Mayfair in Allentown over holiday weekend
For more than 30 years, Mayfair Festival of the Arts has been a Lehigh Valley tradition. This year’s festival returns to Cedar Crest College over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, and will feature art, crafts, food, music, live performances and a bigger drone show. Admission and on-site parking are free.
Fun for the whole family, each day will feature food and beverage vendors, more than 40 artisan craft vendors, and Franki’s Fun Zone, complete with a climbing wall, Crayola table, bounce house and slide, inflatable obstacle course, trampoline and train ride.
New for this year, day passes will be required for entry to Franki’s Fun Zone to help streamline the experience for families.
In addition, the following entertainment events are scheduled:
May 22
Main Stage
• Rogue Diplomats: 4-6 p.m.
• Go Go Gadjet: 7-10 p.m.
Artist Market Stage
Kristen Morgenstern: 6-7 p.m.
May 23
Main Stage
• The Large Flowerheads: 12-2 p.m.
•Billy Bauer Band: 3-4:30 p.m.
• The Wonton Soups: 5:30-7 p.m.
• Steal the Sky: 8-10 p.m.
Artist Market Stage
• Stacy Gabel: 2-3 p.m.
• Erin Kelly: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Kendal Conrad: 7-8 p.m.
May 24
Main Stage
• Class of ’84: 12-2 p.m.
• The Castaway Band: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
• Philadelphia Funk Authority: 7-9 p.m.
Artist Market Stage
• Adeline Csontos: 2-3 p.m.
• Melody Cruz: 5:30-7 p.m.
The weekend will culminate in a drone show at 9 p.m. May 24 that will feature more than 200 illuminated drones, twice as many as last year, flying twice as high and lighting up the night sky in a showstopping finale.
Festival hours are 4-10 p.m. May 22 and noon to 10 p.m. May 23 and May 24.
Since 2018, Cedar Crest College has led Mayfair, with all proceeds supporting students through the Cedar Crest Fund.
For more information, visit mayfair.cedarcrest.edu.