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Festival of the Arts

A two-day art festival on nine blocks of University Avenue each August, hosted by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce.

The festival brings 250 booths of fine art, live music and a street painting expo to downtown’s tree-lined University Avenue. The 2026 festival, on August 22 and 23, was the 43rd.

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Where is the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts?

On University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto.

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