Each year, Chestnut Hill welcomes autumn with The Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival. Everyone is invited to enjoy a day of art, music, culinary delights, and boutique shopping as Germantown Avenue, between Willow Grove and Rex Avenue, is transformed into an outdoor arts and crafts marketplace.

The fourth annual Makers Village aims to celebrate both the beauty of a finished piece of art as well as the act of making it. The Village is located on East Southampton Avenue and sponsored by Gravers Lane Gallery.

Chestnut Hill will serve as a backdrop for more than 150 talented artists from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and from as far away as New Mexico. A fabulous array of artistic choices will be on display including oils, watercolors, etchings, photography, sculpture, pottery, wood crafts, jewelry, and accessories — but that’s not all!

Germantown Avenue will be closed to all vehicular traffic as fine arts and crafts, live entertainment on two stages, exhibits, and children’s rides and activities take place up and down the street between the 8000 and 8600 blocks. Visitors can stroll the Avenue to view and purchase fine arts and crafts, enjoy live music, or dine al fresco. Children can create their own works of art in sand or wood or choose a favorite ride in a special amusement park. Admission to the festival is free.