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Art galleries and museums are fine, but when the weather cooperates there’s nothing quite like an open-air art show. There may not be many Picassos or Rembrandts on view, but where else can you enjoy both art and ice cream?  

It’s hard to top Festival of the Masters, the Super Bowl of these outdoor events. Last year, the festival attracted nearly a quarter-million people in a single weekend. This year’s festival, the 36th edition, will be held Nov. 11-13 throughout Downtown Disney. As usual, the event is free, even the parking.

In addition to painting, photography, sculpture and jewelry by more than 150 prizewinning artists, the festival will offer live music, snacks – including ice cream – and a variety of family-friendly activities.

Those activities range from making friendship bracelets to contributing to a giant mural, from participating in a chalk-art display to playing a Disney Interactive videogame or helping to construct a huge Lego dragon. And this year, Disney artists will be at the festival to sketch the company’s iconic characters.

Try getting all that at an art gallery!

Visit www.disneyworld.com/art for more information. – Jay Boyar