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URL:https://event925.com/events/street-art-fest-2027/
SUMMARY:Street Art Fest 2027
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 7\nStreet Art Fest 2027 is an annual street-painting and community arts fe
 stival centered on Highland’s downtown Square in Highland\, Illinois. Sc
 heduled for Saturday\, September 18\, 2027\, it combines a judged chalk-ar
 t competition with a Makers Market\, live entertainment\, food and drinks\
 , and children’s activities.\nThe streets become the gallery\nThe festiv
 al’s centerpiece is artists creating large\, temporary works directly on
  the pavement with chalk\, letting visitors watch pieces develop throughou
 t the day. The 2027 competition runs from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.\, followed by ju
 dging at 4 p.m. and awards at 5:30 p.m.\; the overall festival runs 11 a.m
 .–6 p.m.\nMore than a chalk competition\nStreet Art Fest is designed as 
 a broader downtown arts celebration. The Makers Market runs throughout the
  festival with locally made goods such as pottery\, jewelry\, candles\, fi
 ber crafts and décor\, while local bands and dance or cheer groups provid
 e entertainment\; food and drink vendors round out the event.\nFamily acti
 vities\nThe Kreative Kids Korner is scheduled from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.\, with
  opportunities for children to make art\, play games and use a bounce hous
 e. The festival page also highlights the returning Monster Mural\, an inte
 ractive painting experience connected with Discover Downstate Illinois.\nA
  Highland tradition\nThe event draws on the centuries-old tradition of str
 eet painting while giving it a distinctly local character. Recent editions
  have brought together dozens of professional and amateur artists\, and th
 e Highland Chamber of Commerce uses the festival both to celebrate regiona
 l creativity and to support Chamber programs and local-business initiative
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CATEGORIES:Competition,Cultural Event,Exhibition,Festivals
LOCATION:Downtown Highland\, Downtown Highland – street festival area\, H
 ighland\, Illinois\, 62249\, United States
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