For its 2016 edition, Finster Fest makes an overdue “homecoming,” returning to Paradise Garden.

Finster Fest will be held on Saturday May 28th from 10:00 – 6:00 and on Sunday the 29th 11:00 – 5:00 in Paradise Garden.

With Amazing Artists exhibiting to include:
Bebo
Mz Thang
Missionary Mary Proctor
Rik Long
Tom and Judy Touchstone of Turkey Mountain Pottery
Larry Wilson Jr.
John Wesley Aycock Jr.
Arthur Ludy
Larry Ledford
Sam Granger
Peter Loose
James Shroeder
Donnie Davis
Randy Tobias
Tex Crawford
Kip Ramey & Corailie Hardman
C.M and Grace Laster
Suzy Sue Smith
Chris "Chubb" Hubbard
Whitney Nave Jones
Jim Shores
Sandy Hall
Cher Shaffer
Adam Sikes
Celena Schoen
Jimmy "Cap Man" Straehla
Jim White, James Floyd
Pixie Jacquin
John Reno
Becky Altman
Fawne DeRosia
Bobbie Duke
Don Stone
Donna Chambers
Elexis White
Joy Walker
Karen Duke
Kelly Clinton
Melissa Sefers
Stephen Barwick
William Menya
Olivia Myers
Kim Plant
James Floyd of New Depression Guitars
Andrea Brandon
Hal Yeager
Russell Cook

Howard Finster created more than 40,000 numbered works of folk art in his lifetime, but his sprawling and overflowing art environment, a tribute to the creativity of mankind, was inarguably his greatest achievement. It drew visitors from around the world to the humble community of Pennville, just outside the Chattooga County seat of Summerville. Finster hosted many early Finster Fests here, and encouraged emerging folk artists to put their creations before the public. Now the Paradise Garden Foundation, the nonprofit that has been steadily restoring Finster’s spirit-moving roadside attraction since 2012, brings art, music and food back to this magical setting.

You’ll find work by self-taught artists that Finster directly inspired and by artists who never met the self-described “Man of Visions” but who are nonetheless inspired by his remarkable legacy.

Join us for a folk art homecoming in Howard Finster’s lovingly tended and once-again-flourishing garden!

This year you can attend Finster Fest at Paradise Garden for just $5 per adult. Children under 12 are free.