This year got complicated.

They decided to extend the festival by a week. So, there were 3 weekends instead of 2. We made plans to go with my younger sister and her husband, reserving the same house we stayed in last year and decided to go the weekend in the middle. Yay!!

We thought that meant they could come after work on Friday, have 2 solid days of art and take one day off to get home on Monday.

But, no. Nothing is open on Sunday or Monday. So, what’s the point of that? And our rental was occupied until Friday morning.

So, we gave back Sunday night (our hosts were understanding.) and crammed as much as we could into Friday evening and Saturday.

We’re home, now, and my hips are still annoyed. We did have a fun time, though. We saw a lot.

Yesterday, there was a guy with a laptop in one of the stores that was participating in the festival. He was showing a video to the store owner and the few other people who were there. CBS Saturday Morning had run this: https://youtu.be/XBtkgV51ksA

We mostly think that’s great. But, we also think it’s likely to make everything more crowded which is not to our personal advantage.

There was a lot that was excellent.

I expect this one to get a prize. https://www.artfieldssc.org/galleries/art/2026/i-am-surprised-we-didn-t-meet-sooner/260577

I’m not going to post a bunch of pictures this year because you can scroll through and have a look as it suits you here: https://www.artfieldssc.org/galleries/?festival_year=2026 And if you have a look at the top of that page, you can click through to all the previous years.