This annual FREE event is open to the public and provides hands-on exposure to children (and their families) to chalk, beads, clay, paint, drums, drawing, writing, theatre, dance, and more. Expose youth to creative exploration as a core competency skill and build well-rounded thinkers.

Art in the Park is free and open to the public: all art materials used in the activities are provided at no cost to attendees. Local art and community groups (Del Rendon Foundation, MSU Figure-Drawing Club, Starkville Strings, and more) collaborate to provide a range of activities that reflects the diversity of the arts located here.