Kayenta
April 11-12

The Kayenta Arts Foundation invites the community to a vibrant weekend of color, creativity, and outdoor fun at Kayenta Art Village with the Kayenta 5K Color Fun Run and the 16th Annual Kayenta Street Painting Festival, taking place April 11–12.

“The Street Painting Festival turns Kayenta Art Village into a living canvas,” shares Miranda Wright, Executive Director of Kayenta Arts. “Paired with the Color Fun Run, it’s a joyful weekend where art, movement, and community come together in the most colorful way.”

Kayenta Street Painting Festival

Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12

10am– 5pm

The 16th Annual Kayenta Street Painting Festival transforms the streets of Kayenta Art Village into an open-air gallery of large-scale chalk murals created by professional and student artists. This year’s theme, “Under One Desert Sky,” celebrates the beauty of the region’s desert landscape and community.

Visitors are invited to watch the artwork come to life, vote for their favorite pieces, explore Art Village galleries, and enjoy food trucks, live music, and family-friendly activities.

Admission is free.

More information: kayentaarts.org/street-painting-festival/

Festival support: Ivins City RAP Program; Renewal by Andersen
Individual Square Sponsor: Zia Pottery

Kayenta 5K Color Fun Run

Saturday, April 11

8am

Participants of all ages and abilities can run, walk, or stroll 3.1 miles through the scenic Kayenta landscape during the Third Annual Kayenta 5K Color Fun Run. Along the route, powdered paint color stations will transform participants into colorful works of art by the time they reach the finish line. All participants receive a race t-shirt and swag bag and are invited to explore the Street Painting Festival following the run. Proceeds support the Kayenta Arts Foundation.

5K Start & End: Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT 84738

Registration pricing:

• Regular: $45

• Last-Minute (beginning April 6): $55

• Family Four-Pack (through April 5): $120

Register by March 15 to guarantee t-shirt size (children’s sizing is not available)

More information and registration: kayentaarts.org/portfolio/kayenta-5k-color-fun-run-2026/

Funding support: Ivins City RAP Program; FinishLine Construction

About Kayenta Arts Foundation

Kayenta Arts Foundation’s mission is to develop and create an environment that fosters artistic endeavors for educational and cultural enrichment purposes. The Center for the Arts at Kayenta was constructed with the love, labor, and funds of the Kayenta community, under the management of Kayenta Arts Foundation. Today, the Center produces and presents over 50 events annually, with a total of approximately 120 individual performances, across the artistic disciplines of theater, music, dance, storytelling, and humanities-based lectures.

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