2026 Artists & Gardens Tour

Artists and garden owners must be available to participate at a Plein Air Garden Tour event in the Jaffrey/Peterborough/Rindge/Richmond Area on Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 10:00 - 4:00 pm rain or shine.

Artists will submit at least 1 piece created at the event to a pop-up exhibit sale Sunday, July 19, 2025 12:00 - 4:00 pm the weekend after the tour event. 
The Civic Center will collect a 40% commission on all sales from the exhibition.

Garden owners will allow artists to stop by their garden 2 weeks before the event in order to choose which garden they will be stationed at. Owners will allow the assigned artist access to their garden the week before and the week after the event day. Owners and artists will have contact information to coordinate these times and days. Garden owner addresses will not be released to the public until the day of the event on the brochure to protect your privacy. On the day of, a volunteer will be stationed at your garden to help with traffic and parking flow, please let us know if you will not need one as our volunteers are limited. There will be garden tour signs placed (on the day of or the evening before the event) directing at the beginning of your driveway and road to direct people where to go.