Sign-Up for Festivals in Broken Arrow Oct. 1-3, 2021: “Chalk It Up!” BA Rose Festival Rose Kites Over BA!
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uly 2021: the City of Broken Arrow invites you to the 9th annual “Chalk It Up!” An Art Festival and the 7th annual Broken Arrow Rose Festival. ArtsOK, the Regional Arts Alliance of Broken Arrow’s “Chalk It Up”, an Art Festival and Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful’s Rose Festival, presented by Walmart, is a celebration of our city’s love of the arts and roses. Festivals begin on Friday, October 1 at 5 p.m. as chalk artists begin their creations on the pavement of Main Street, and Rose Festival activities start by welcoming with free Rose Bracelets, Kid Zone (crafts and free kites to decorate for Sunday’s Kite Event) and taking entries for the Rose Show. Enjoy food trucks, art vendors and Inspyral Circus Street Performers performing a light show at 8:30 p.m. This is a family event and is free to the public. It will take place from Commercial to Fort Worth on Main Street in Broken Arrow, right down the middle of the Rose District! “It’s fun to watch the artists develop their amazing artwork”, said Jennifer Deal, Chair of the Chalk It Up Committee! Saturday, October 2, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to watching the chalk
artists create their works, enjoy a Rose Festival Art Exhibit at The Museum, a fun Rose Show (bring your roses between 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.), rose garden information and free Kid’s Zone with kite decorating and crafts. Inspyral Circus Street Performers include our very own stilt-walking Above: Previous event photo courtesy of the City of Broken Arrow. Rose Prince & Princess. Rose Show winners contest at The Museum, and local art are announced at 1 p.m. and Rose and craft vendors. Our main stage Art Exhibit winners are announced features local musicians and dancers at 2 p.m. Chalk artists complete their plus performance artists throughout competition pieces by 2:30 p.m. for the event (living statues, stilt walkers, judging with winners announced at 4 p.m. Beverly Forester, chair of the Rose jugglers, unicyclist, hoopers and more). Local restaurants will be offering Festival committee exclaimed, “It’s so delicious food, and many of the unique amazing to see our beautiful, awardshops in the Rose District will be winning Rose District filled with roses, art, kites, music and fun!” Food trucks, offering specials during these events. Sunday, October 3, 10 a.m. to artist booths and market vendors will 4 p.m., the Rose Festival moves to the be part of the Friday and Saturday Event Park (21101 E 101st) for Rose events. The Rose District Farmers Kites Over Broken Arrow. Free kites Market will also be open on Saturday. to decorate and fly. Tulsa Wind Riders Variety of artists: Chalk artists and Kite Artists fly their largest kites. drawing on Main Street pavement, art Kite artist Catherine Grabel said, “It’s so fun to see the sky full of colorful kites and hear the laughter of the For inquiries about competing, booth space or the event contact: children!” Rose Festival: Chalk It Up: 918-688-5766 bachalkitup@gmail.com ARTSOK\ChalkItUp.org Facebook: ChalkItUpAnArtFestival
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