Bethany boardwalk arts festival to return Sept. 11

The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 43rd Annual Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, in downtown Bethany Beach.

This annual event hosts more than 100 juried artists to showcase and sell their work. The featured artists bring unique creations representing a variety of different mediums including paintings, photography, woodwork, metalwork, clay and jewelry.

“Events are back! 2020 was hard on just about everyone. We are so excited to welcome back the artists and guests, to support the arts and local businesses, and to raise money for the local school art programs. You never know the magnitude an event can have until it cannot be held. We are grateful for vaccines, our doctors and nurses, and the resiliency of the community,” said Lauren Weaver, executive director of the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival will also include a silent auction sponsored by Jayne’s Reliable, featuring works of art generously donated by festival artists and local businesses. All proceeds from the silent auction will support the arts programs of five schools in the Quiet Resorts Region. The schools which benefit are Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Southern Delaware School of the Arts, John M. Clayton Elementary School, Phillip C. Showell Elementary School and Selbyville Middle School.

For more information, go to BethanyBeachArtsFestival.com or call 302-539-2100.