2024 dates coming soon…  

Celebrate Art in the Heart of Delray Beach

Nicknamed the “Greatest Show under the Delray Sun,” the Delray Affair is one of the largest arts & craft festival in the Southeast United States. In 2023, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the 61th year of the Delray Affair. The event takes place along the palm tree lined downtown streets of Delray Beach and stretches 12 city blocks.   

 

Festival Features

From April 14th through April 16th, Downtown Delray Beach comes alive with an eclectic mixture of fine art, great crafts, funky products from around the world, and exceptional deals. Over 400 artists and crafters exhibit at the Delray Affair. Live music at the Old School Square beer garden and great food!  Hours: – Friday & Saturday 10 am – 6 pm – Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

 

2023 Poster Artist: Martha Quigley

The Official 2023 Poster Artist is Martha Quigley. The artist began private art instruction at age 12 and graduated Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Art Education and a minor in drawing.  Check out Martha’s Landfall Gallery, a virtual gallery where she combines her passions of art and the ocean while traveling to coastal venues as a participant in professional art festivals.

 

Getting Here

Take I-95 or the Florida Turnpike to the Atlantic Avenue exit in Delray Beach and head east. Vehicular traffic will be blocked NW 1st/SW 1st Avenue (west of Swinton) to the Intracoastal Waterway along Atlantic Avenue. Delray Fall Affair activities extend north to NE 1st Street and south to SE 1st Street. Parking is $5 at the Delray Beach City Hall parking lot located on NW 1st Avenue, and at both City parking garages. Also available is the Downtown FreeBee, a free shuttle that runs from the Delray Beach Tri-Rail station on Congress Avenue to A1A.

Parking Options

Free Offsite Parking Take advantage of FREE PARKING and luxury shuttle bus service thanks to TRIRAIL! Park for free at Palm Beach County Administrative Complex located at 345 S. Congress Avenue. Delray Bead, and jump on the FREE Luxury Shuttle Bus. Large box trucks and RVs also permitted. Please allow 30 minutes for Shuttle Bus

FREEBEE FREE golf cart transportation in downtown from your parking location Download the FREEBEE app to request pick-up!  

$5 All-Day Parking

• Old School Square Parking Garage 140 NE 1st Street
• Federspiel Garage at 22 SE 1st Avenue
• County Courthouse Garage at 100 West Atlantic Avenue

100% proceeds to benefit Delay Beach Explorer Program  

$10 All-Day Parking

• St. Pauls’s Episcopal Church surface parking at 188 South Swinton Avenue.

 

Get to Know More of Delray Beach 

Delray Beach was once named “Most Fun Small Town in the USA” by Rand McNally and USA Today – and it’s easy to see why. There’s no shortage of things to do in Delray Beach, and the center of the action is Atlantic Avenue, which runs from Interstate 95 all the way to Delray Beach’s sun-soaked shoreline. Find a nice place to sit for food or drink and soak in the scene. 

Visit the Delray Affair website