30th Annual Spring Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival
March 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025
Established 1995
The Town of Carefree Signature Event
Downtown Carefree - 101 Easy Street
Hours 10am - 5pm
Admission $5.00 (cash only)
Souvenir Glass Wine Glass with tasting tickets - $15.00 (cash preferred)
Spring Carefree 2025 Featured Artist, Aileen Frick
Thunderbird Artists, the leading producer of fine art events in the southwest, is thrilled to present the Thunderbird Artists Spring Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival, our thirty annual spring festival in downtown Carefree. The carefully curated selection of fine art ensures that guests are exposed to a diverse range of artistic styles and mediums, allowing them to discover new favorites and expand their artistic horizons. As visitors stroll through the festival grounds, they can engage in conversations with the artists themselves, gaining insight into their creative processes and inspirations. This direct interaction fosters a deeper appreciation for the artwork on display and creates a sense of connection between the artists and attendees. The ambiance is further enhanced by the melodic tunes of live music floating through the air, as well as wine tasting, spirit sampling, ice cold microbrews, savory food, sweet treats and more! This year’s featured artist is Aileen Frick.
Aileen Frick specializes in torn paper collage pieces. Her artistic journey explores the seamless integration of collage into painting, dissolving boundaries between printed image and pigment. This fusion enables her to craft tranquil, meditative spaces that invite viewers to step within. Beauty and silence are essential elements in the work. Each piece becomes a quiet reflection on existence, encouraging the viewer to pause and ponder. Aileen strives to create immersive environments that transcend language, speaking directly to the heart. By combining disparate elements, her aim is to evoke feelings, memories, and visions that resonate within. The artistic result is a visual language, conveying the essence of what lies beyond verbal expression.
The festival is also home to 160 other world-class artists displaying pieces in a variety of avenues and subject matters, from paintings in all mediums, to blown glass, hand thrown pottery, wood works, gourd carvings, metalsmithing, small, medium to life-sized sculptures in metal, stone, bronze and mixed-media, to photography, one-of-a-kind jewelry and more!
This spring fine art event, widely known as “…a Collector’s Paradise”™, will take place in the heart of downtown Carefree, surrounded by beautiful gardens emphasizing the plants and cacti indigenous to the Arizona desert. Hours are 10am to 5pm each day.
Featured Musician at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion
After Glow specializes in playing high-energy contemporary jazz and funk tunes instrumentally. AfterGlow entertains its audience with recognizable tunes that will get you movin’ and groovin’! The bands instrumentation consists of drums, percussion, keyboards, guitar, bass & sax. All the members of AfterGlow have a passion to play exciting, fun and funky jazz that keeps audiences entertained and engaged.