CRAFt - Community Roots Art Festival

APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE! 🎉 We are seeking Colorado based creatives of color for our 6th annual Community Roots Art Festival! That’s marketplace vendors, performers, and food/drink vendors. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting your creative pursuit...THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO APPLY 🙌

Our two day festival will take place at VisionQuest Brewery (Boulder, CO) from Saturday, Sept 19th to Sunday, Sept 20th 2026.

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work, share your talent, and connect with this beautiful community. Applications will close on May 4th 🚨

Community Roots Art Festival supports emerging and established Colorado-based creatives of color by providing opportunities that break down economic and social barriers, contributing to an environment where they can thrive. We envision a world where Colorado’s arts community is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive industry—one that prioritizes, celebrates, and uplifts local creatives of color as leaders and change makers.

You heard it here first…. CRAFt is coming back for YEAR 6!!! 🎉

If you’ve attended before, we’re excited to welcome you back. If you’re new here, hello! 👋🏽

A short (re)introduction to Community Roots Art Festival (CRAFt):

Our mission is to support emerging and established Colorado-based creatives of color by providing opportunities that break down economic and social barriers, contributing to an environment where they can thrive.

We envision a future in which Colorado’s arts community is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive industry-one that prioritizes, celebrates, and uplifts local creatives of color as leaders and change-makers.

In the coming months, we’ll be announcing applications for creatives, volunteer opportunities and updates on the festival. Stay tuned! 👀

Reshare this post or tag a friend for a chance to receive a free hour of tattooing from ! 🙌🏽 Reshare by Dec 9th and winner will be selected Dec 10th. A rehare and tagging a friend will count as two entries!

Better yet, donate through our LinkTree to support CRAFt this Colorado Gives Day.

CRAFt is 5 years in with big plans for the future. Your donation will help us:
- Build up our mentorship program to better support emerging artists
- Launch another festival in the Metro Denver area
- Offer more workshops throughout the year
- Provide more opportunities to our creatives
- Establish our creative-first approach as the industry standard

Help us make all of these plans a reality by donating today and pushing us towards our $1,500 goal.

Plus, when you give between now and December 9th, your donation is boosted by the $1M+ Incentive Fund thanks to the Colorado Gives Foundation and FirstBank.

If you set up a new monthly recurring donation, Colorado Gives Foundation will match your first monthly gift up to $100 (and up to $250K total across all organizations).

Give today and remove barriers, create opportunity, and support Colorado’s creatives of color!

PETS OF CRAFt!!! We loved seeing all these very good girls and boys 🐶🐱🐍 tag us in your festival pet photos!