Don’t miss the 38th annual Blueberry/Art Festival in Ely, Minnesota—three days of arts and crafts starting on July 27 and running through the 29th. Ely’s premier festival draws nearly 30,000 people searching for unique and one-of-a-kind arts and crafts.
Whiteside Park will be bursting with over 300 artists and crafters who create work ranging from breath-taking to whimsical. Our juried art and craft show features a wide range of watercolor paintings and oil paintings of varied subjects, beautiful pottery, a large variety of jewelry from silversmith items to exquisite bead work, wood furniture using marquetry to rustic reclaimed items, photography, quilts and home textiles, original clothing, books, hand-blown glass, organic soaps and lotions and antler art.
Each day starts with a breakfast of pancakes hot off the griddle and of course there is fresh-baked blueberry pie by the slice, a la mode, or whole pie. The food court features everything from fresh seafood to authentic Polish food plus a beer garden featuring our locally brewed Blueberry Blonde!
There is also live music every day and plenty of fun activities for children. All music is free and at the Whiteside Park band shell with shaded canopy seating.
The Ely Chamber of Commerce Merchant Committee sponsors the Blueberry Art Festival. Check out www.ely.org for more details.
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