The NewBo Art Fest 2026 will take place Sunday, Labor Day Weekend, September 6, 2026 9am-4pm at the NewBo City Market lawn, 1100 3^rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Juried show.
• 40 Openings
• The submission fee  $35.00 Early Bird and $45.00 after the early bird deadline (all submission fees are non-refundable)
• Booth Fee : FREE  Our sponsors have made it a priority to support the arts in Cedar Rapids and feel that FREE artist booths makes our fest unique and exemplifies our true bohemian spirit.

DEPOSIT

A $100.00 deposit required to hold your space. Your original deposit check will be returned when you arrive at the fest. It will not be cashed unless you do not show up.

AWARDS

1st Place = $500.00

2nd Place = $250.00

3rd Place = $150.00

TENTS

A single space is 10’x10’

The booths are set up on NewBo City Market parking and walkways so there is no staking available.

No electricity supplied for the booths.

No water is supplied to the booths.

No generators are accepted for booths – solar panels and batteries are fine.

Artists MUST provide their own tent, tables, chairs, and display materials.

Each tent will be required to have tent weights on each pole.

Tent sides are recommended in case of rain. There is no rain date.

SCHEDULE

6:30am September 6, 2026 Check-in and set up begins

Staggered check in time to improve the flow of setting up and exiting the booth/tent area.

Artists will have reserved parking spaces one block away from the NewBo City Market grounds. Each space is marked with your booth number and name. Your booth number and parking space number will be the same.

CUSTOMER PAYMENT OPTIONS No electricity supplied to the booths.

SALES TAX  Each artist is personally responsible for the collection and reporting of Iowa State and Linn County Tax (7.0%).

LIABILITY

The NewBo Art Festival, New Bohemia Group, LLC, NewBo City Market nor the City of Cedar Rapids is responsible or liable for any loss, theft or injury incurred by any artist.

CANCELLATIONS POLICY

Saturday, August 1, 2026, in order to have your $100.00 deposit returned.

Note : only artists invited to participate in the fest will be required to send in a $100.00 deposit to hold their space. The NewBo Art Fest will return the artists’ deposit check when they show up for the fest after your tent is set up. Checks will not be cashed ahead of time.

If you have additional questions, please email us at newboartfest@gmail.com