Northeast Florida’s only chalk drawing competition

Art in the Park Jax, Northeast Florida’s only chalk drawing competition, returns for a fourth year to Jacksonville with the theme “Under the Sea.”

The festival, which is open to the whole family, was voted “Best Art Festival” in 2023 by Jacksonville Magazine readers. The organizers brought it to Jacksonville four years ago after being inspired by a similar event in Savannah.

During the competition from 12-5 p.m. Saturday at James Weldon Johnson Park, artists of all ages will have up to six hours to create a work of art entirely from chalk. The 50 artists are divided into professional and student categories.

Visitors to the park will be able to watch the art happening right before their eyes, talk to the artists and vote on which ones they like best. There will also be other activities at the park that visitors can participate in.

To get in the spirit, Rance, Jana and YaYa had their own chalk drawing competition Monday morning on River City Live. Watch the video above to see their um, special, creations.

The event is presented by YaYa Productions and Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park and is made possible through a generous grant from the PNC Foundation and support from Alive Credit Union.