The Roycroft Summer and Winter Festivals are the primary community engagement activities of the Roycrofters at Large. The Summer Festival is held each year on the final full weekend of June in East Aurora, and the Winter Festival on the first full weekend in December.  Our highly regarded festivals feature the work of Roycroft Masters and member Artisans from across the country, supplemented with rigorously juried non-RALA Fine Artists and Artisans from the WNY Arts community. There is a nominal admission for entry, to defray operational costs and fund raise for our 501(c)3 educational and outreach programs.  Admission to festivals is free of charge to children and to our Patrons and Members as a feature of membership. Patronage and Annual Membership options and benefits can be found on our Membership Page.

 

We reserve four booths for Roycroft Emerging Artists in the Roycroft Summer Festival.  This highly competitive Emerging Artists Program opens for applications in March of each year.

 

​​The applications for the 2026 Roycroft Summer Festival is now open.

The Roycrofters-At-Large Association presents two (2) shows per year; The Roycroft Summer Festival and The Roycroft Winter Festival.  

 

The Roycroft Summer Festival was originally featured on the grounds of the Historic Roycroft Campus.  However, in 2010 the campus grounds were undergoing major renovations and The Roycroft Summer show was moved a few blocks to the Parkdale Elementary School.  Always looking to improve the show for both our artisans and our shoppers we have decided to move our show to The Classic Rink, 41 Riley St, in East Aurora. This gives us a partially protected venue in both rain and shine... you will still find the real Roycroft Artisans there each summer. 

 

The Roycroft Winter Festival is held the first weekend in December at the Hampton Inn, Olean Rd., East Aurora, NY. 

 

Below is a sound track featuring two of our Roycroft Master Artisans;  Leah Corey and Thomas Pafk.  The recorded track is from Family Life Network Radio and reported by Martha Maikas-Foster.  Summer 2010 

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