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PHOTOS: Art festivals bring hundreds to downtown Fort Worth

Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com

Main Street Arts Festival and Fort Worth Art Fair brought hundreds of art enthusiasts to downtown on Friday for the second day of the four-day event.

This year marks 36 years of the Main Street Arts Festival which has around 200 artist booths, food vendors, live music and more along Main Street. The Fort Worth Art Fair, located in Sundance Square, returns for a second year and focuses on local artists.

Both the Fort Worth Art Fair and the Main Street Arts Festival will run April 20-23.

Visitors cross into Sundance Square, where the Fort Worth Art Fair features around 100 local artists, on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors cross into Sundance Square, where the Fort Worth Art Fair features around 100 local artists, on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors to the Main Street Arts Festival look at the pottery of one of the over 200 juried artists on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors to the Main Street Arts Festival look at the pottery of one of the over 200 juried artists on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors crowd downtown Fort Worth during the second day of the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors enjoy food and music at the Fort Worth Art Fair in Sundance Square on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Visitors enjoy food and music at the Fort Worth Art Fair in Sundance Square on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Artist Tony Ortiz paints a multidimensional structure that features four portraits as the Main Street Arts Festival goes on around him on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Artist Tony Ortiz paints a multidimensional structure that features four portraits as the Main Street Arts Festival goes on around him on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors peruse some of the over 200 vendors at the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023 in downtown Fort Worth.
Visitors peruse some of the over 200 vendors at the Main Street Arts Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023 in downtown Fort Worth. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published April 21, 2023 at 2:44 PM.

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Amanda McCoy
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist that produces daily and documentary videos. Before moving to Fort Worth in 2018, she spent 11 years telling the stories of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. She is a native of Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University.
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