Painterly evening map of downtown Farmington’s glowing gallery storefronts

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Downtown Farmington Becomes a Gallery

Name: ArtWalk Downtown Farmington
Start: 2026-11-11T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Downtown Farmington

Nine Local Businesses. Nine Local Artists. ONE Free Evening of Art, Community & Stories. Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 5–7 PM. Explore FCCW, The Shoe Guy, Twice Sold Tales, Richards Florist, The Homestead, The Lions Den, B&B Bakery and Beyond, Rosewood House, and Caniba. Featuring Lenore Katz at B&B Bakery and Beyond and Coral Howe at Caniba. Additional adult artists announcing soon. Auction proceeds benefit the Franklin County Animal Shelter. An FCCW Production.

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December 9 · 5–7 PM · Nine downtown stops · Coral Howe at Caniba · Lenore Katz at B&B Bakery · Rosewood House confirmed · More artists announcing soon · An FCCW Production

The evening, frame by frame

A gallery night made for meeting people.

Grab a free ticket

Reserve your free place online.

Plan your evening

See the participating galleries, artists and event details on this site.

Step inside

Explore nine December galleries: FCCW, The Shoe Guy, Twice Sold Tales, Richards Florist, The Homestead, The Lions Den, B&B Bakery and Beyond, Rosewood House, and Caniba. Featuring Coral Howe at Caniba and Lenore Katz at B&B Bakery; additional adult artists announcing soon.

Hear the story

Each artist shares the who, why and what behind their work.

Discover downtown

Enjoy local art and welcoming downtown businesses, all within an easy walk on Main Street and Broadway.

Complete the walk

Visit all nine destinations and support local shelter animals through the auction.

A silent auction will be held at every stop, with 100% of gift-basket proceeds benefiting the Franklin County Animal Shelter.

5:00 PM, the evening begins → 7:00 PM, the evening ends

What attendees can expect

A gallery night built by the whole downtown.

Nine welcoming downtown locations. A fresh adult artist lineup. December brings the warm gallery-night energy of October and November to FCCW, The Shoe Guy, Twice Sold Tales, Richards Florist, The Homestead, The Lions Den, B&B Bakery and Beyond, Rosewood House, and Caniba. Coral Howe joins Caniba, and Lenore Katz returns to B&B Bakery; additional artists announcing soon.

Get free tickets

Come together

Meet neighbors, artists, shop owners and new friends in an evening made for real conversation, not quiet rooms and velvet ropes.

Support downtown

Every stop brings people through the doors of an independent Farmington business and celebrates what local owners make possible together.

See art with room to breathe

Downtown businesses lend artists gallery-style walls, windows and gathering space they rarely have access to locally because traditional exhibition real estate is limited.

Taste something local

Enjoy wine, cheese and charcuterie from local partners while you browse, talk, bid and settle into each new space.

And it’s all for the local cats and dogs

Every auction dollar supports the animals at Franklin County Animal Shelter.

Come ready to network, discover something unexpected, support every side of the local creative economy, and have a genuinely fun night while helping FCAS care for local pets.

Donate directly to FCAS

The illustrated route

Nine doors. One downtown.

Painterly December downtown illustration with 9 ArtWalk locations, schematic and not to scale

Artist · Rebecca CunninghamRebecca Cunningham creates hand-built ceramics in Farmington, bringing her painting and printmaking background to colorful functional pieces, sculptural heads and wall-mounted masks. Myth, folklore and whimsical ideas meet imprinted textiles, carved textures and sgraffito drawings in her work.

NArtist · Naya CliffNaya Cliff of Back Pond Pottery creates ceramics with hand-dug wild Maine clay and regional materials. Her functional pottery and sculptural work connect landscape, wildlife and sustainable wood-firing traditions.

LArtist · Lenore KatzLenore Katz returns to B&B Bakery and Beyond for the December 9 ArtWalk, 5–7 PM. See her artwork at Stop 8, 127 Broadway, in downtown Farmington.

Artist · Coral HoweCoral Howe grew up in Dixfield, Maine and graduated from Maine College of Art & Design in 2016. She practices pixel art, website design and digital painting, creating things to share with people.

What you’ll taste

Local art deserves local flavor.

Ron’s Market

A Farmington neighborhood institution providing wine and provisions for walk night.

Partner details

Up Front & Pleasant Gourmet

Front Street’s gourmet market curating cheese, charcuterie and specialty snacks.

Partner details

B&B Bakery and Beyond

A community-centered Broadway bakery serving fresh-baked treats and sweets for walk night.

Partner details

The Homestead Kitchen and Bar

A family-owned downtown gathering place serving scratch-made, seasonal dishes for more than four decades. Try Lia Sofia’s signature Wildwoods Old Fashioned, with net proceeds from every one sold going to the Franklin County Animal Shelter.

Partner details

Art for animals

Walk for art.
Give for the animals.

Donations and prize-auction proceeds go 100% to the Franklin County Animal Shelter. ArtWalk takes nothing, every dollar helps homeless pets right here in our community.

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