Time to get excited !


Registration Coming Soon

Changes This Year


Boards will not be for sale this year


In case of rain, you have the option of donating your registration fee and becoming a member of the HCAC. Otherwise registration fees will be refunded. The event will not be rescheduled.

Timeline for the Day:

8am-9am: Registration


Registration-2:30 pm: Chalking


10am-4pm: Event open to the public


2:30pm-3:30pm: Judging (artists please leave your area and return at 4pm. You can use this time to load your car, get a bite to eat or walk around downtown)


4pm: Announcement of Winners

How it works

List of Supplies

These are some items that are not provided but have been found to be useful in previous years. Please consider bringing these items with you:


  • Sketch with layout of your design and colors planned
  • Comfortable clothes that are ok to get messy
  • Sunscreen and a hat
  • A card table to elevate your board and chair
  • If not using a card table, knee pads or a gardening pad as your board will be on the ground.
  • Yard stick
  • Baby wipes and paper towels
  • Tools for blending (finger cover, brushes, tissues, etc)
  • An EXCITED attitude ready to win !

Creating your design and Rules of ChalkFest

** All rules must be adhered to in order to be considered for prizes**

 

  • You have between 8am and 2:30pm to complete your work.
  • All chalk must be put down at 2:30pm. The results will be at announced at 4pm.
  • All designs must be original and no Trademark images.
  • Logos, forms of advertisements, numbers or words of any kind in artwork are prohibited .
  • Designs that are discriminatory, divisive, or disrespectful to any person are not allowed. This event is designed to be fun and to bring the community together, not tear us apart.
  • Participants will be provided with a 4x4 board primed with black chalk paint and a box of pastel chalk to create their design. 
  • Assess your artwork as to the colors you need and bring extra chalk as we will provide ONLY 1 (one) box of mixed chalk.
  • Radios or speakers are not allowed.
  • Only two chairs allowed per board (artists/guardian).
  • You may bring a card table to place your board on.
  • No fixatives or water may be used.
  • DO NOT sign or put your initials on or around your art.
  • At least one parent or guardian must be present with competitors under 13 years of age for the duration of time that they are drawing.
  • While family and friends are encouraged to be with their artists, please be considerate of your neighbor with spacing. In addition, Parents/Family and friends are NOT allowed to chalk on an artist board to help. Friends and family may hold a ruler or hand the artist supplies or give advice, for example, but no chalking

Judging participants' work

We have a team of judges lined up to assess each entry in a non-biased way.  Cash prizes will be awarded for all categories across each age group. However there will be no cash prize for the popular vote, only a trophy. 


Age Groups: 

6-12 | 13-17 | 18+ 

Awards Available for Each Age Group: 

Best in Show

Best in Design 

Best in Color 

The Popularity Award will be determined on how the public votes with their loose change (bills are welcome too)!*


*A custom trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Popularity Award.

Sharing your work

Don't forget to share pictures of your work on Facebook or Instagram and tag us @harnettarts, and use the hashtags #ArtLocally #ChalkFest2024. We love to hear about your experience! 

Announcing the winners

At the end of the day, we'll take the results from our judges and guests and announce the winners! This will take place promptly at 4pm.