Fireworks Rain Show – July 5
Due to flooding in Indian Creek, extremely muddy conditions in the park and the threat of more weather in the forecast, the Overland Park Star Spangled Spectacular scheduled for Thursday, July 4, was canceled.
A fireworks show will now take place on Friday, July 5 at 10 p.m. There will be no food trucks or musical performances on Friday.
Chalk the Walk
Chalk the Walk 2024
Whether you’re an amateur or a professional artist, this event is your chance to get creative. Spread joy and optimism with neighbors through the magical power of sidewalk chalk! Use this year’s theme of “OP, the places you’ll go” as your inspiration.
In this friendly citywide contest, participants are encouraged to chalk the walks in front of their homes, throughout their neighborhood, and/or around their neighborhood schools.
Designs can be submitted in one of four categories:
- Best Use of the Theme
- Best Use of a Sidewalk Blemish
- Youth, ages 8 & under
- Youth, ages 9 – 13
Each piece can only be entered into one of the award categories, but different artwork entered into multiple categories is allowed.
Create and submit your original artwork between August 1-15, 2024. Voting will take place August 16-22, with winners announced on August 23.
Supplies
Small sets of chalk are available for free from the Neighborhood Services Section, and can be picked up at any of the following locations during their normal business hours between August 1-15:
- Overland Park City Hall
- Matt Ross Community Center
- Tomahawk Ridge Community Center
- Overland Park Arboretum
- Deanna Rose Farmstead
- Central Resource Library
Rules and Guidelines
Create and submit your original artwork between August 1-15, 2024.
Each piece can only be entered into one of the award categories, but multiple entries of different artwork are allowed.
Voting will take place August 16-22, with winners announced on August 23. Four winners will be chosen via online voting.
Winners will receive up to five one-day admission passes to any one of the following attractions:
- Matt Ross Community Center day pass ($10/person)
- Deanna Rose Farmstead ($5/person for 3 & up)
- Overland Park Arboretum ($2/person for 6-17; $5/person for 18+)
- Tomahawk Community Center day pass ($10/person)
- Overland Park swimming pool entry ($8/person)
General
- All ages and abilities are welcome to participate.
- Use chalk pastels (no oil pastels!) or sidewalk chalk at home on a sidewalk, your paved driveway, or other off-street concrete or asphalt surface you have access to.
- The only material besides sidewalk chalk allowed is thinned tempera paint, which may only be used as an undercoat to prepare the surface.
- Seek permission before chalking in an area that is not your own private property, or choose a public space like a park or sidewalk.
- Be safe! Keep chalking activity away from vehicle traffic.
Subject Matter
- The City of Overland Park reserves the right to omit any inappropriate subject matter entered from display on the city website. Inappropriate subject matter includes any political statements, including campaign endorsement messages, commercial advertisements, or hate speech.
- Participants who create art with any of the following subject matter will not be featured in the online public gallery and will be disqualified from judging: violence, pornography, blood and gore, hateful imagery or inflammatory messages toward any individual or groups of people, logos, websites, or commercial messages.
Past Winners
Click through the images to see this year’s award winners.
