'The art is absolutely amazing': Cathedral festival goers happy with event

The Cathedral Village Arts Festival street fair brought thousands to 13th Avenue on Saturday.

There was food, jewelry and art from local vendors like Jenine Thomlinson, who was selling paintings at her own booth.

She said the event does wonders for the local arts scene.

"It's such a great experience for the Cathedral community because it draws so many people this way. It's a really nice place for artists to display their work and have lots of public come and see it," she said.

Matt Wincherauk said he was invited by a friend and decided to check out what people had to offer.

"The art is absolutely amazing," he said. "It's really nice to see a wide variety of stuff that I think a lot of people can identify with."

"As long as people are getting themselves out there, getting their particular craft out there to the widest possible audience, I think Regina benefits from that. I think the Arts Festival as a whole benefits from it too."

James Dickenson said it was his fourth or fifth year attending the fair. Among all the booths, potted succulents and a heavy-duty sword caught his eye.

"I think it gives people the chance to fly the freak flag and for different artisans to connect," he said. "I love that we have the Cathedral Arts Festival. It's definitely one of the selling points for Regina."

The last event of the festival wrapped up on Sunday at 12:30 a.m. at the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre.