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Scituate Art Festival is an annual outdoor juried arts show and festival in North Scituate, Rhode Island.

The festival was founded in 1967 as a fundraiser to restore the Old Congregational Church (North Scituate, Rhode Island). The festival is held annually on the church grounds, and over time has expanded onto North Scituate's village green.

The festival has grown to exhibit the work of over 300 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers and craftspeople. In 2019 had an expected attendance of 100,000 people. In addition to the art exhibited, the festival features a raffle, historic tours, music performances. A portion of the profits of the festival goes to maintain the Old Congregational Church, and the festival also provides grants, or donations from the festival to local non-profit organizations.

The festival was also part of the inspiration for the Pawtucket Arts Festival.