such as mixed media, paintings, drawings and folk instruments. The program began in 2003 as a pedestal to assist artists who are either getting into or back into the art industry.

“I have shown my work on a smaller scale, but never at an art festival before, so (this) was a new opportunity that I am excited to try out,” Emerging Artist participant Holly Ekwejunor-Etchie said.

Communication junior Kailey Kraushaar said she has been going to the Art Festival for as long as she can remember.

“I am not really into art, but it’s always fun to look at the stuff there,” Kraushaar said.

“It’s different from anything I would usually do. There are so many different vendors, so it is not like looking at paintings in a museum … It’s really interesting.”