Crafts & Drafts Allen Arts Alliance

Plan your visit

Three days at Watters Creek.

September 25–27, 2026. Artist booths, live stages, and the bier tasting spread across the whole of Watters Creek Village in Allen. Here is everything you need to plan the trip.

A parent and child choosing a design at the face-painting stand
Everyone leaves a little more colorful

Hours

One weekend in September.

Fri September 25, 2026 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sat September 26, 2026 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sun September 27, 2026 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Watters Creek Village 970 Garden Park Dr, Allen, TX 75013
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Find your way

Every corner of the village, covered.

Vendor booths and entertainment areas spread across the whole of Watters Creek, from the Lower Lawn to the South Lawn Stage. Public parking, restrooms, and ATMs are marked on the map.

  • A Lower Lawn
  • B Coy Pond
  • C Fireplace
  • D Rabbit Landing
  • E Top of the Stairs
  • F Kendra Scott Alcove
  • G South Paseo
  • H Blue House Too
  • I Umbrella Walk
  • J Garden Park Corner
  • K Sneaker Haven Landing
  • M South Lawn Stage
  • Main Stage at The Green

Open the full festival map

Vendor map of Watters Creek grounds showing entertainment areas, vendor rows, parking, restrooms, and ATMs
Click the map to zoom in

The drafts

Raise a stein to the arts.

The other half of Crafts & Drafts: a bier tasting hosted by Watters Creek, pouring specialty brews all festival weekend. Come thirsty, stay for the contests.

  • Bier tasting & specialty brewshosted by Watters Creek
  • Stein-holding contestssteady arms win
  • Costume contestslederhosen encouraged

Bier tasting details

Crafts & Drafts festival crest: beer steins, an artist palette, and the Allen Arts Alliance mark on a shield

While you plan

Know who you’re coming to see.

Thirty-nine artists and makers set up across the village. Browse the lineup before you go.