Fall Artisan Festival to showcase World-renowned pumpkin carving artist Ray Villafane
On other days you can find him carving outrageous pumpkin creations for the White House, the Food Network, or Marvel. From September 26th-28th, however, Ray Villafane will be gracing the White Mountains with this inspired art form to celebrate the return of the beloved Fall Artisan
Festival in Pinetop, AZ.
Recognized by ChatGPT as the creative world leader of the pumpkin carving artistic genre, Ray Villafane transforms humble natural materials into fantastical creatures and epic scenes of storybook proportions.
The Chamber of Commerce for Pinetop-Lakeside is pleased to announce that his work will be featured as a new offering at the Fall Artisan Festival, in addition to live pumpkin carving demonstrations throughout the weekend.
“Ray’s work has been long lauded not only in the Valley, but also around the world,” says board member Mariah Comer on behalf of The Chamber of Commerce for Pinetop-Lakeside. “So we are thrilled to make the Fall Artisan Festival better than ever with this unique family-friendly experience. We hope it will become a beloved new annual tradition.”
This will be the first Fall Artisan Festival undertaken since the recent formation of The Chamber of Commerce for Pinetop-Lakeside and will take place at The Orchard at Charlie Clark’s at 1701 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop, AZ.
The Fall Artisan Festival is well known for premiere shopping from among some of Arizona’s best artisans. Festivities will also include live music each day - Chad Freemen and Redline on Friday , AZ Peaches and Stone Country on Saturday, and Ryan David Orr on Sunday- and will be open September 26th 10am-5pm, September 27th 9am-5pm, and September 28th 9am-2pm.
The Chamber of Commerce for Pinetop-Lakeside strives to promote and improve the local business environment, foster a vibrant local economy, and collaborate with the town, region, and state to enhance the overall economic quality of Chamber members’ businesses.
For inquiries, please contact PinetopChamber@gmail.com or call 928-205-1981.
