• Join us as we celebrate the 47th annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Lazy Daze features more than 250 artists, entertainment on four stages, delicious festival food, and unique artistic experiences for all ages.
• Free shuttles are available from Chiesi USA (near Koka Booth Amphitheatre) and Green Hope High School, and fare-free GoCary fixed route services are available to make accessing the festival a breeze!

 Cary, NC – More than 250 artists from across the country will converge on Cary for the annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts festival in Downtown Cary on August 26 & 27. The festival is a juried art show, and artists exhibiting from 15 different states. This year’s featured artist is Larry Hamilton, who has been using fused glass to create unbelievable art since 1979. In 1991, during a visit to the Corning Museum of Glass, Larry encountered his first pieces of woven glass from an early 1900 display of period pieces and became captivated by the creations. He dedicated several years to master the process and acquire the basic skills of weaving glass. After 35 years of pursuing his passion for glass, Larry believes he still has several more years ahead to explore this phase and potentially pursue other deviations of woven glass. The journey of artistic discovery and innovation continues to fuel his creative spirit, keeping him engaged and inspired in his lifelong artistic endeavor. Visit Larry at this year’s Lazy Daze Festival at booth D441.

Sprinkled between artists, food, and staged entertainment is the Kids World and PlayZone, a Lazy Lounge hammock hangout, cultural arts groups, demonstrations from professional craftsmen and unique opportunities to be a part of the art! A digital version of the Festival Booklet is available online to plan your day.

With limited parking downtown, patrons are encouraged to take advantage of alternate means of getting to the festival. Free festival shuttle buses will leave from Chiesi USA at Regency (near Koka Booth Amphitheatre) and Green Hope High School regularly between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. For patrons accessing the festival via rideshare, a safe, designated drop-off area is available near the south entrance to the festival on Academy St. Additionally, GoCary, Cary's public transit service, offers inexpensive and reliable transportation around Cary throughout the year. For Lazy Daze, anyone can ride all fixed routes for free with all routes leading downtown to the Cary Depot, just steps from the festival entrance. For more information on routes and schedules, visit gocary.org.

Handicap-accessible parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Cary Fire Department Administration Lot on Academy St. between the railroad tracks. For more information on festival accessibility, please visit our Accessibility page.

Lazy Daze will proceed rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, updates will be posted to carync.gov/rainout and on the festival’s Facebook page, facebook.com/CaryArtDaze.

Individuals planning on attending can text LAZY to 51597 to subscribe to SMS event updates throughout the day. For more information, visit carync.gov/lazydaze or dial 311 in Cary, or (919) 469-4000 from outside Town limits. And for more fun in Cary, follow the Town on social media @caryncgov and check out our events calendar!

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