MEDIA ALERT: Mayfair Festival of the Arts Returns to Cedar Crest College with Bigger-Than-Ever Drone Show

Mayfair returns May 22-24 with a Memorial Day Weekend filled with family fun

Allentown, PA (05/12/2026) — For more than 30 years, Mayfair Festival of the Arts has been a Lehigh Valley tradition. This year's festival returns to Cedar Crest College over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, featuring art, crafts, food, music, live performances, and a bigger-and-better drone show. Admission and on-site parking are free.

Fun for the whole family, each day will feature food and beverage vendors, more than 40 artisan craft vendors, and Franki's Fun Zone, complete with a climbing wall, Crayola table, bounce house and slide, inflatable obstacle course, trampoline, and train ride. New this year, day passes will be required for entry to Franki's Fun Zone to help streamline the experience for families.

In addition, the following entertainment events are scheduled:

Friday, May 22

Main Stage

4-6 p.m. Rogue Diplomats

7-10 p.m. Go Go Gadjet

Artist Market Stage

6-7 p.m. Kristen Morgenstern

Saturday, May 23

Main Stage

12-2 p.m. The Large Flowerheads

3-4:30 p.m. Billy Bauer Band

5:30-7 p.m. The Wonton Soups

8-10 p.m. Steal the Sky

Artist Market Stage

2-3 p.m. Stacy Gabel

4:30-5:30 p.m. Erin Kelly

7-8 p.m. Kendal Conrad

Sunday, May 24

Main Stage

12-2 p.m. Class of '84

3:30-5:30 p.m. The Castaway Band

7-9 p.m. Philadelphia Funk Authority

Artist Market Stage

2-3 p.m. Adeline Csontos

5:30-7 p.m. Melody Cruz

The weekend will culminate in a drone show at 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, featuring more than 200 illuminated drones, twice as many as last year, flying twice as high and lighting up the night sky in a showstopping finale.

2026 Festival Hours:

Friday, May 22, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday, May 23, Noon-10 p.m.

Sunday, May 24, Noon-10 p.m.

Since 2018, Cedar Crest College has led Mayfair with all proceeds supporting students through the Cedar Crest Fund, making it a celebration with purpose.

For more information, please visit mayfair.cedarcrest.edu.

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