Harvard Arts Festival

Mark your calendar for the next Arts Fest: 
April 29-May 2, 2027!

Our four-day annual celebration — produced by the Office for the Arts — shines a spotlight on the vibrant, year-round creativity that fills Harvard’s stages, studios, galleries, classrooms and public spaces. It’s a festival of artmaking and the story of our community: who we are, where we live and how we come together with joy through the arts.

Open to community members of all ages, the festival features more than 150 arts events of every kind, most of them free. With performances, exhibitions, hands-on artmaking and more, Arts Fest is a beautiful invitation for community members, arts lovers and curious explorers to connect with Harvard. It's also a great way to introduce children to the arts.

All the arts. All are welcome.

Arts Fest, which is open to everyone, is Harvard's annual showcase of student, faculty and Harvard affiliate creativity. Produced by the Office for the Arts, with support from the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, the festival is a public event with many free performances and activities for Harvard and community members of all ages.

Reach out to Harvard Arts Festival Producer Alicia Anstead or to the Arts Fest Coordinator Marin Orlosky.