Ray of Sunshine

Summerfair 2025
May 30–June 1
Coney Island

Get tickets at www.summerfair.org.

The calendar may say December, but it’s the perfect time to think about Summerfair! Tickets are now on sale for Summerfair 2025, set for May 30 to June 1 at Coney Island.

“Summerfair tickets are a great holiday gift,” says Jayne Utter, Summefair’s managing director. “What better way to say summer is right around the corner when it’s this cold!”

Perhaps best known for the annual art fair, Summerfair is dedicated to supporting young artists, individual artists, and community-based arts organizations throughout the year.

“Our three-day fair, over the past 57 years, has generated enough funding to give back more than $2 million to our regional art community, says Utter. “Thanks to great financial planning, we now give over $130,000 each year to support high school, college, working artists and art organizations.”

One way Summerfair supports artists is through its annual poster competition, which is open through Jan. 11. Open to artists from around Greater Cincinnati, the winning design will be the official visual icon for this year’s event. The winning artist will receive $3,000, as well as wide spread recognition through the Summerfair marketing campaign.

“Each year our poster supports our advertising, merchandise and to promote excitement for the event,” says Utter. “All of our entries are judged for creativity, use of art forms and the ability to be used in the many ways necessary to insure a great fair. If you look at our library of past posters, you will see how they represent their times – Some years bold, others soft, but always iconic.”

Applications are also now available for for fair in June. Summerfair features more than 300 artists from around the country and Canada, exhibiting and selling their work.

“We generally get around 700 applications for the fair,” says Utter. “Out of the 340ish that are juried in to be in the Fair, 34 states are represented.”