Picture perfect day at the Black Swamp Arts Festival

Paul McDonald and the Mourning Doves

Posted By: Lindsay-Jo Douglas September 6, 2025

BG Independent will have more stories Sunday on the Black Swamp Arts Festival … but for tonight we’ll let the pictures from Saturday tell the story.

North Main Street looking south

Snow plow painted by Crim Elementary students

The GRÜBS play on the community stage on South Main Street.

Festival-goers look at “Art by Kyoko”

Several dogs attended festival with their humans.

Three young women stop to investigate artwork

Snow plow painted by Conneaut Elementary students

Women dining at Juniper

Protesters chant and march through the festival in support of Palestine

Overview of the “food court” by the Main Stage

Customers decide what jewelry they will buy

Crossing Wooster Street

Main Street looking south

Overview of the beer garden on Saturday afternooon

Snow plow painted by Bowling Green Middle School students

Eastern portion of Huntington lot

Western portion of Huntington lot

Snow plow painted by Kenwood Elementary School students

People wait in line for snow cones

Sam Shaba performs

Overview of the Main Stage on Saturday afternoon

Artwork done as part of the “Chalk Walk”

Main Street looking north

Posted by: Lindsay-Jo Douglas on September 6, 2025.
Last revised by: David Dupont, our reviewer, on September 7, 2025.