03-04-2025
What's new this year for the three-day Delray Affair arts and crafts event this weekend?
DELRAY BEACH — The Delray Affair is back for its 63rd year, this time with its footprint extended to Northeast Sixth Avenue.
The event will attract more than 500 vendors to downtown Delray Beach from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6. Booths will start in front of the Tennis Center at Northwest Second Avenue and stretch along Atlantic Avenue.
The Delray Affair is presented by the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce and produced by Festival Management Group, also based in the Village by the Sea. It will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The event is one of the largest arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast. For a weekend, it fills seven of the city's blocks with an eclectic mix of artwork, handcrafted goods and, of course, food and drinks.
Visitors can expect to find anything from beach coverups to homemade apple pies, to gnomes dressed in their favorite teams' gear. Sponsors of the event, many of them local businesses, will have booths of their own.
A Delray Affair information booth at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and First Avenue, where guests can purchase a commemorative poster, pick up event information or inquire about exhibitors at this year's event.
A food court on North Swinton Avenue.
An official merchandise booth, sponsored by Tropically Impaired, at the intersection of Swinton Avenue and Atlantic Avenue.
During the event, parking will be $5 at the following garages:
Old School Square Parking Garage at N.E. 1st St. & N.E. 1st Ave.
Robert Federspiel Parking Garage at S.E. 1st Ave. between S.E. 1st St. & Atlantic Ave.
Courthouse Parking Garage at S.E. 2nd Ave. & Atlantic Ave.
All proceeds from parking at the Old School Square and Federspiel garages will benefit the Police Explorers nonprofit.
There will also be free parking and shuttle service from the Palm Beach County Administrative Complex at 345 S. Congress Ave.
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Jasmine Fernández is a journalist covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at jfernandez@ and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Subscribe today.
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