Thousands of people came out to watch street artists work their magic on the pavement.
One artist kept their chalk paint cup in a shoe so that the wind would not knock it over.
Kids had fun letting loose their own creativity on Oak Street.
Brianna Ream, 7, made a rooster in the kids area, Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burns Court.
Artists Sharyn Namnath and Fred Wilms take a break in the shade for lunch.
Caroline Karp Babis did her piece based off the popular children's book "Where the Wild Things are".
Kitty Dyble Thompson works on a catoptic piece.
Marcos Rafael of Sao Paulo, Brazil, works on his 3D piece of a boy reading among hundreds of books.
New to the Chalk Fest was art done on saran wrap-like material that wrapped around between trees along Pineapple Avenue.
Hundreds of people donated money to be able to look through the glass lens and see the 3D effect of the Lego piece.
A partially done piece called "No you don't", originally done by Gil Elugren in 1956, was being recreated in chalk form by Joel Yau, Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burns Court.
Kayla Harbeitner looks through the lens at Marion Ruthardt's "Avatar" in order to see the 3D effect of Ruthardt's piece.
Jennifer Laub and Jack Stanaland, 7, made their own chalk drawings in front of Burns Court Cafe, Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burns Court.
Bella Betancort, 5, Alex Finnerty, 11, and Kayla Chapa, 7, pose with the mermaid, Chelsea Johnson, Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burns Court.
Chris Brake works on his piece for the Sarasota Chalk Festival, Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burns Court.
Zoey Carr uses a blackboard eraser to get the effect she wants in her piece.
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A couple looks through the glass lens at Rod Tryon's 3D piece.
Dee Sabean purposefully decorated her pants for the chalk fest this year because she disliked all the photos showing her rear end from last year's festival.
