Pasadena’s art event, the Pasadena Chalk Festival, celebrates its 32nd year in the civic center on June 14 & 15. Over 500 artists from across Los Angeles and Southern California will gather to create spectacular murals on over two football fields of pavement.

Referred to as A Museum Without Walls, the festival will be staged at The Paseo, the front concourse of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, and on Garfield Avenue, extending toward City Hall.

Thousands of art lovers, family members and visitors will experience the creation of images in every style and artistic genre; these will include animation, renderings of masterpieces, fantasy, humorous and inspirational art, icons of popular culture, and 3-dimensional illusionary art. All of these will be completed over the two-day weekend in brilliant technicolor.

The Pasadena Chalk Festival benefits the arts & educational programs of Light Bringer Project, a Pasadena-based nonprofit that has produced this unique public art event since its inception. A silent auction of affordable art, created by festival participants, will benefit Light Bringer Project programs.

On Saturday, June 14, the Classic Car Show will take place on Colorado Boulevard adjoining the festival and will feature hundreds of classic custom automobiles throughout the decades. The event is produced by the Pasadena Police Dept.

Pasadena Chalk Festival will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both weekend days and attendance is free to the public. It will feature a live deejay and other concessions along with the retail entertainment opportunities at The Paseo.

Pasadena Chalk Festival can be found at The Paseo at 300 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena and the Classic Car Show will be found on Colorado Boulevard in front of The Paseo adjoining the festival.

For more information visit http://www.pasadenachalkfestival.org.