The festival is presented by New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce; Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle; and Westminster College, New Wilmington.

Activities will extend from Market Street onto the Westminster campus.

Planned are a juried art show, fine art displays, an artist studio, musical and theater performances, bike races, food booths, children's art area, countryside tours and heritage displays.

Three nationally-known artists will appear at Village Gallery:

   » Robert Griffing, who paints 18th century scenes that involve the Eastern Woodland Indian, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.