Children and adults enjoy this annual event where community members join professional artists in using the walkways around the Fine Arts Garden as a colorful canvas. Begun in 1990, our festival is a modern expression of a Renaissance tradition from 16th-century Italy in which beggars copied paintings of the Madonna by Raphael and his contemporaries, using chalk on the plazas outside cathedrals. Watching the chalk artists and enjoying the entertainment is free. 2019 Chalk Festival September 14-15, 2019 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Rain or shine Chalk Your Own Pictures: Large square and 24-color box of chalk, $20 each
