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Sidewalk Chalk Contest

Color the Street with Us!

Grab some chalk and make your mark at the Bloomington Street Arts Festival! Our Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest is open to all ages and skill levels—just bring your imagination.
Free to enter!
Pre-register to save your spot or sign up day-of while space lasts.

How it works:
Check in at the Chalk Art Table to get your chalk and assigned square. You’ll have from 8am-11am to create your design. Judges will announce winners later in the day—with fun prizes and bragging rights!

Let’s turn the pavement into a gallery—one square at a time.

Join us for a variety of interactive experiences!

The Arts Creative has returned with the HOT ART BUS to activate four, hands on activites. Each activity is free, and on a first come, first serve basis. We will try to get eveyone to play along as much as we can!

🚩Penant Flags Sponsored by Tierra Encatada in Bloomington

10am-12:00pm

Choose, layer, and arrange colorful felt shapes to create your own one-of-a-kind pennant flag! A playful, all-ages activity celebrating color, pattern, self-expression, and making something that feels completely your own.

👕 Fashion Fix: Remix + Rewear

12:30–1:30 PM

Keep the creativity going after the Fashion Show! Experiment with heat-press patches and designs, help build a collaborative textile artwork, or transform a festival T-shirt through cutting, tearing, tying, and repurposing.

🎨 Paint with Your Bearded Artist

2:00–4:00 PM

Grab a brush and paint along with Your Bearded Artist from Paint & Sip MN! A relaxed, playful painting experience designed for festival-goers to jump in and create—no art experience required

🖌️ Miniture Creatures with The Arts Creative

4:30–6:00 PM

Tiny shells, big personalities! Join The Arts Creative for a playful, hands-on art experience where shells transform into one-of-a-kind miniature creatures. Add googly eyes, colorful feathers, sequins, and plenty of imagination to create a tiny new friend to take home.

These activities are open to all ages and designed to spark joy, encourage self-care, and keep your creative spirit in motion. Come as you are, make what moves you, and be part of a vibrant community that celebrates living artfully—and actively.

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