The Avenue of the Arts Festival returns for its fourth year from January 21–25, 2026, transforming Northwest 7th Avenue and surrounding Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods into a vibrant, open-air gallery where public art, education, and community converge. The Avenue of the Arts Festival is a community-centered visual arts festival held annually in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dedicated to public art, education, and cultural accessibility, AOTA Fest commissions local, national, and international artists to transform urban spaces into shared cultural assets, free and open to the public.
Over five days, residents and visitors will experience live mural painting, immersive fiber art installations, gallery exhibitions, artist meet-and-greets, student field trips, and interactive programming, all free and accessible to the public.
It is rooted in Historic Sistrunk, a corridor rich in cultural history, small businesses, and hand-painted signage. By placing large-scale murals directly where people live, work, and walk, the festival builds on that existing creative language, turning NW 7th Avenue into a walkable, outdoor museum stretching from Broward Boulevard to Sunrise Boulevard. Five new large-scale murals will be added to the Avenue of the Arts corridor, each one an installation that will remain long after the festival ends…