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Roycroft Summer Festival 2026: 50 Years of Roycroft Renaissance
The 50th annual Roycroft Summer Festival returns!
A WNY Arts & Crafts tradition, marking 50 years of Roycrodft Renaissance in the heart of East Aurora: The 2026 Roycroft Summer Festival runs from 10 a.m until 5 p.m. on Saturday June 27 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday June 28 at the Classic Rink, located at 41 Riley Street in the Village of East Aurora. The Classic Rink is an open air roofed venue that provides protection from elements and ensures a comfortable experience for attendees that includes ample parking.
With the festival centrally located in the village, patrons can park once and take advantage of everything East Aurora has to offer, including Main Street shops and restaurants.
Artists looking to exhibit with the Roycroft Summer Festival may apply to jury through midnight on April 18, 2026 at ralaweb.com.
Visitors to the Festival will experience fine art in wood, metal, fabric, jewelry, clay, glass, book arts, prints, drawing, painting, and photography. The work is created by fine artists and craftspeople, many of whom have gone through a rigorous jurying process. Roycrofters at Large Artisans have earned the right to use the “double R” mark of the Roycroft Renaissance and represent the very strongest in quality workmanship and design.
The 2026 Roycroft Summer Festival Door Prize is work by Roycroft Artisan in Jewelry Bonnie Hedden:
This sterling silver necklace by Roycroft Artisan Bonnie Hedden features a white freshwater pearl wrapped in sterling vines with a chain of micro faceted multi-color kyanites with chalcedony accents, valued at $360.
Bonnie Hedden is Bonnie Hedden is an accomplished independent jewelry designer from Wellsboro, PA. Her exceptional usage of color, combined with clean lines, creates beautiful jewelry, and she is highly regarded across the country for her skill and eye for composition. Hedden has been a juried Roycroft Artisan in Jewelry since 2022, and holds multiple awards, mostly recently, 2nd place in Jewelry by the jurors of the Allentown Art Festival. More information can be found at www.bonnieheddendesigns.com and on social media.