All Arts, All Month, All FREE! in 2012

ArtsFest has over 302 FREE events this year that are offered to the community during the month of February. A small percentage of these events (roughly 20%) require that you make advanced reservations by getting tickets. Often times these events have a limited capacity and can only hold a certain number of people. During ArtsFest 2012, a new ticketing system will be in place for Tickets are Limited events. From ArtsFestFL.com, patrons will be able to access the Ticket Lottery and select up to five (5) Tickets are Limited events that they’d like to attend at ArtsFest 2012. Patrons may enter the lottery during a two week period prior to ArtsFest (January 10-21) at their convenience. Lottery winners will be notified via email on January 25. If patrons that entered the lottery do not win tickets to the event(s) they chose, they will be given their place in line on the waiting list.

New ticket system being researched

Plans are underway to launch a new ticketing system for ArtsFest 2012. This system, currently being used by theatres across the country, will enable patrons to sign up for the ArtsFest lottery during a two week period, ranking their favorite ticketed events in order of preference. After the lottery closes, names will be selected at random and contacted via email to let them they have won. If you are not awarded tickets to an event that you wanted to attend, you will be given a number for where you are on the waiting list for the show so you can decide whether it is worth your time to drive to the venue and wait for the 30-minute no show policy to take effect. It is United Arts' hope that this new system will increase customer satisfaction with the ticketing process to events with limited tickets, improving the overall ArtsFest experience. ArtsFest 2012 will take place the entire month of February 2012 (1-29th) in celebration of the 10th anniversary for the event.

ArtsFest reaches over 40,000 guests!

The results are in: this year ArtsFest provided 40,145 FREE cultural experiences in Central Florida. United Arts of Central Florida brought together 92 community organizations in Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties to offer 220 cultural events to the public free of charge. Thank you to our generous sponsors for keeping this festival alive in Central Florida. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor Bank of America. Join us in 2012 as United Arts celebrates 10 years of ArtsFest with 29 days of FREE arts & culture! Save the date: February 1-29, 2012. Stay tuned to ArtsFestFL.com for more information.