The YWCA Riverside Art Festival draws thousands of people from around the Great Lakes Bay Region with beautiful artistry and entertainment. Artists will be located on Downtown Bay City Streets, along the Saginaw Riverfront. Bay City - in the Great Lakes Bay Region (Bay, Midland and Saginaw Counties) is home to over 500,000 residents.
Now in its 52nd year, the YWCA Riverside Art Festival has drawn people from throughout the state of Michigan to Bay City to attend!
Due to growing interest from artists and vendors, we are updating our approach to nonprofit booths at the Riverside Art Festival. We have the following options:
- Single Booths – $150: We have five single booth spaces available for nonprofits on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that double booth spaces will not be available for nonprofits in 2026.
- Available to local, Great Lakes Bay Region 501c3 groups only
- Nonprofits must supply your own canopy (E-Z Up) and table.
- Shared Booth – $50 per shift: The YWCA GLBR will host a shared booth with scheduled shifts of 2 hours each throughout the weekend.
- Nonprofits can register for a shift, which they will share with one other organization.
- Nonprofits will be responsible for bringing their own chairs and outreach materials to use during their time at the booth. (Setup and teardown will be done by YWCA volunteers.)
General Festival Registration Information:
Festival Hours: Saturday June 13, 2026- 10:00am-5:00pm and Sunday, June 14, 2026 - 11:00am-4:00pm
Tear Down: Sunday, June 14, 2026 - 4:30pm-6:00pm
Deadline & Refunds: Last day for applications and full refunds (minus $25 processing fee) is April 30, 2026.
Guidelines
- No early teardown of booths, please come preapred for all kinds of weather. All vendors must agree to leaving their booths up regardless of weather conditions until 4:30pm on Sunday.
- Only vendors, artists, nonprofits or food vendors who do not follow the guidelines will be contacted by the Vendor Liaison and have their registration fee refunded.
- Applications will be accepted upon receipt.
- Set-up spots will be designated on the streets downtown. You will drive up to your booth to unload and pack-up. Booth spaces are 12’ wide by 12-16’ deep.
- Booth Sitters: Have to go to the restroom? Get a drink? Shop? YWCA will have several booth sitters to assist!
- For more information about YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region or the YWCA Riverside Art Festival, please visit www.ywcaglbr.org. e: riverside@ywcaglbr.org p: 989-894-9055