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Downtown Summerlin’s Festival of Arts Grows for 30th Year

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The long-running arts festival is expanding this October with more than 100 artists, vintage rides and live painting at Downtown Summerlin.

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Downtown Summerlin is set to host a bigger Festival of Arts this October as the event marks its 30th year, FOX5 Vegas reported. The celebration will bring more than 100 acclaimed artists, dozens of vintage rides and live outdoor painting to the heart of the shopping and dining district.

The expansion gives the festival a larger footprint at a time when Summerlin continues to draw families looking for easy access to culture without heading to the Strip. For west valley residents, it is one more sign that the neighborhood’s calendar now rivals older parts of the city for marquee community events.

FOX5 said the festival will take over Downtown Summerlin, turning familiar walkways into a temporary arts corridor. That mix of public art, entertainment and local foot traffic has helped the event endure for three decades.

For newcomers settling into Summerlin, the festival offers a useful snapshot of the area’s identity: polished, family-friendly and increasingly built around neighborhood experiences rather than casino floors.

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