Sidewalk Chalk Festival
Join us for our annual Sidewalk Chalk Festival! Bring your chalk and help turn downtown into an art exhibit. Register online for this year's event using the form below. Or, register in person on Friday, July 17, in front of Brushstrokes at 4th and Market between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.
DATE: Friday, July 17, 2026 (Rain Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026)
TIME: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm - Chalk drawing (Artists are welcome to start earlier but must on-site registration will not open until 11am.)
COST: Free
OPEN TO: Participants of all ages!
Online registration closes at 5 pm on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Please note that this year, we're creating sidewalk chalk art just for fun! Work will not be judged and prizes will not given. This is an opportunity for the community to come together, have fun, and get creative.
Please bring your own WASHABLE sidewalk chalk.
All registered participants will be given a link to submit there work and we'll showcase it on the website and social media!
2025 Featured Artist: Beth O'Connell
View photos from 2025 to get inspired!
Photos courtesy of Dan Hyde and Sarah Binder.
Congratulations to the winners or the 2025 Sidewalk Chalk Festival!
Top 3 Age 6 and Under - 016 Ellis Daniels
Top 3 Age 6 and Under - 014 Austin Coombe
Top 3 Age 6 and Under - 039 Diana Menezes
1st Place Age 7-9 - 102 Fletcher Blum
2nd Place Age 7-9 - 109 Eloise Steele
3rd Place Age 7-9 - 107 Ellamarie McLaughlin
1st Place Age 10-13 - 243 Zoey Roush
2nd Place Age 10-13 - 229 Delaney Farnsworth
3rd Place Age 10-13 - 241 Hanna Moore
1st Place Age 14-18 - 312 Breah Phillips
2nd Place Age 14-18 - 319 Jane Petrin
3rd Place Age 14-18 - 313 Clara Eckhart
1st Place Age 19 and Up - 431 Emily Stanley
2nd Place Age 19 and Up - 411 Steve Leister
3rd Place Age 19 and Up - 405 Sydney deCastro
Theme Fashion - 201 Willa Blum
Theme Nature - 410 Ceili Lapp
Theme Sweet Treats - 238 Luke Fornwalt
Theme At The Movies - 322 Maylyn Abers