Art lovers look around displayed artworks at the Octagon Art Festival in downtown Ames on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.© Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune ...

Sunday's 53rd annual Octagon Art Festival will showcase the artwork of Iowa veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eighty-five Midwestern artists, including two Iowa veterans, ...

Thousands of art enthusiasts will gather downtown Ames from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday as the Octagon Center for the Arts holds its 52nd art festival. The free, family-friendly event features artists in ...

Art festivalgoers browse at a ceramics booth in 2022. The 52nd Octagon Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in downtown Ames.

Natalie Lang (left) and Leda Roeschlein browse artworks at the Octagon Art Festival in downtown Ames on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.